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Roadside Inspection 89305070

Roadside inspection on Oct 20, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC (USDOT 154712) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89305070
Date:
Oct 20, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KUTTAWA KY
Operating authority:
FF12031
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3010057 (IL)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 6.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.83 violations per inspection across 6,952 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 18,649 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at KUTTAWA KY
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 704 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 499,374 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
61%
1703 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
134
81 violations · 12 OOS
Prior 90 days
386
259 violations · 41 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1703
1316 violations · 205 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 1XP5DB9X61N529932 IL 3010057 PETERBILT 379 2001 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAP062XGJ653907 IN P898965 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2016 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.203C-CBP Cab and Body Parts - Hood not securely fastened. 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
89340312 Oct 23, 2026 KY L3 NORTH CORBIN KY 1 —
89339349 Oct 22, 2026 NM L3 NM 0 —
89332909 Oct 22, 2026 OR L2 UMATILLA OR 1 OOS
89327665 Oct 22, 2026 KY L1 KUTTAWA KY 0 —
89344664 Oct 21, 2026 TX L2 TX 0 —
89336039 Oct 21, 2026 US L3 MINERAL WELLS WV 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86648683 Dec 20, 2025 MT L2 1GRAP062XGJ653907 OOS
86648683 Dec 20, 2025 MT L2 1XP5DB9X61N529932 OOS
85015960 Jun 20, 2025 ME L3 1XP5DB9X61N529932 —
82898150 Oct 11, 2024 AK L3 1XP5DB9X61N529932 —
82496460 Aug 26, 2024 LA L1 1XP5DB9X61N529932 —
78662100 May 17, 2023 TN L3 1GRAP062XGJ653907 —
78662100 May 17, 2023 TN L3 1XP5DB9X61N529932 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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