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Roadside Inspection 89299294

Roadside inspection on Oct 17, 2026 in Louisiana • Carrier: MONTANA EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2977674) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

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 #:
89299294
Date:
Oct 17, 2026
State:
Louisiana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LAFAYETTE LA
Operating authority:
MC13595
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R863219 (TX)

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 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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.00 violations per inspection across 15 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Louisiana
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 17,208 Level 3 inspections in Louisiana during 2026
vs typical at LAFAYETTE LA
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 161 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 682,906 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)
40%
5 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
1
2 violations · 1 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5
8 violations · 2 OOS · 1.60 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X5LD683945 TX R863219 PETERBILT 579 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3ELA6RX26NG000385 TX 207B739 ATRO
Ticket: Aristocrat
ATRO 2022 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 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
88964477 Sep 9, 2026 CO L1 CORTEZ CO 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84983322 Feb 14, 2025 AR L3 3ELA6RX26NG000385 OOS
83636837 Jan 16, 2025 MS L3 3ELA6RX26NG000385 OOS
82664916 Sep 13, 2024 UT L3 1XPBDP9X5LD683945 —
82602845 Sep 1, 2024 GA L3 1XPBDP9X5LD683945 —

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