Roadside Inspection 88705892

Roadside inspection on Aug 13, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC (USDOT 154712) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88705892
Date:
Aug 13, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FROSTBURG MD
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3362516 (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 20.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.84 violations per inspection across 6,656 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maryland
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 9,725 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at FROSTBURG MD
6
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 4,649 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 399,035 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)
59%
1821 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
116
89 violations · 16 OOS
Prior 90 days
358
259 violations · 49 OOS · 0.72 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1821
1514 violations · 239 OOS · 0.83 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD50FSGB8896 IN 3362516 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAP0623KT130080 ME 5335539 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1989

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
88794562 Aug 25, 2026 OK L1 SEQUOYAH POE 0
88791500 Aug 25, 2026 AR L1 NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR 0
88790433 Aug 25, 2026 KY L1 MOREHEAD KY 2
88790175 Aug 25, 2026 KY L1 WALTON KY 0
88786736 Aug 24, 2026 LA L1 BREAUX BRIDGE LA 8 OOS
88785636 Aug 24, 2026 NE L3 MAXWELL NE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86184559 Oct 29, 2025 CA L1 1GRAP0623KT130080 OOS
84997990 Jun 17, 2025 WI L2 3AKJGLD50FSGB8896
84641076 May 11, 2025 NC L3 3AKJGLD50FSGB8896
80985950 Feb 29, 2024 TN L2 1GRAP0623KT130080
80036027 Oct 28, 2023 AR L3 1GRAP0623KT130080
79240807 Jul 26, 2023 MD L1 3AKJGLD50FSGB8896

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