Roadside Inspection 78784914

Roadside inspection on May 31, 2023 in Georgia • Carrier: MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC (USDOT 154712) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78784914
Date:
May 31, 2023
State:
Georgia
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HIGH CRASH CORRIDOR
Operating authority:
FF12031
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T6 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3455393 (IN)

What this inspection means

3 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 6.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.93 violations per inspection across 309 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Georgia
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 29,971 Level 3 inspections in Georgia during 2023
vs typical at HIGH CRASH CORRIDOR
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 3,332 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
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
56%
301 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
169
177 violations · 24 OOS
Prior 90 days
301
283 violations · 44 OOS · 0.94 per inspection
Prior 365 days
301
283 violations · 44 OOS · 0.94 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKAD49X5CJ300118 IN 3455393 KENWORTH T6 Series 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJF482M1RC442107 TN 428268T WABASH PLATFORMS Combo Steel / Alum Platform 2024

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.34(a)(1) Failing to note malfunction that requires use of paper log 5 Hours of Service
395.22(h)(3) Driver failed to maintain instruction sheet for ELD malfunction reporting requirements 1 Hours of Service
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
79292849 Jul 30, 2023 OK L3 SEQUOYAH POE 0
79281638 Jul 29, 2023 TN L1 GILES COUNTY SCALES 0
79281615 Jul 29, 2023 TN L1 GILES COUNTY SCALES 1
79281074 Jul 29, 2023 NM L2 LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY 2 OOS
79281906 Jul 28, 2023 TN L1 THP 1 I-40 KNOXVILLE SCALES 1
79279262 Jul 28, 2023 KY L1 PINER 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88994318 Sep 10, 2026 AL L2 1JJF482M1RC442107
83510414 Dec 31, 2024 OK L1 1JJF482M1RC442107
82825977 Oct 3, 2024 OK L3 1JJF482M1RC442107

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