Roadside Inspection 88964477

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2026 in Colorado • Carrier: MONTANA EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2977674) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88964477
Date:
Sep 9, 2026
State:
Colorado
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CORTEZ CO
Operating authority:
MC13595
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R803622 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 6.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a more severe than typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.93 violations per inspection across 14 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Colorado
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 6,469 Level 1 inspections in Colorado during 2026
vs typical at CORTEZ CO
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,130 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 431,349 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
60%
5 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
2
6 violations · 1 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5
6 violations · 1 OOS · 1.20 per inspection
Honest opinion

An out-of-service order is one of the most consequential outcomes a roadside inspection can produce — the most heavily-weighted OOS citation here was 396.5B-HWSL (HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking., severity weight 2). (396.5B-HWSL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X3HD420939 TX R803622 PETERBILT 579 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1E1H5Y286KR066656 MS TEMP EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. East Manufacturing Corp 2019

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
88391223 Jul 12, 2026 IA L2 5

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