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Roadside Inspection 78710771

Roadside inspection on May 17, 2023 in California • Carrier: MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC (USDOT 154712) • Vehicle: KENWORTH 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 #:
78710771
Date:
May 17, 2023
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRAPEVINE IF
Operating authority:
FF12031
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Kens
Plate:
3455392 (IN)

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 3.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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 0.92 violations per inspection across 236 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at GRAPEVINE IF
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,874 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 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
57%
228 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
174
166 violations · 30 OOS
Prior 90 days
228
211 violations · 37 OOS · 0.93 per inspection
Prior 365 days
228
211 violations · 37 OOS · 0.93 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X3GJ491607 IN 3455392 KENWORTH
Ticket: Kens
T680 2016 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532DXKL132605 TN U972125 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2019 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.7 Unsafe operations forbidden 3 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
79179689 Jul 16, 2023 CA L1 MTN PASS 0 —
79160978 Jul 16, 2023 UT L1 WENDOVER PORT OF ENTRY EASTBOU 2 —
79157798 Jul 16, 2023 NC L1 — 0 —
79155760 Jul 16, 2023 AR L1 — 0 —
79188903 Jul 15, 2023 ID L1 EAST BOISE PORT OF ENTRY 5 OOS
79171025 Jul 15, 2023 NM L2 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89144457 Sep 29, 2026 IL L3 1JJV532DXKL132605 —
85886935 Sep 25, 2025 LA L3 1JJV532DXKL132605 —
82552046 Aug 31, 2024 UT L1 1JJV532DXKL132605 —
78864896 Jun 10, 2023 MT L3 1XKYD49X3GJ491607 —
78864896 Jun 10, 2023 MT L3 1JJV532DXKL132605 —
78546326 Apr 28, 2023 SD L3 1JJV532DXKL132605 —
78403250 Apr 20, 2023 IL L3 1JJV532DXKL132605 —

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