Roadside Inspection 89004655

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2026 in Montana • Carrier: M & D CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 1276850) • Vehicle: STERLING TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89004655
Date:
Sep 10, 2026
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CLEARWATER MT
Operating authority:
MC1819420
Vehicle:
STERLING TRUCK L9500 series STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
236825C (MT)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 3.

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

Severity context

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

vs this carrier's typical
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.65 violations per inspection across 55 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Montana
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 1,419 Level 1 inspections in Montana during 2026
vs typical at CLEARWATER MT
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 869 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 445,090 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
31%
13 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
2
6 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
6 violations · 2 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
22 violations · 4 OOS · 1.69 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2FZHAZDE27AY51468 MT 236825C STERLING TRUCK L9500 series 2007

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.30-B Battery - Not protected. 3 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
89055105 Sep 21, 2026 MT L2 GREAT FALLS MT 3
89019088 Sep 17, 2026 MT L2 GREAT FALLS MT 3
88894129 Sep 2, 2026 MT L2 GREAT FALLS MT 1 OOS
88728635 Aug 18, 2026 MT L2 5 OOS

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