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Roadside Inspection 78838692

Roadside inspection on Jun 6, 2023 in Arkansas • Carrier: MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC (USDOT 154712) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78838692
Date:
Jun 6, 2023
State:
Arkansas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Operating authority:
FF12031
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
BA541580 (WV)

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 3.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.91 violations per inspection across 341 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Arkansas
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 6,166 Level 2 inspections in Arkansas during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
57%
333 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
161
156 violations · 21 OOS
Prior 90 days
333
304 violations · 48 OOS · 0.91 per inspection
Prior 365 days
333
304 violations · 48 OOS · 0.91 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 393.110(b) (Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo., severity weight 3). (393.110(b))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPXD49X3GD344787 WV BA541580 PETERBILT 389 2016 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RNF48A24DR028234 WV C418084 REITNOUER INC
Ticket: Unknown
Reitnouer Inc 2013 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.110(b) Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo. 3 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
79351346 Aug 5, 2023 AR L3 — 0 —
79345629 Aug 5, 2023 PA L2 I-81 SOUTHBOUND WEIGH STATION 3 OOS
79335487 Aug 5, 2023 AR L2 CRAWFORD COUNTY 0 —
79335457 Aug 5, 2023 AR L3 PULASKI COUNTY 1 —
79371558 Aug 4, 2023 NY L2 — 1 OOS
79355006 Aug 4, 2023 WI L2 MENOMONIE SCALE 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89326566 Oct 21, 2026 AL L2 1XPXD49X3GD344787 —
89326566 Oct 21, 2026 AL L2 1RNF48A24DR028234 —
83722652 Jan 27, 2025 TN L1 1RNF48A24DR028234 —
83722652 Jan 27, 2025 TN L1 1XPXD49X3GD344787 —
82692166 Sep 17, 2024 NC L2 1XPXD49X3GD344787 OOS
82692166 Sep 17, 2024 NC L2 1RNF48A24DR028234 OOS
82576252 Sep 1, 2024 TX L2 1XPXD49X3GD344787 —
82576252 Sep 1, 2024 TX L2 1RNF48A24DR028234 —

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