Roadside Inspection 89036101

Roadside inspection on Sep 11, 2026 in Indiana • Carrier: MIERS EXCAVATING AND DEMOLITION INC (USDOT 882991) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89036101
Date:
Sep 11, 2026
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
INDIANAPOLIS IN
Operating authority:
MC709244
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
A475236 (IN)

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 25.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.30 violations per inspection across 37 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Indiana
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,446 Level 2 inspections in Indiana during 2026
vs typical at INDIANAPOLIS IN
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,400 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 597,431 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
0%
12 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
4
21 violations · 1 OOS · 5.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
41 violations · 4 OOS · 3.42 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.3× their typical violation rate (21 violations across 4 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 2.30 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NKZLP0X7FJ450069 IN A475236 KENWORTH T880 2015

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

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
88628288 Aug 6, 2026 MI L2 2
88475584 Jul 21, 2026 MO L2 12
88419214 Jul 15, 2026 MI L1 6 OOS

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