Roadside Inspection 88966487

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 2822101) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
4
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88966487
Date:
Sep 10, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MOHAWK TN
Operating authority:
MC941217
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
008222A (KY)

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 28.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.99 violations per inspection across 267 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 23,756 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at MOHAWK TN
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 4,487 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 431,349 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)
34%
92 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
6
8 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
14
14 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
92
131 violations · 20 OOS · 1.42 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 393.75A3-TAOLTIS (Tires - All others, leaking and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS, severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOLTIS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJHHDR6SLWF0106 KY 008222A FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5329KM900508 KY 80502T VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2019

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires - All others, leaking and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires - All others, leaking and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires - All others, leaking and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 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
88888928 Sep 2, 2026 MO L2 FORISTELL MO 1
88797519 Aug 25, 2026 MO L1 STEELE MO 3
88798722 Aug 24, 2026 FL L2 HIGH SPRINGS FL 2
88772440 Aug 21, 2026 FL L1 0
88753583 Aug 20, 2026 IN L3 1
88673604 Aug 11, 2026 MO L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88798722 Aug 24, 2026 FL L2 5V8VC5329KM900508
87842369 May 12, 2026 AZ L2 1FUJHHDR6SLWF0106
87722160 Apr 28, 2026 SC L3 5V8VC5329KM900508
86975268 Feb 5, 2026 AR L3 1FUJHHDR6SLWF0106 OOS
86675859 Dec 30, 2025 KY L2 1FUJHHDR6SLWF0106 OOS
85873618 Sep 23, 2025 FL L3 5V8VC5329KM900508
83795431 Jan 31, 2025 SC L3 1FUJHHDR6SLWF0106
80982451 Feb 26, 2024 TN L3 5V8VC5329KM900508

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