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Roadside Inspection 84826619

Roadside inspection on May 27, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: MERINO FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 2132135) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
1
11% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84826619
Date:
May 27, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH10 EB KINGSBURY SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
MERINO FREIGHT LLC (2132135)
Operating authority:
MC1609718
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Columbia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R775051 (TX)

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 30.

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
9
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.45 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
9
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 87,766 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2025
vs typical at IH10 EB KINGSBURY SCALE
9
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 3,169 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
9
8 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)
40%
10 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
2
3 violations · 0 OOS · 1.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
25 violations · 0 OOS · 2.50 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 396.3A1BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJA6CK17LW17913 TX R775051 FREIGHTLINER Columbia 2007 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF4820442011009 TX 213741 TRANSCRAFT
Ticket: Trail-Eze
Transcraft 2004 —

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1 Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
84296395 Mar 31, 2025 TX L2 IH20 EB TERRELL SCALE 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88937387 Sep 7, 2026 TX L2 1FUJA6CK17LW17913 OOS
87988937 May 27, 2026 CO L3 1FUJA6CK17LW17913 —
86840441 Jan 16, 2026 TX L2 1TTF4820442011009 —
86668347 Dec 18, 2025 TX L1 1FUJA6CK17LW17913 —
86006134 Oct 7, 2025 TX L2 1TTF4820442011009 —
82656896 Sep 12, 2024 TX L2 1TTF4820442011009 —
82449285 Aug 19, 2024 TX L2 1TTF4820442011009 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 2132135 — tools open pre-filled.

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