Roadside Inspection 89279802

Roadside inspection on Oct 15, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC (USDOT 48104) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 89279802
Date:: Oct 15, 2026
State:: Tennessee
Level:: Level I — North American Standard
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 2
Violations:: 0
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: MOHAWK TN
Carrier (USDOT):: MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC (48104)
Operating authority:: MC162035
Vehicle:: KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:: DD4274 (NC)
VIN:: 1XKYD49X4TJ226043

What this inspection means

This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.

Compared to the median Level 1 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

On par with carrier average

Carrier averages 0.24 violations per inspection across 1,268 prior records

vs Level 1 median in Tennessee

Cleaner than median (1)

Median of 27,862 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026

vs typical at MOHAWK TN

Cleaner than station median (1)

Median of 4,327 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

1 fewer than the median (1)

Compared to 497,089 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026

Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)

88%

396 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

2 violations · 0 OOS

Prior 90 days

11 violations · 3 OOS · 0.13 per inspection

Prior 365 days

396

55 violations · 11 OOS · 0.14 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	TRUCK TRACTOR	1XKYD49X4TJ226043	NC DD4274	KENWORTH	T680	2026	—
2	SEMI-TRAILER	527SR5321MM024453	ME 254488E	CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC Ticket: Cimarron M	CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC.	2021	—

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
89327581	Oct 22, 2026	NC	L1	STATESVILLE NC	0	—
89324712	Oct 21, 2026	SC	L3	GREENWOOD SC	0	—
89316741	Oct 21, 2026	NC	L3	BESSEMER CITY NC	0	—
89316384	Oct 21, 2026	NC	L3	STATESVILLE NC	1	—
89318459	Oct 20, 2026	SC	L3	FAIR PLAY SC	1	—
89310622	Oct 20, 2026	NC	L1	STATESVILLE NC	0	—

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Related records

Carrier

MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC

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Safety

Carrier crash history

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Authority

MC162035

Operating authority / MC docket detail.

Station

MOHAWK TN

All inspections at this site.

State

Inspections in Tennessee

Statewide inspection records.

Level

Level I — North American Standard

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Vehicle

VIN 1XKYD49X4TJ226043

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Plate

DD4274 (NC)

All inspections tied to this plate.

Reference

FMCSR Violations

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Recent activity at MOHAWK TN

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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89328232	Oct 20, 2026	PAM INTERNATIONAL INC	1	OOS
89328229	Oct 20, 2026	WESTFIELD EXPRESS CORP	2	—
89326366	Oct 20, 2026	CRST EXPEDITED INC	0	—
89326180	Oct 20, 2026	ROSEDALE TRANSPORT INC	0	—
89325890	Oct 20, 2026	ZIGI FREIGHT INC	0	—