Roadside Inspection 83257576

Roadside inspection on Nov 25, 2024 in Tennessee • Carrier: MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 4277057) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83257576
Date:
Nov 25, 2024
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CORNERSVILLE TN
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
PNH6897 (OH)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 19.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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
4
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 3.96 violations per inspection across 101 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 34,336 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2024
vs typical at CORNERSVILLE TN
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 64 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
21%
101 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
97
398 violations · 42 OOS
Prior 90 days
101
400 violations · 42 OOS · 3.96 per inspection
Prior 365 days
101
400 violations · 42 OOS · 3.96 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT8W3DT1REC16589 OH PNH6897 FORD F-350 2024
2 FULL TRAILER 5VGFW5031NL002623 IL 930739ST KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC 2022

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A2-TAOBB-6 Tires - Any tire with observable bumps, bulge or knots. 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95A1 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41A-MCPC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate. 1 Driver Fitness

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
83733683 Jan 24, 2025 MO L2 FORISTELL MO 0
83702824 Jan 24, 2025 OH L3 WILMINGTON OH 1
83734656 Jan 23, 2025 GA L3 DUBLIN GA 1
83688507 Jan 23, 2025 SC L3 BLACKSBURG SC 1 OOS
83696931 Jan 22, 2025 WI L2 EAU CLAIRE WI 5
83687553 Jan 22, 2025 TN L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86291541 Nov 10, 2025 AZ L2 5VGFW5031NL002623
86291541 Nov 10, 2025 AZ L2 1FT8W3DT1REC16589
85378414 Jul 30, 2025 TN L1 1FT8W3DT1REC16589 OOS
85378414 Jul 30, 2025 TN L1 5VGFW5031NL002623 OOS
85320242 Jul 24, 2025 NC L1 1FT8W3DT1REC16589
85320242 Jul 24, 2025 NC L1 5VGFW5031NL002623
84749497 May 20, 2025 TN L1 1FT8W3DT1REC16589
84642819 Apr 4, 2025 IL L1 1FT8W3DT1REC16589 OOS

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