Roadside Inspection 86278157

Roadside inspection on Nov 3, 2025 in New York • Carrier: MERICAS BEST TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 985417) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86278157
Date:
Nov 3, 2025
State:
New York
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SLATE HILL NY
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AH08678 (PA)

What this inspection means

3 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 18.

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 New York
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 60,441 Level 2 inspections in New York during 2025
vs typical at SLATE HILL NY
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 3,197 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
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 1XP5AB7X9YD513008 PA AH08678 PETERBILT 379 2000
2 SEMI-TRAILER 20014256 ME 5447136 Ez

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLED State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length). 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLED State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length). 8 Unsafe Driving
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.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
85869277 Sep 23, 2025 PA L1 5
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
87698482 Apr 28, 2026 PA L2 1XP5AB7X9YD513008 OOS
82482926 Aug 22, 2024 NY L2 1XP5AB7X9YD513008

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