Roadside Inspection 85359396

Roadside inspection on Jul 30, 2025 in Oregon • Carrier: BRENT S MELSON (USDOT 1232787) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85359396
Date:
Jul 30, 2025
State:
Oregon
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BANDON OR
Carrier (USDOT):
BRENT S MELSON (1232787)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 378 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YCTM818 (OR)

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 6.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.25 violations per inspection across 12 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Oregon
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 5,821 Level 2 inspections in Oregon during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
0%
7 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
3
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
7 violations · 1 OOS · 2.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
7
13 violations · 5 OOS · 1.86 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 393.9A-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1NPFDU9XX5D862298 OR YCTM818 PETERBILT 378 2005
2 POLE TRAILER UNKNOWN0000000000 OR HU46720 Whitlog

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 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
85819569 Sep 18, 2025 OR L1 9 OOS
85358136 Jul 29, 2025 OR L2 GLENDALE OR 1
85358113 Jul 29, 2025 OR L2 GLENDALE OR 2
85347941 Jul 29, 2025 OR L2 GLENDALE OR 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88944773 Sep 9, 2026 OR L3 UNKNOWN0000000000
88908782 Sep 4, 2026 OR L2 UNKNOWN0000000000 OOS
88892919 Sep 3, 2026 OR L2 UNKNOWN0000000000 OOS
88821942 Aug 27, 2026 OR L3 UNKNOWN0000000000 OOS
88811908 Aug 26, 2026 OR L3 UNKNOWN0000000000 OOS
88798827 Aug 26, 2026 OR L2 UNKNOWN0000000000
88798221 Aug 26, 2026 OR L3 UNKNOWN0000000000
88798333 Aug 25, 2026 OR L2 UNKNOWN0000000000 OOS

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