Roadside Inspection 88990440

Roadside inspection on Sep 14, 2026 in Montana • Carrier: BAY AREA LINES LLC (USDOT 3793081)

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
Not recorded
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88990440
Date:
Sep 14, 2026
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
0
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BILLINGS MT
Carrier (USDOT):
BAY AREA LINES LLC (3793081)
Operating authority:
MC1362280

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 14.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 1.36 violations per inspection across 148 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Montana
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,722 Level 2 inspections in Montana during 2026
vs typical at BILLINGS MT
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 3,767 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 599,292 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
31%
94 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
10
14 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
43
62 violations · 7 OOS · 1.44 per inspection
Prior 365 days
94
147 violations · 25 OOS · 1.56 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

Vehicle unit details are pending — typically arrive within a few days.

Vehicle unit details pending

Vehicle unit details (VIN, plate, make/model/year, per-unit OOS flags) are typically available within a few days of the inspection date as the FMCSA unit feed catches up. Check back soon. The inspection summary itself is complete — violations, stations, dates, and overall OOS status are all accurate.

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance

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
89044826 Sep 20, 2026 NM L2 NM 2 OOS
89024396 Sep 15, 2026 TN L3 KINGSPORT TN 0
89004647 Sep 15, 2026 NM L3 NM 1
88960727 Sep 10, 2026 OK L2 BECKHAM POE 2
88896210 Sep 2, 2026 AR L3 WEST MEMPHIS AR 0
88862987 Aug 31, 2026 OR L3 BEND OR 4 OOS

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