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Roadside Inspection 89217258

Roadside inspection on Oct 7, 2026 in Ohio • Carrier: MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 2822101)

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
—
Not recorded
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89217258
Date:
Oct 7, 2026
State:
Ohio
Type:
—
Units inspected:
0
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NEW PARIS OH
Operating authority:
MC941217

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 12.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.01 violations per inspection across 276 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Ohio
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 7,393 Level 1 inspections in Ohio during 2026
vs typical at NEW PARIS OH
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 99 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 523,411 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
35%
94 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
9
14 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
19
24 violations · 3 OOS · 1.26 per inspection
Prior 365 days
94
140 violations · 23 OOS · 1.49 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

Unit details not recorded on this inspection.

Unit details not recorded

This inspection's per-unit records (VIN, plate, make/model/year, per-unit OOS flags) were not imported with the parent record. The inspection summary itself is complete — violations, stations, dates, and overall OOS status are all accurate.

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
89469352 Nov 7, 2026 MS L3 GLENFIELD MS 0 —
89453588 Nov 5, 2026 KY L1 SHELBYVILLE KY 2 —
89401370 Oct 30, 2026 KY L1 LONDON KY 2 OOS
89381633 Oct 26, 2026 LA L3 BOSSIER CITY LA 0 —
89258932 Oct 13, 2026 VA L3 PETERSBURG VA 0 —
89248492 Oct 13, 2026 MS L3 BOVINA SCALE I-20 EAST MS 0 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 2822101 — tools open pre-filled.

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