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Roadside Inspection 86138489

Roadside inspection on Oct 22, 2025 in West Virginia • Carrier: MERRITT & SONS LLC (USDOT 2945205) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86138489
Date:
Oct 22, 2025
State:
West Virginia
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HURRICANE WV
Carrier (USDOT):
MERRITT & SONS LLC (2945205)
Vehicle:
FORD E-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
65V703 (WV)

What this inspection means

2 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 9.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 1 median in West Virginia
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 2,036 Level 1 inspections in West Virginia during 2025
vs typical at HURRICANE WV
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,614 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
2
1 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

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDWE3FS0JDC31573 WV 65V703 FORD E-350 2018 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 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
85824606 Sep 18, 2025 WV L3 LESAGE WV 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89010503 Sep 16, 2026 WV L3 1FDWE3FS0JDC31573 OOS
83847128 Feb 10, 2025 WV L2 1FDWE3FS0JDC31573 —
82812704 Oct 1, 2024 WV L1 1FDWE3FS0JDC31573 —

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