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Roadside Inspection 79745838

Roadside inspection on Sep 22, 2023 in Oregon • Carrier: MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC (USDOT 154712) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79745838
Date:
Sep 22, 2023
State:
Oregon
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UMATILLA POE
Operating authority:
FF12031
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3009888 (IN)

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 2.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 0.84 violations per inspection across 994 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Oregon
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 3,029 Level 1 inspections in Oregon during 2023
vs typical at UMATILLA POE
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 659 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
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
58%
986 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
193
155 violations · 18 OOS
Prior 90 days
546
456 violations · 60 OOS · 0.84 per inspection
Prior 365 days
986
834 violations · 121 OOS · 0.85 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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLDRXDSBR0132 IN 3009888 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2013 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER — IL T545918 Great Dane — — —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 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
80507216 Nov 21, 2023 NM L2 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY 0 —
80297341 Nov 21, 2023 FL L3 PALM COAST 0 —
80225683 Nov 21, 2023 TN L3 — 0 —
80224994 Nov 21, 2023 NC L2 FOUNTAIN EXIT 0 —
80224017 Nov 21, 2023 KY L1 EDDYVILLE 7 OOS
80220979 Nov 21, 2023 CA L2 BLACKROCK SCALES 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
80424511 Dec 16, 2023 FL L3 1FUJGLDRXDSBR0132 —
80172562 Nov 15, 2023 NE L3 1FUJGLDRXDSBR0132 —

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Recent activity at UMATILLA POE

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