Roadside Inspection 89018701

Roadside inspection on Sep 16, 2026 in Montana • Carrier: SHORTHORN LLC (USDOT 3856749) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89018701
Date:
Sep 16, 2026
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WHITEHALL MT
Carrier (USDOT):
SHORTHORN LLC (3856749)
Operating authority:
MC1407566
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
TEMP (WI)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 18.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 1.01 violations per inspection across 387 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Montana
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 7,628 Level 3 inspections in Montana during 2026
vs typical at WHITEHALL MT
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 68 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
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 615,095 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
48%
166 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
15
9 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
55
33 violations · 7 OOS · 0.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
166
187 violations · 33 OOS · 1.13 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 383.23A2-LCDLN (License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL., severity weight 8). (383.23A2-LCDLN)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR5RSUR3901 WI TEMP FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5322TT603569 ME 5458551 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2026

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS4 State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit. 10 Unsafe Driving
383.23A2-LCDLN License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL. 8 Driver Fitness 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
89040792 Sep 19, 2026 OK L3 I-40 @ MM 217 0
89034321 Sep 18, 2026 KY L3 KUTTAWA KY 2
89001696 Sep 15, 2026 OR L1 BURNS OR 0
88997786 Sep 15, 2026 NE L3 NORTH PLATTE NE 1 OOS
88980963 Sep 11, 2026 TN L3 MORRISTOWN TN 1
88975559 Sep 11, 2026 CA L3 DONNER PASS IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85333073 Jul 24, 2025 FL L3 3AKJHHDR5RSUR3901
84173203 Mar 8, 2025 CA L1 3AKJHHDR5RSUR3901
83730564 Jan 28, 2025 NV L3 3AKJHHDR5RSUR3901
82187894 Jul 22, 2024 SD L3 3AKJHHDR5RSUR3901
79921277 Oct 15, 2023 OH L1 3AKJHHDR5RSUR3901

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