Roadside Inspection 84659371

Roadside inspection on May 13, 2025 in California • Carrier: MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC (USDOT 154712) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84659371
Date:
May 13, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US-395 NOF LA MESA
Operating authority:
FF12031
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3624308 (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 8.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.82 violations per inspection across 4,304 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 175,608 Level 1 inspections in California during 2025
vs typical at US-395 NOF LA MESA
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 86 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
56%
2042 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
165
125 violations · 12 OOS
Prior 90 days
528
414 violations · 65 OOS · 0.78 per inspection
Prior 365 days
2042
1719 violations · 286 OOS · 0.84 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 393.45B2-BHTD (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-BHTD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYDP9X5LJ341171 IN 3624308 KENWORTH T680 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRDM9627JH133656 IN PD76654 GREAT DANE TRAILERS 2018

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43D-BIPBS Brake - Inoperative or missing trailer Spring Brake. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 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
85229430 Jul 11, 2025 LA L3 MONROE LA 2
85225914 Jul 11, 2025 WA L2 LIBERTY LAKE WA 7 OOS
85216242 Jul 11, 2025 FL L3 TALLAHASSEE FL 0
85199833 Jul 11, 2025 NM L3 OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY 0
85197288 Jul 11, 2025 TN L3 LA VERGNE TN 0
85238277 Jul 10, 2025 NY L2 IRVING NY 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89033719 Sep 18, 2026 NE L3 1XKYDP9X5LJ341171
84888622 Jun 5, 2025 CA L2 1XKYDP9X5LJ341171
84888622 Jun 5, 2025 CA L2 1GRDM9627JH133656
83562089 Jan 6, 2025 WI L1 1XKYDP9X5LJ341171 OOS
83562089 Jan 6, 2025 WI L1 1GRDM9627JH133656 OOS
79374237 Aug 9, 2023 MS L2 1XKYDP9X5LJ341171
78760873 May 26, 2023 OR L1 1GRDM9627JH133656

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