Roadside Inspection 88917851

Roadside inspection on Sep 4, 2026 in Georgia • Carrier: MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC (USDOT 48104) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88917851
Date:
Sep 4, 2026
State:
Georgia
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NICHOLSON GA
Operating authority:
MC162035
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT62F TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
VM3312 (NC)

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 10.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.24 violations per inspection across 1,226 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Georgia
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 20,674 Level 3 inspections in Georgia during 2026
vs typical at NICHOLSON GA
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 112 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 594,945 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
88%
395 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
18
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
93
7 violations · 1 OOS · 0.08 per inspection
Prior 365 days
395
54 violations · 9 OOS · 0.14 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (7 violations across 93 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.24 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPRXSN011655 NC VM3312 INTERNATIONAL LT62F 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K4SJ469233 ME 5439348 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2025

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS4 State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit. 10 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
88959961 Sep 10, 2026 NC L2 ELKIN NC 0
88941123 Sep 9, 2026 NC L3 BOLTON NC 0
88935516 Sep 8, 2026 SC L2 LEXINGTON SC 1 OOS
88931144 Sep 8, 2026 NC L3 STATESVILLE NC 0
88926828 Sep 7, 2026 NC L3 SANFORD NC 0
88925235 Sep 7, 2026 NC L1 STATESVILLE NC 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86838867 Jan 17, 2026 NC L1 3H3V532K4SJ469233
86663322 Dec 23, 2025 NC L3 3H3V532K4SJ469233
84588237 Apr 30, 2025 GA L3 3HSDZAPRXSN011655

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