Roadside Inspection 89012151

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in Montana • Carrier: 21 EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2984290) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
3
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89012151
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BILLINGS MT
Carrier (USDOT):
21 EXPRESS INC (2984290)
Operating authority:
MC15844
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4) TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1356751 (IL)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 19.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.32 violations per inspection across 315 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Montana
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,693 Level 2 inspections in Montana during 2026
vs typical at BILLINGS MT
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 3,776 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
3
2 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)
39%
96 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
5
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
23
35 violations · 5 OOS · 1.52 per inspection
Prior 365 days
96
141 violations · 23 OOS · 1.47 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-TALS (Tires - All others - Leaking in sidewall area on tire equipped with ATIS, severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TALS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4BC9EH5TN712860 IL P1356751 VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4) 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJF532A7VC704745 IL 1063243ST WABASH PLATFORMS Aluminum Platform 2027

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.51A-SIN Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for a safety-related or unknown reason and in state of driver's license issuance. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.75A3-TALS Tires - All others - Leaking in sidewall area on tire equipped with ATIS 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.110B3-C Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
89019745 Sep 17, 2026 WV L2 BRUCETON MILLS WV 4
89028219 Sep 15, 2026 UT L1 BRIGHAM CITY UT 3 OOS
89010351 Sep 15, 2026 NM L2 NM 1 OOS
89005385 Sep 15, 2026 NC L3 ROCKY MOUNT NC 1
88995857 Sep 15, 2026 MI L3 MI 4
88941444 Sep 8, 2026 AR L3 TEXARKANA AR 1

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