Roadside Inspection 88854564

Roadside inspection on Aug 30, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC (USDOT 154712) • Vehicle: Kenworth TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88854564
Date:
Aug 30, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MOHAWK TN
Vehicle:
Kenworth TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3009509 (IN)
VIN:
150745S

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 1.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 0.84 violations per inspection across 6,714 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 8,504 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at MOHAWK TN
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 4,569 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 556,902 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
60%
1771 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
93 violations · 12 OOS
Prior 90 days
353
258 violations · 49 OOS · 0.73 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1771
1450 violations · 225 OOS · 0.82 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 392.9A2-C (Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured., severity weight 1). (392.9A2-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 150745S IN 3009509 Kenworth
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1D9BG5330N1609305 TN 804082T DOONAN SPECIALIZED TRAILER
Ticket: Unknown
Doonan Specialized Trailer 2022

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.9A2-C Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured. 1 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
88881978 Sep 2, 2026 NV L2 REGION 3 1
88880498 Sep 2, 2026 NC L2 ASHEVILLE NC 1 OOS
88879530 Sep 2, 2026 KY L3 LONDON KY 0
88880040 Sep 1, 2026 VA L2 ROANOKE VA 2
88878679 Sep 1, 2026 MD L2 VIENNA MD 0
88876730 Sep 1, 2026 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79269793 Jul 27, 2023 IN L2 1D9BG5330N1609305
78647027 May 17, 2023 IL L3 1D9BG5330N1609305
78453497 Apr 24, 2023 GA L2 1D9BG5330N1609305

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