ROADSIDE
Roadside inspection site in Montana • 1,324 inspections on record
ROADSIDE is a roadside inspection site in Montana where state law-enforcement officers conduct commercial-vehicle inspections under the federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). Most inspections at this site are Level III — Driver Only. Last recorded inspection: May 16, 2024. Use this page to see how often the site is active, what violations inspectors most often cite, which carriers come through, and how the out-of-service rate compares to the state average.
Possibly dormant or seasonal
No FMCSA inspections have been recorded at ROADSIDE in the last 90 days. The site may be seasonal, temporarily closed, or unstaffed. Check with the state DOT or commercial-vehicle enforcement office before relying on current activity levels.
- Name:
- ROADSIDE
- State:
- Montana (MT)
- Total Inspections:
- 1,324
- OOS Rate:
- 11.9%
- Active Since:
- Jan 1, 2020
- Latest Inspection:
- May 16, 2024
Ranks 13th by inspection volume in Montana • 240th by OOS rate.
About This Inspection Site
ROADSIDE is a roadside inspection location in Montana where FMCSA-certified inspectors conduct safety inspections of commercial motor vehicles under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). This site has conducted 1,324 recorded inspections from Jan 1, 2020 to May 16, 2024 .
A total of 940 unique carriers have been inspected at this site. The average number of violations per inspection is 0.9. The out-of-service rate is 11.9%, meaning a moderate number of inspected vehicles or drivers are placed out of service for safety deficiencies.
This site has conducted 5 inspections involving hazardous materials violations, representing 0.4% of all inspections. HazMat inspections include verification of placarding, shipping papers, container integrity, and driver training documentation.
Inspections follow CVSA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance) North American Standard procedures and may include weight checks, credential verification, mechanical inspection, hours-of-service compliance review, and hazardous materials documentation checks. Vehicles or drivers that fail critical safety criteria are placed out of service until deficiencies are corrected.
The most frequently cited violation at this site is Inoperable required lamps (Vehicle Maintenance) with 158 citations , followed by Violation of Local Laws - Explain: (151 citations) . A total of 106 distinct violation codes have been cited at this location.
Reported inspection-feed labels
Raw FMCSA reported-location label that have been recorded against this canonical inspection site. Each link opens the audit/evidence cluster page for that label — every inspection FMCSA filed under that exact reported text, in the Montana inspection feed. For the deep canonical-station view, you're already here.
Inspection Level Breakdown
1,324 inspections by CVSA level
Most-Cited Violations at This Station
Top 10 FMCSR codes by citation count. Full violation-code table →
| # | Code | Citations | OOS % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 393.9(a) | 158 | 18.4% |
| 2 | 392.2 | 151 | 0.0% |
| 3 | 396.17(c) | 70 | 0.0% |
| 4 | 393.95(a) | 43 | 0.0% |
| 5 | 396.3(a)(1) | 41 | 46.3% |
| 6 | 393.45(b)(2) | 39 | 33.3% |
| 7 | 393.75(a)(3) | 35 | 100.0% |
| 8 | 393.45(d) | 29 | 3.4% |
| 9 | 395.8(e)(1) | 23 | 34.8% |
| 10 | 393.95(f) | 22 | 0.0% |
Top Carriers Inspected Here
Carriers most frequently inspected at this site — top 25 by inspection count. Browse all 940 carriers →
| # | Carrier | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIGHT SPEED LOGISTICS INC | 12 |
| 2 | RIG LOGISTICS INC | 12 |
| 3 | BISON TRANSPORT INC | 11 |
| 4 | FEDEX FREIGHT INC | 9 |
| 5 | J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC | 8 |
| 6 | LOBLAWS INC | 8 |
| 7 | SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC | 7 |
| 8 | RYDER TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS LLC | 7 |
| 9 | TRANSWORLD XPRESS INC | 7 |
| 10 | GENCONIAN'S TRANSPORT INC | 7 |
| 11 | ROVER CARRIER LIMITED | 7 |
| 12 | PREMIUM FREIGHT LOGISTICS INC | 7 |
| 13 | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC | 6 |
| 14 | AMAN LOGISITICS LTD | 6 |
| 15 | NORTH COAST TRUCKING LTD | 6 |
| 16 | CTX LOGISTICS INC | 6 |
| 17 | GRACE ROAD LINES LTD | 6 |
| 18 | 4TRACKS LTD | 6 |
| 19 | WAGON WHEEL XPRESS LTD | 6 |
| 20 | WAL-MART TRANSPORTATION LLC | 5 |
| 21 | PRITAM TRANSPORT LTD | 5 |
| 22 | GLACIER LAKE SAND AND GRAVEL INC | 5 |
| 23 | SHIVDEV TRUCKING LTD | 5 |
| 24 | SINGH7 TRANSPORT INC | 5 |
| 25 | MINOT BUILDERS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION | 4 |
Inspection Volume by Year
All years on file at this site — complements the monthly chart below.
Monthly Inspection Volume
Inspections per month, last 9 months on chart.
Peer Stations in Montana
Stations of similar inspection volume — useful for comparing OOS rates and operating patterns.
OOS Rate vs Montana Average
How this site's out-of-service rate compares to the state-wide weighted average.
Recent Inspections
Latest 10 of 662 inspections at this site. View full inspection log →
Full record tables
Paginated carrier, inspection, and violation-code logs for this station.
About FMCSA inspection stations
FMCSA inspection stations — sometimes called weigh stations, scales, or ports of entry — are the physical points where state law-enforcement officers stop commercial motor vehicles to conduct safety inspections, weight checks, and credential verification. The federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) funds the inspector workforce; the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) defines the inspection-level standards (Levels I through VI). Every report becomes part of FMCSA's national inspection file, which is what TruckCodex mirrors here.
A station's "OOS rate" — out-of-service rate — measures the share of inspections that ended with the vehicle, driver, or both placed out of service. A high OOS rate doesn't necessarily mean the inspectors are stricter; more often it reflects the population of carriers passing through the corridor. A low OOS rate often means the station is on a route used by larger, well-maintained fleets running regular pre-trip programs.
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