Roadside Inspection 88999343

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in Montana • Carrier: HELENA SAND AND GRAVEL INC (USDOT 1005068) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88999343
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GREAT FALLS MT
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 567 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
FFD676 (MT)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 24.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.21 violations per inspection across 71 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Montana
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,499 Level 2 inspections in Montana during 2026
vs typical at GREAT FALLS MT
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 598 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 577,701 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
45%
29 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
4
4 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
7 violations · 1 OOS · 0.70 per inspection
Prior 365 days
29
30 violations · 3 OOS · 1.03 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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPCP4EX6TD791734 MT FFD676 PETERBILT 567 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1S9SS42329L476299 MT 5C83172 SMITHCO MANUFACTURING SMITHCO MANUFACTURING 2009

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 1-2500 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55C2-B Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. System does not function or indicates a fault. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 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
88945520 Sep 9, 2026 MT L2 CONRAD MT 1
88877614 Sep 1, 2026 MT L2 SUN RIVER MT 1
88864752 Aug 31, 2026 MT L2 GREAT FALLS MT 2
88752874 Aug 20, 2026 MT L2 0
88669099 Aug 11, 2026 MT L3 1
88648549 Aug 7, 2026 MT L3 0

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