Roadside Inspection 86444180
Roadside inspection on Nov 24, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: MELROSE TRANSPORT CORP (USDOT 2388648) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 86444180
- Date:
- Nov 24, 2025
- State:
- Texas
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 2
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- IH40 EB SHAMROCK SCALE
- Carrier (USDOT):
- MELROSE TRANSPORT CORP (2388648)
- Vehicle:
- PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
- Plate:
- ZP34304 (CA)
- VIN:
- 1XPXD49X3ND780116
What this inspection means
The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.
Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 9.
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?
How this compares
National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.
Carrier trend at this moment
How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?
This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.3× their typical violation rate (9 violations across 3 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.33 per inspection).
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 395.8A-ELD (ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required), severity weight 5). (395.8A-ELD)
Units Inspected
2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1XPXD49X3ND780116 | CA ZP34304 | PETERBILT | 389 | 2022 | — |
| 2 | SEMI-TRAILER | 13N148205K1531708 | CA 4RR8503 | FONTAINE TRAILER CO. | Fontaine Trailer Co. | 2019 | — |
Violations Cited
2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 395.8A-ELD | ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) | 5 | Hours of Service | OOS |
| 396.17C | Operating a CMV without proof 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86714385 | Jan 4, 2026 | NM | L3 | GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY | 0 | — |
| 86631748 | Dec 21, 2025 | NE | L3 | — | 5 | — |
| 86569397 | Dec 6, 2025 | NM | L3 | GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY | 0 | — |
| 86453879 | Nov 26, 2025 | CA | L3 | SAN BERNARDINO AREA | 1 | OOS |
| 86209842 | Oct 31, 2025 | CA | L2 | — | 2 | OOS |
| 86196891 | Oct 29, 2025 | NM | L2 | I-10 WB | 1 | — |