Roadside Inspection 85869277

Roadside inspection on Sep 23, 2025 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: MERICAS BEST TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 985417) • Vehicle: RAM TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85869277
Date:
Sep 23, 2025
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
RAM 4500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZRM6561 (PA)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 36.

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 Level 1 median in Pennsylvania
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 20,692 Level 1 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C7WRLBL3EG171209 PA ZRM6561 RAM 4500 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1C9BD2228RB894252 PA XRA1060 CREEKSIDE WELDING & JAMAR TRAILERS
Ticket: Cwjt
Creekside Welding & Jamar Trailers 2024

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLED State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length). 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLIFTA State/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLIRP State/Local Laws - IRP apportioned tag or registration violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance

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
86278157 Nov 3, 2025 NY L2 SLATE HILL NY 3
85839743 Sep 16, 2025 IL L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82966453 Oct 21, 2024 PA L2 3C7WRLBL3EG171209 OOS

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