Roadside Inspection 85331276

Roadside inspection on Jul 26, 2025 in Maryland • Carrier: HQ LANDSCAPING LLC (USDOT 3287585) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85331276
Date:
Jul 26, 2025
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CLARKSBURG MD
Carrier (USDOT):
HQ LANDSCAPING LLC (3287585)
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
8EF6230 (MD)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 5.

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
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 51,597 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2025
vs typical at CLARKSBURG MD
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,601 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
3
2 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 391.41APC (Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency, severity weight 1). (391.41APC)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRTCL7LG225848 MD 8EF6230 RAM 3500 2020

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.11A1-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41APC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency 1 Driver Fitness OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88796299 Aug 24, 2026 MD L1 3C7WRTCL7LG225848
88410542 Jul 13, 2026 MD L2 3C7WRTCL7LG225848
83326844 Dec 6, 2024 MD L2 3C7WRTCL7LG225848

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