Roadside Inspection 89289562
Roadside inspection on Oct 17, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC (USDOT 48104) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
Vehicle: OK
Driver: OK
CVSA L3
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 89289562
- Date:
- Oct 17, 2026
- State:
- North Carolina
- Level:
- Level III — Driver Only
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 0
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- STATESVILLE NC
- Carrier (USDOT):
- MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC (48104)
- Operating authority:
- MC162035
- Vehicle:
- FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
- Plate:
- VV4208 (NC)
- VIN:
- 1FUJHLFG7SLVV3564
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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.24 violations per inspection across 1,270 prior records
vs Level 3 median in North Carolina
0
On par with median (0)
Median of 42,120 Level 3 inspections in North Carolina during 2026
vs typical at STATESVILLE NC
0
On par with station median (0)
Median of 890 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 679,430 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)
88%
394 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
32
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
80
10 violations · 3 OOS · 0.13 per inspection
Prior 365 days
394
54 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 | 1FUJHLFG7SLVV3564 | NC VV4208 | FREIGHTLINER | Cascadia | 2025 | — |
| 2 | SEMI-TRAILER | 527SR5328LM021712 | ME 242606E |
CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC
Ticket: Vang
|
CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC. | 2020 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89279802 | Oct 15, 2026 | TN | L1 | MOHAWK TN | 0 | — |
| 89270348 | Oct 15, 2026 | NC | L1 | ELKIN NC | 0 | — |
| 89257831 | Oct 14, 2026 | NC | L2 | ROANOKE RAPIDS NC | 0 | — |
| 89248410 | Oct 13, 2026 | NC | L2 | ROCKINGHAM NC | 0 | — |
| 89247436 | Oct 13, 2026 | NC | L3 | STATESVILLE NC | 0 | — |
| 89253242 | Oct 12, 2026 | FL | L2 | JASPER FL | 0 | — |
Other inspections of these vehicles
History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | VIN | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88810044 | Aug 26, 2026 | NC | L3 | 1FUJHLFG7SLVV3564 | — |
| 88472775 | Jul 21, 2026 | NC | L1 | 1FUJHLFG7SLVV3564 | — |
| 86890336 | Jan 24, 2026 | NC | L1 | 1FUJHLFG7SLVV3564 | — |
| 86569157 | Dec 13, 2025 | NC | L2 | 1FUJHLFG7SLVV3564 | — |
| 86422491 | Nov 25, 2025 | NC | L3 | 527SR5328LM021712 | — |
| 86195639 | Oct 29, 2025 | NC | L3 | 1FUJHLFG7SLVV3564 | — |
| 85937975 | Oct 1, 2025 | NC | L1 | 1FUJHLFG7SLVV3564 | — |
| 84902174 | Jun 7, 2025 | NC | L1 | 527SR5328LM021712 | — |
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Related records
Carrier
MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
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Safety
Carrier crash history
Reportable crashes filed under this USDOT.
Authority
MC162035
Operating authority / MC docket detail.
Station
STATESVILLE NC
All inspections at this site.
State
Inspections in North Carolina
Statewide inspection records.
Level
Level III — Driver Only
All inspections at this CVSA level.
Vehicle
VIN 1FUJHLFG7SLVV3564
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Plate
VV4208 (NC)
All inspections tied to this plate.
Reference
FMCSR Violations
Violation-code reference library.
Recent activity at STATESVILLE NC
Other carriers inspected here recently.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89302280 | Oct 19, 2026 | VERITY RECYCLING LLC | 0 | — |
| 89301340 | Oct 19, 2026 | PINE STATE TRUCKING LLC | 5 | OOS |
| 89300115 | Oct 19, 2026 | GBS TRANSPORT LLC | 0 | — |
| 89300082 | Oct 19, 2026 | UTILITY LINES CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC | 1 | — |
| 89300000 | Oct 19, 2026 | CONTRACT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CO | 0 | — |
| 89299920 | Oct 19, 2026 | KREILKAMP TRUCKING INC | 0 | — |