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Roadside Inspection 80522624

Roadside inspection on Jan 3, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: ABSOLUTE UNDERGROUND INC (USDOT 1093843) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80522624
Date:
Jan 3, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WORCESTER COUNTY
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
5EL0401 (MD)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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 1 median in Maryland
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 19,081 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2024
vs typical at WORCESTER COUNTY
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 249 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
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 393.43 (No/improper breakaway or emergency braking, severity weight 4). (393.43)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDUF5HT1LDA04630 MD 5EL0401 FORD F-550 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4KNBF2126ML162164 MD 337322X MONROE TOWMASTER
Ticket: Towr
Monroe Towmaster 2021 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
390.21T(b) Carrier name and/or USDOT Number not displayed as required — General/Admin —

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
80775268 Feb 6, 2024 MD L2 BALTIMORE CITY 1 —
80599551 Jan 12, 2024 MD L1 — 0 —
80522745 Jan 3, 2024 MD L1 — 1 OOS
80178819 Nov 16, 2023 MD L1 — 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85796632 Sep 11, 2025 MD L1 1FDUF5HT1LDA04630 OOS
83413600 Dec 16, 2024 MD L2 1FDUF5HT1LDA04630 —
80599551 Jan 12, 2024 MD L1 1FDUF5HT1LDA04630 —
80522745 Jan 3, 2024 MD L1 1FDUF5HT1LDA04630 OOS
80522745 Jan 3, 2024 MD L1 4KNBF2126ML162164 OOS
79277235 Jul 31, 2023 MD L2 4KNBF2126ML162164 —

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