Roadside Inspection 88790433

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC (USDOT 154712) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88790433
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MOREHEAD KY
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3911355 (IN)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

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

vs this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.84 violations per inspection across 6,693 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 14,084 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 399,035 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
60%
1779 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
110
95 violations · 14 OOS
Prior 90 days
350
256 violations · 50 OOS · 0.73 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1779
1478 violations · 230 OOS · 0.83 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X2MD740250 IN 3911355 PETERBILT 579 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1P0627NJ421326 TN 190777T GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2022

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit 6 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
88794562 Aug 25, 2026 OK L1 SEQUOYAH POE 0
88791500 Aug 25, 2026 AR L1 NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR 0
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
88781648 Aug 24, 2026 KY L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88102619 Jun 9, 2026 NM L2 1XPBDP9X2MD740250
82267364 Jul 31, 2024 NV L3 1GR1P0627NJ421326

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