Roadside Inspection 82044194

Roadside inspection on Jul 2, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: BOTANICA ENTERPRISES INC (USDOT 1360790) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82044194
Date:
Jul 2, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
6CD6998 (MD)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 this carrier's typical
2
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.38 violations per inspection across 16 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 50,517 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2024
vs typical at WASHINGTON COUNTY
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,211 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
15%
13 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
1
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
4 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
35 violations · 4 OOS · 2.69 per inspection
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 393.41 (No or defective parking brake system on CMV, severity weight 4). (393.41)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FTSW31L8XEB06856 MD 6CD6998 FORD F-350 1999
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5B5LT1828FH005152 ME 2598492 PREMIER TRAILERS INC 2015

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.41 No or defective parking brake system on CMV 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking 4 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
82455293 Aug 20, 2024 WV L2 MARTINSBURG WV 2 OOS
82391956 Aug 15, 2024 MD L2 WASHINGTON COUNTY 2 OOS
82391680 Aug 14, 2024 MD L2 WASHINGTON COUNTY 2 OOS
82188228 Jul 23, 2024 MD L2 WASHINGTON COUNTY 7 OOS
82005105 Jun 27, 2024 WV L2 MARTINSBURG WV 1
81702734 May 24, 2024 MD L2 WASHINGTON COUNTY 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87235815 Mar 5, 2026 MD L2 5B5LT1828FH005152 OOS
87248823 Mar 2, 2026 MD L2 5B5LT1828FH005152 OOS
84899319 Jun 6, 2025 MD L2 5B5LT1828FH005152 OOS
84763714 May 23, 2025 MD L2 5B5LT1828FH005152 OOS
84037117 Mar 5, 2025 MD L2 5B5LT1828FH005152
78399497 Apr 20, 2023 WV L2 5B5LT1828FH005152 OOS

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Recent activity at WASHINGTON COUNTY

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84254707 Mar 28, 2025 ACCELA WORLDWIDE SOLUTIONS INC 0
84254706 Mar 28, 2025 ROCAR TRUCKING LLC 1