Roadside Inspection 89004744

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2026 in Montana • Carrier: WARD INDUSTRIES LLC (USDOT 3223550) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89004744
Date:
Sep 10, 2026
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PLAINS MT
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T800 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
PA29272 (MT)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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 1.75 violations per inspection across 20 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Montana
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 7,658 Level 3 inspections in Montana during 2026
vs typical at PLAINS MT
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 158 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
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 616,088 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
13%
8 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
1
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
1
1 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
8
20 violations · 3 OOS · 2.50 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NKDX4EX7RR346807 MT PA29272 KENWORTH T800 1994
2 POLE TRAILER OR89134 MT EBF210 Unknown

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - More than 5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 Unsafe Driving

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
89043151 Sep 18, 2026 MT L2 DIVIDE MT 5 OOS
88883278 Sep 2, 2026 MT L3 DILLON MT 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87570173 Apr 10, 2026 MT L3 1NKDX4EX7RR346807
86935339 Feb 1, 2026 MT L1 1NKDX4EX7RR346807 OOS
86395376 Nov 17, 2025 MT L3 1NKDX4EX7RR346807
85865350 Sep 23, 2025 MT L2 1NKDX4EX7RR346807 OOS
82262739 Jul 30, 2024 MT L1 1NKDX4EX7RR346807
81023395 Mar 1, 2024 MT L3 1NKDX4EX7RR346807

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