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Roadside Inspection 89316741

Roadside inspection on Oct 21, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC (USDOT 48104) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
0
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89316741
Date:
Oct 21, 2026
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
0
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BESSEMER CITY NC
Operating authority:
MC162035
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT62F TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
VW3327 (NC)

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 1,274 prior records
vs Level 3 median in North Carolina
0
On par with median (0)
Median of 42,923 Level 3 inspections in North Carolina during 2026
vs typical at BESSEMER CITY NC
0
On par with station median (0)
Median of 440 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 692,075 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%
382 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
35
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
81
11 violations · 3 OOS · 0.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
382
53 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 3HSDZAPR9SN011615 NC VW3327 INTERNATIONAL LT62F 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 527SR5323KM016724 ME 2498037 CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC
Ticket: Ot
CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC. 2019 —
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
89340429 Oct 23, 2026 NC L1 MARSHVILLE NC 3 OOS
89327581 Oct 22, 2026 NC L1 STATESVILLE NC 0 —
89337117 Oct 21, 2026 FL L3 JASPER FL 0 —
89324712 Oct 21, 2026 SC L3 GREENWOOD SC 0 —
89316384 Oct 21, 2026 NC L3 STATESVILLE NC 1 —
89318459 Oct 20, 2026 SC L3 FAIR PLAY SC 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87087399 Feb 16, 2026 NC L3 3HSDZAPR9SN011615 —
86569157 Dec 13, 2025 NC L2 527SR5323KM016724 —

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