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Roadside Inspection 79725367

Roadside inspection on Sep 22, 2023 in Maryland • Carrier: THE BEST TREE SERVICE LLC (USDOT 3914117) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
4
44% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79725367
Date:
Sep 22, 2023
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CARROLL COUNTY
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL 4700 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
UB60198 (VA)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 33.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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 Level 2 median in Maryland
9
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 34,054 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2023
vs typical at CARROLL COUNTY
9
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 394 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
9
8 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1HTSCAAN2TH284160 VA UB60198 INTERNATIONAL 4700 1996 —
2 FULL TRAILER 4P5DL1422K1301284 MD 406776X PJ PJ 2019 —

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.51 No or defective brake warning device or pressure gauge 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) 3 Unsafe Driving —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
79802623 Oct 2, 2023 MD L1 CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE 3 OOS
79300378 Aug 2, 2023 MD L1 PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86126006 Oct 21, 2025 MD L1 1HTSCAAN2TH284160 OOS
85652015 Sep 2, 2025 MD L2 1HTSCAAN2TH284160 OOS
84519899 Apr 28, 2025 MD L1 1HTSCAAN2TH284160 OOS
84238418 Mar 26, 2025 MD L2 1HTSCAAN2TH284160 OOS
78696685 May 23, 2023 MD L2 1HTSCAAN2TH284160 OOS
78696685 May 23, 2023 MD L2 4P5DL1422K1301284 OOS

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