Roadside Inspection 89039710

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2026 in New Mexico • Carrier: MELTON TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 34666) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER 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 #:
89039710
Date:
Sep 18, 2026
State:
New Mexico
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NM
Operating authority:
MC100666
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3HL928 (OK)

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 8.

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 0.60 violations per inspection across 4,792 prior records
vs Level 2 median in New Mexico
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 24,028 Level 2 inspections in New Mexico during 2026
vs typical at NM
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 7,830 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 599,292 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)
63%
1196 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
105
65 violations · 9 OOS
Prior 90 days
258
137 violations · 27 OOS · 0.53 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1196
744 violations · 144 OOS · 0.62 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 3AKJHHDR3PSNV0917 OK 3HL928 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRDM0621GH727616 OK 8999LJ GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2016

Violations Cited

1 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

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
89044786 Sep 20, 2026 NM L2 NM 0
89040372 Sep 19, 2026 OK L2 I40 AND SH-102 1 OOS
89029174 Sep 17, 2026 NM L3 NM 0
89016231 Sep 17, 2026 NE L3 WAVERLY NE 2
89027200 Sep 16, 2026 OH L2 PORTLAND OH 0
89025264 Sep 16, 2026 TX L2 TX 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87408231 Mar 24, 2026 NM L2 3AKJHHDR3PSNV0917 OOS
87020121 Feb 5, 2026 TX L2 3AKJHHDR3PSNV0917
83804446 Jan 31, 2025 MN L3 1GRDM0621GH727616
82309361 Jul 31, 2024 TN L3 3AKJHHDR3PSNV0917
79994025 Sep 24, 2023 IL L3 3AKJHHDR3PSNV0917
79292768 Jul 29, 2023 OK L1 3AKJHHDR3PSNV0917
78605241 May 10, 2023 FL L3 1GRDM0621GH727616

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