Roadside Inspection 84983201

Roadside inspection on Jun 12, 2025 in Maryland • Carrier: BROTHERS TOWING SERVICE LLC (USDOT 2994127) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84983201
Date:
Jun 12, 2025
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SYKESVILLE MD
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL MA025 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
25225TT (MD)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 14.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 2 median in Maryland
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 51,597 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2025
vs typical at SYKESVILLE MD
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,335 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 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 393.128B-CLWV (Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles, light trucks, and vans., severity weight 7). (393.128B-CLWV)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3HAMMMML5FL689803 MD 25225TT INTERNATIONAL MA025 2015

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.128B-CLWV Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles, light trucks, and vans. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. 5 Unsafe Driving
393.95A1 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
390.21TB2-DOT Operate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters "USDOT". 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
85157863 Jul 2, 2025 MD L3 EDGEWOOD MD 0
84734773 May 20, 2025 MD L2 BALTIMORE MD 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86687912 Dec 30, 2025 MD L2 3HAMMMML5FL689803
83286530 Dec 2, 2024 MD L2 3HAMMMML5FL689803
82846350 Oct 7, 2024 MD L2 3HAMMMML5FL689803

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