Roadside Inspection 88685980

Roadside inspection on Aug 11, 2026 in Colorado • Carrier: MEARS GROUP INC (USDOT 329431) • Vehicle: CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88685980
Date:
Aug 11, 2026
State:
Colorado
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DUMONT CO
Carrier (USDOT):
MEARS GROUP INC (329431)
Vehicle:
CHEVROLET Silverado HD STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
3714038 (IN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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 this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.83 violations per inspection across 198 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Colorado
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 6,082 Level 1 inspections in Colorado during 2026
vs typical at DUMONT CO
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 2,793 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
48%
52 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
3
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
14
14 violations · 4 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
52
57 violations · 13 OOS · 1.10 per inspection
Honest opinion

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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1GB4YSEY4RF298894 IN 3714038 CHEVROLET Silverado HD 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4P5LD352XL1321416 MI E120370 PJ
Ticket: Unknown
PJ 2020

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
88811722 Aug 26, 2026 WV L1 HURRICANE WV 0
88737106 Aug 19, 2026 IA L3 2
88699174 Aug 12, 2026 AZ L2 4
88698543 Aug 12, 2026 FL L2 1
88665138 Aug 11, 2026 IA L1 2
88671579 Aug 10, 2026 FL L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86147927 Oct 23, 2025 CO L1 1GB4YSEY4RF298894
80819092 Feb 2, 2024 CO L1 4P5LD352XL1321416

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