Roadside Inspection 85638601

Roadside inspection on Aug 28, 2025 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: MELENDEZ TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3611443) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 85638601
Date:: Aug 28, 2025
State:: Pennsylvania
Level:: Level II — Walk-Around
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 2
Violations:: 2
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: NEW CASTLE PA
Carrier (USDOT):: MELENDEZ TRUCKING LLC (3611443)
Operating authority:: MC1230324
Vehicle:: KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:: 42049PF (NY)
VIN:: 1XKYD49X6KJ196137

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 2 median in Pennsylvania

On par with median (2)

Median of 21,488 Level 2 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2025

vs typical at NEW CASTLE PA

Cleaner than station median (3)

Median of 117 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median

1 more than the median (1)

Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	TRUCK TRACTOR	1XKYD49X6KJ196137	NY 42049PF	KENWORTH	T680	2019	—
2	SEMI-TRAILER	5MAPA4824DA026330	ME 5410017	MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING Ticket: Mack	MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING	2013	—

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code	Description	Severity Wt	BASIC	OOS
393.9A-LIL	Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative.	2	Vehicle Maintenance	—
393.9A-LLPL	Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative.	2	Vehicle Maintenance	—

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Vehicle Maintenance

2 violations

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	VIN	OOS
88944797	Sep 9, 2026	PA	L1	5MAPA4824DA026330	—
88525202	Jul 27, 2026	PA	L2	5MAPA4824DA026330	OOS
84529978	Apr 25, 2025	OH	L3	1XKYD49X6KJ196137	—
84529978	Apr 25, 2025	OH	L3	5MAPA4824DA026330	—

Related records

Carrier

MELENDEZ TRUCKING LLC

Full carrier record and safety profile.

Safety

Carrier crash history

Reportable crashes filed under this USDOT.

Authority

MC1230324

Operating authority / MC docket detail.

Station

NEW CASTLE PA

All inspections at this site.

State

Inspections in Pennsylvania

Statewide inspection records.

Level

Level II — Walk-Around

All inspections at this CVSA level.

Vehicle

VIN 1XKYD49X6KJ196137

All inspections and records for this VIN.

Plate

42049PF (NY)

All inspections tied to this plate.

Reference

FMCSR Violations

Violation-code reference library.

Recent activity at NEW CASTLE PA

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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88867420	Aug 30, 2026	MTS ENTERPRISE OF SMITHFIELD PA INC	0	—