Roadside Inspection 89044702

Roadside inspection on Sep 20, 2026 in Montana • Carrier: ACME TRANSPORT LTD (USDOT 2258074) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89044702
Date:
Sep 20, 2026
State:
Montana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BILLINGS MT
Carrier (USDOT):
ACME TRANSPORT LTD (2258074)
Operating authority:
MC770594
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
97926P (BC)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

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 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.78 violations per inspection across 651 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Montana
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 1,420 Level 1 inspections in Montana during 2026
vs typical at BILLINGS MT
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 3,715 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 445,924 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
68%
137 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
8
4 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
25
15 violations · 0 OOS · 0.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
137
91 violations · 9 OOS · 0.66 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 393.43A-TPV (Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve, severity weight 4). (393.43A-TPV)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH0PN323837 BC 97926P VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2533J7194726 BC 98888K UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2018 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43A-TPV Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve 4 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
89044036 Sep 19, 2026 SD L3 SALEM SD 0 —
89043668 Sep 19, 2026 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0 —
89034392 Sep 18, 2026 OR L1 HUNTINGTON OR 0 —
89028236 Sep 13, 2026 WA L3 ARLINGTON WA 0 —
88970015 Sep 11, 2026 MT L2 BUTTE MT 2 —
89004621 Sep 10, 2026 MT L3 WIBAUX MT 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87541132 Apr 9, 2026 CA L1 4V4NC9EH0PN323837 —
86237682 Nov 4, 2025 CA L2 4V4NC9EH0PN323837 OOS
86067098 Oct 16, 2025 KY L1 1UYVS2533J7194726 —
84837982 May 30, 2025 UT L1 1UYVS2533J7194726 —
84482629 Apr 20, 2025 CA L1 4V4NC9EH0PN323837 —
80431646 Dec 20, 2023 SD L3 4V4NC9EH0PN323837 —
79621304 Sep 6, 2023 WA L3 1UYVS2533J7194726 —
78800699 Jun 1, 2023 WA L3 1UYVS2533J7194726 —

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