Roadside Inspection 89171836

Roadside inspection on Oct 2, 2026 in Illinois • Carrier: MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC (USDOT 154712) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 89171836
Date:: Oct 2, 2026
State:: Illinois
Level:: Level III — Driver Only
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 2
Violations:: 0
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: I-88
Carrier (USDOT):: MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC (154712)
Operating authority:: FF12031
Vehicle:: PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:: NC231 (IA)
VIN:: 1XPBD49XXXSD72429

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

Cleaner than carrier average

Carrier averages 0.83 violations per inspection across 6,885 prior records

vs Level 3 median in Illinois

On par with median (0)

Median of 27,087 Level 3 inspections in Illinois during 2026

vs typical at I-88

On par with station median (0)

Median of 574 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

Same as the median (0)

Compared to 646,025 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026

Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)

61%

1737 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

153

83 violations · 13 OOS

Prior 90 days

383

250 violations · 41 OOS · 0.65 per inspection

Prior 365 days

1737

1344 violations · 212 OOS · 0.77 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	TRUCK TRACTOR	1XPBD49XXXSD72429	IA NC231	PETERBILT	579	1999	—
2	SEMI-TRAILER	13N2532CXV1582978	TN 846213T	FONTAINE TRAILER CO.	Fontaine Trailer Co.	1997	—

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
89170138	Oct 2, 2026	LA	L3	HARVEY LA	0	—
89169655	Oct 2, 2026	NM	L1	NM	0	—
89170496	Oct 1, 2026	GA	L3	ELKO GA	6	—
89168376	Oct 1, 2026	TN	L2	STANTON TN	0	—
89168349	Oct 1, 2026	OH	L1	CAREY OH	2	OOS
89160352	Oct 1, 2026	NM	L2	NM	2	OOS

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Related records

Carrier

MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC

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Safety

Carrier crash history

Reportable crashes filed under this USDOT.

Authority

FF12031

Operating authority / MC docket detail.

Station

I-88

All inspections at this site.

State

Inspections in Illinois

Statewide inspection records.

Level

Level III — Driver Only

All inspections at this CVSA level.

Vehicle

VIN 1XPBD49XXXSD72429

All inspections and records for this VIN.

Plate

NC231 (IA)

All inspections tied to this plate.

Reference

FMCSR Violations

Violation-code reference library.

Recent activity at I-88

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection	Date	Carrier	Violations	OOS
89171991	Oct 2, 2026	JOMARI TRANSPORT INC	1	—
89157081	Sep 30, 2026	NICE GUYS LLC	0	—
89156991	Sep 30, 2026	AMERICAN PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS COMPANY LLC	0	—
89144174	Sep 29, 2026	BARR-NUNN TRANSPORTATION LLC	0	—
89131943	Sep 28, 2026	NFI INTERACTIVE LOGISTICS LLC	0	—
89131942	Sep 28, 2026	OAKLEY TRANSPORT INC	0	—