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Roadside Inspection 88964727

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2026 in Montana • Carrier: TERRACLEAR INC (USDOT 3657494) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88964727
Date:
Sep 10, 2026
State:
Montana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BILLINGS MT
Carrier (USDOT):
TERRACLEAR INC (3657494)
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
BI2980 (ID)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 Level 3 median in Montana
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 7,740 Level 3 inspections in Montana during 2026
vs typical at BILLINGS MT
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 3,759 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 626,936 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT8W3BT5KEE69794 ID BI2980 FORD F-350 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 16V3F3320N6185699 WA AJ7335 BIG TEX Big Tex 2022 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS
390.21TB1-MC Operating a CMV without legal name or trade name displayed. — General/Admin —

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
89041592 Sep 18, 2026 ND L1 NEW SALEM ND 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87129592 Feb 20, 2026 NM L1 16V3F3320N6185699 —
87129592 Feb 20, 2026 NM L1 1FT8W3BT5KEE69794 —
83224011 Nov 19, 2024 SD L2 16V3F3320N6185699 —
83224011 Nov 19, 2024 SD L2 1FT8W3BT5KEE69794 —
83224011 Nov 19, 2024 SD L2 16V3F3320N6185699 —
83130604 Nov 9, 2024 AR L3 1FT8W3BT5KEE69794 —
83130604 Nov 9, 2024 AR L3 16V3F3320N6185699 —
83130604 Nov 9, 2024 AR L3 16V3F3320N6185699 —

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