Roadside Inspection 89010503

Roadside inspection on Sep 16, 2026 in West Virginia • Carrier: MERRITT & SONS LLC (USDOT 2945205) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89010503
Date:
Sep 16, 2026
State:
West Virginia
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HUNTINGTON WV
Carrier (USDOT):
MERRITT & SONS LLC (2945205)
Vehicle:
FORD E-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
65V703 (WV)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 1.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 Level 3 median in West Virginia
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 3,500 Level 3 inspections in West Virginia during 2026
vs typical at HUNTINGTON WV
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 235 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 615,095 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
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 391.41APC (Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency, severity weight 1). (391.41APC)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDWE3FS0JDC31573 WV 65V703 FORD E-350 2018

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.41APC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency 1 Driver Fitness OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86138489 Oct 22, 2025 WV L1 1FDWE3FS0JDC31573
83847128 Feb 10, 2025 WV L2 1FDWE3FS0JDC31573
82812704 Oct 1, 2024 WV L1 1FDWE3FS0JDC31573

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