Roadside Inspection 89023808

Roadside inspection on Sep 16, 2026 in Montana • Carrier: ASTEL LLC (USDOT 1902862) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89023808
Date:
Sep 16, 2026
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BILLINGS MT
Carrier (USDOT):
ASTEL LLC (1902862)
Operating authority:
MC683458
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNR TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1343598 (IL)

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 4.

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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.03 violations per inspection across 117 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Montana
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 1,413 Level 1 inspections in Montana during 2026
vs typical at BILLINGS MT
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 3,754 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 443,839 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)
51%
74 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
9
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
18
8 violations · 3 OOS · 0.44 per inspection
Prior 365 days
74
82 violations · 14 OOS · 1.11 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (8 violations across 18 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.03 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4WC9EH3TN715967 IL P1343598 VOLVO TRUCK VNR 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2531K2591009 IL 1025917ST UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2019

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 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
89035943 Sep 18, 2026 NE L3 WAVERLY NE 1
89033959 Sep 17, 2026 MT L2 BUTTE MT 0
89016763 Sep 17, 2026 KS L2 SEWARD COUNTY - 175 0
88968255 Sep 11, 2026 NE L3 FREMONT NE 0
88933242 Sep 8, 2026 KS L1 LIBERAL M.C.I.S. #37A 0
88918705 Sep 6, 2026 SC L3 LANDRUM SC 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88206779 Jun 22, 2026 NC L3 1UYVS2531K2591009
86356217 Nov 17, 2025 MT L3 1UYVS2531K2591009

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