Roadside Inspection 89178065
Roadside inspection on Oct 3, 2026 in Missouri • Carrier: MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 2822101) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 89178065
- Date:
- Oct 3, 2026
- State:
- Missouri
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 7
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- FORISTELL MO
- Carrier (USDOT):
- MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (2822101)
- Operating authority:
- MC941217
- Vehicle:
- FREIGHTLINER Coronado TRUCK TRACTOR
- Plate:
- A7940 (KY)
- VIN:
- 3ALXFB002DDFD1905
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 33.
Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a more severe than typical result.
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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 | 3ALXFB002DDFD1905 | KY A7940 | FREIGHTLINER | Coronado | 2013 | — |
| 2 | SEMI-TRAILER | 3H3V532C8HT172018 | KY H1D043 | HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS | Hyundai Translead Trailers | 2017 | — |
Violations Cited
7 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 |
| 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 |
| 393.45A-BHTIJ | Air Brake - Improperly joined such as a splice made by sliding the hose ends over a piece of tubing and clamping the hose to the tube. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.48A-BIBD | Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 396.3A1-ALATR | Air Brake - Any leak from an air tank reservoir. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 396.5B-L | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. | 3 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9A-LLPL | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89169499 | Oct 1, 2026 | TN | L3 | MOHAWK TN | 0 | — |
| 89143315 | Sep 30, 2026 | OK | L3 | LOVE PORT OF ENTRY | 0 | — |
| 89141385 | Sep 30, 2026 | NM | L2 | NM | 0 | — |
| 89124638 | Sep 29, 2026 | NC | L2 | HICKORY NC | 2 | OOS |
| 89125903 | Sep 28, 2026 | NE | L3 | WAVERLY NE | 1 | — |
| 89013299 | Sep 15, 2026 | TX | L2 | TX | 0 | — |
Other inspections of these vehicles
History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | VIN | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86317764 | Nov 12, 2025 | TN | L3 | 3ALXFB002DDFD1905 | — |
| 84132840 | Mar 12, 2025 | TX | L2 | 3ALXFB002DDFD1905 | — |
| 81127389 | Mar 17, 2024 | SC | L3 | 3H3V532C8HT172018 | — |
| 80926719 | Feb 23, 2024 | AL | L3 | 3H3V532C8HT172018 | — |
| 79975373 | Oct 23, 2023 | KY | L1 | 3H3V532C8HT172018 | OOS |
| 79197674 | Jul 19, 2023 | IN | L3 | 3H3V532C8HT172018 | — |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 89161320 | Oct 1, 2026 | DNS TRANSPORTATION INC | 1 | — |