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Roadside Inspection 84519899

Roadside inspection on Apr 28, 2025 in Maryland • Carrier: THE BEST TREE SERVICE LLC (USDOT 3914117) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
3
43% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84519899
Date:
Apr 28, 2025
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHESTER MD
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL 4700 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Custom Scott
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 26.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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
7
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 20,808 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2025
vs typical at CHESTER MD
7
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 93 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
7
6 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
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 383.23A2-LCDLN (License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL., severity weight 8). (383.23A2-LCDLN)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1HTSCAAN2TH284160 VA UB60198 INTERNATIONAL
Ticket: Custom Scott
4700 1996 —

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2-LCDLN License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.9A-LHWS Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.45A - AHIL Brakes - Air brake hose/tubing labeled for other than an air brake system 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
392.2-SLLMF State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective. 1 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 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
84238418 Mar 26, 2025 MD L2 PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY 6 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
84238418 Mar 26, 2025 MD L2 1HTSCAAN2TH284160 OOS
79725367 Sep 22, 2023 MD L2 1HTSCAAN2TH284160 OOS
78696685 May 23, 2023 MD L2 1HTSCAAN2TH284160 OOS

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