Roadside Inspection 88698543

Roadside inspection on Aug 12, 2026 in Florida • Carrier: MEARS GROUP INC (USDOT 329431) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88698543
Date:
Aug 12, 2026
State:
Florida
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BRADENTON FL
Carrier (USDOT):
MEARS GROUP INC (329431)
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
RC36528 (MI)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a 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 0.84 violations per inspection across 200 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Florida
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 19,417 Level 2 inspections in Florida during 2026
vs typical at BRADENTON FL
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 185 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 543,171 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
46%
54 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
5
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
16
17 violations · 5 OOS · 1.06 per inspection
Prior 365 days
54
60 violations · 14 OOS · 1.11 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FD8W3HTXNED55314 MI RC36528 FORD F-350 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DST722LXM1701040 MI E583884 DITCH WITCH VT20 2021

Violations Cited

1 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

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
88685980 Aug 11, 2026 CO L1 1 OOS
88665138 Aug 11, 2026 IA L1 2
88671579 Aug 10, 2026 FL L1 0

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