Roadside Inspection 88632215

Roadside inspection on Aug 5, 2026 in Florida • Carrier: MERCHANTS METALS LLC (USDOT 283413)

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 88632215
Date:: Aug 5, 2026
State:: Florida
Level:: Level III — Driver Only
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 0
Violations:: 0
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: APOPKA FL
Carrier (USDOT):: MERCHANTS METALS LLC (283413)

What this inspection means

This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a clean and typical result.

Severity context

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

vs this carrier's typical

Cleaner than carrier average

Carrier averages 0.85 violations per inspection across 223 prior records

vs Level 3 median in Florida

On par with median (0)

Median of 27,019 Level 3 inspections in Florida during 2026

vs typical at APOPKA FL

Cleaner than station median (1)

Median of 182 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median

Same as the median (0)

Compared to 558,822 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026

Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)

56%

55 inspections in the trailing 12 months

Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days

0 violations · 0 OOS

Prior 90 days

4 violations · 0 OOS · 0.29 per inspection

Prior 365 days

37 violations · 8 OOS · 0.67 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (4 violations across 14 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.85 per inspection).

No violations cited during this inspection.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS
88796985	Aug 24, 2026	MD	L2	ANNAPOLIS MD	0	—
88733649	Aug 18, 2026	CA	L1	GILROY IF	0	—
88673959	Aug 11, 2026	CA	L1	GILROY IF	0	—
88638038	Aug 6, 2026	PA	L3	—	2	—
88614990	Aug 3, 2026	IN	L1	—	0	—
88488619	Jul 22, 2026	SC	L3	—	0	—

Related records

Carrier

MERCHANTS METALS LLC

Full carrier record and safety profile.

Station

APOPKA FL

All inspections at this site.

State

Inspections in Florida

Statewide inspection records.

Level

Level III — Driver Only

All inspections at this CVSA level.

Reference

FMCSR Violations

Violation-code reference library.

Recent activity at APOPKA FL

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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87743200	Apr 30, 2026	KEYSTONE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES INC	1	—
87733939	Apr 30, 2026	NEXAIR LLC	0	—
87720442	Apr 28, 2026	AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL PRODUCTS LLC	1	—
87720329	Apr 28, 2026	DAPER TOWING GRUAS SERVICE LLC	5	OOS