Roadside Inspection 89046365

Roadside inspection on Sep 19, 2026 in US • Carrier: TURISTICA MERLO INC (USDOT 3277071) • Vehicle: VOLVO BUS

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89046365
Date:
Sep 19, 2026
State:
US
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
0
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HIDALGO TX
Operating authority:
MC1035495
Vehicle:
VOLVO BXXR BUS
Plate:
U43392 (TX)

What this inspection means

This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a clean and typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
0
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.07 violations per inspection across 76 prior records
vs Level 3 median in US
0
On par with median (0)
Median of 13,143 Level 3 inspections in US during 2026
vs typical at HIDALGO TX
0
On par with station median (0)
Median of 535 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
0
Same as the median (0)
Compared to 617,811 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)
0%
19 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
5
31 violations · 3 OOS · 6.20 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
92 violations · 9 OOS · 4.84 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.0× their typical violation rate (31 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 3.07 per inspection).

Honest opinion

A clean inspection here is a positive signal in the context of a recent stretch where this carrier's violation rate ran above its lifetime average.

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 BUS 3CET2S229D5160761 TX U43392 VOLVO BXXR 2013 —
No violations cited during this inspection.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
88701656 Aug 12, 2026 US L1 — 6 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85977565 Oct 6, 2025 US L1 3CET2S229D5160761 OOS
85412578 Jul 28, 2025 TX L1 3CET2S229D5160761 OOS
84523656 Apr 25, 2025 TX L3 3CET2S229D5160761 —

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