Roadside Inspection 88796985

Roadside inspection on Aug 24, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: MERCHANTS METALS LLC (USDOT 283413) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88796985
Date:
Aug 24, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
0
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ANNAPOLIS MD
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
3997161 (IN)

What this inspection means

This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
0
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.84 violations per inspection across 227 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
0
Cleaner than median (1)
Median of 28,249 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at ANNAPOLIS MD
0
Cleaner than station median (1)
Median of 2,004 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
0
1 fewer than 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)
56%
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
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
14
4 violations · 0 OOS · 0.29 per inspection
Prior 365 days
54
37 violations · 8 OOS · 0.69 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 0.84 per inspection).

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALHC5DV2MDMS9316 IN 3997161 FREIGHTLINER M2 2021
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
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
88632215 Aug 5, 2026 FL L3 0
88614990 Aug 3, 2026 IN L1 0
88488619 Jul 22, 2026 SC L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88290258 Jun 29, 2026 MD L2 3ALHC5DV2MDMS9316
87171285 Feb 24, 2026 MD L1 3ALHC5DV2MDMS9316 OOS
86408914 Nov 20, 2025 DE L2 3ALHC5DV2MDMS9316
84950188 Jun 9, 2025 PA L3 3ALHC5DV2MDMS9316
82799158 Oct 1, 2024 CT L2 3ALHC5DV2MDMS9316 OOS
81394341 Apr 17, 2024 VT L3 3ALHC5DV2MDMS9316
80727753 Jan 16, 2024 VT L3 3ALHC5DV2MDMS9316
80543334 Jan 4, 2024 ME L2 3ALHC5DV2MDMS9316

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