Roadside Inspection 85205402

Roadside inspection on Jul 10, 2025 in Massachusetts • Carrier: TRANSMERCH TRANSPORT L L C (USDOT 3159484) • Vehicle: ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85205402
Date:
Jul 10, 2025
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
H-DARTMOUTH
Vehicle:
ISUZU NPR/NPR-HD STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
XGTL99 (NJ)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 13.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 1.09 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Massachusetts
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 18,658 Level 3 inspections in Massachusetts during 2025
vs typical at H-DARTMOUTH
2
On par with station median (2)
Median of 54 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 1,066,282 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
40%
5 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
1
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5
6 violations · 1 OOS · 1.20 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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK JALC4W166D7003343 NJ XGTL99 ISUZU NPR/NPR-HD 2013

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service 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
85134650 Jul 1, 2025 NY L3 JERICHO NY 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87368220 Feb 24, 2026 NJ L1 JALC4W166D7003343
85134650 Jul 1, 2025 NY L3 JALC4W166D7003343
83562130 Jan 2, 2025 NY L2 JALC4W166D7003343
83484185 Dec 27, 2024 NY L3 JALC4W166D7003343 OOS
83189959 Nov 12, 2024 NY L2 JALC4W166D7003343
82211761 Jul 25, 2024 MA L1 JALC4W166D7003343
81781899 Jun 3, 2024 NY L3 JALC4W166D7003343
81255616 Apr 1, 2024 NY L2 JALC4W166D7003343

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