Roadside Inspection 85580906

Roadside inspection on Aug 20, 2025 in Maryland • Carrier: MARYLAND TREE EXPERTS (USDOT 3304931) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85580906
Date:
Aug 20, 2025
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DARLINGTON MD
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL 4700 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
3GH0494 (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 6.

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 this carrier's typical
2
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 5.82 violations per inspection across 237 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 51,597 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2025
vs typical at DARLINGTON MD
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 696 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 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
5%
129 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
13
64 violations · 9 OOS
Prior 90 days
47
284 violations · 38 OOS · 6.04 per inspection
Prior 365 days
129
678 violations · 96 OOS · 5.26 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 393.43D-B (Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly., severity weight 4). (393.43D-B)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1HTSCAAM2YH307046 MD 3GH0494 INTERNATIONAL 4700 2000
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4FMUS1815PR528919 MD UNKNOWN Bandit

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43D-B Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95F Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 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
86077861 Oct 16, 2025 MD L2 UPPER MARLBORO MD 10 OOS
86064906 Oct 15, 2025 MD L2 GEORGETOWN MD 5 OOS
86053588 Oct 13, 2025 MD L2 BALTIMORE MD 5 OOS
86053431 Oct 13, 2025 DE L3 MILTON DE 3 OOS
86028575 Oct 13, 2025 DE L2 NEWARK DE 2
86027919 Oct 13, 2025 DE L2 NEWARK DE 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87987845 May 28, 2026 MD L2 1HTSCAAM2YH307046 OOS
87742431 May 1, 2026 MD L2 4FMUS1815PR528919 OOS
87678798 Apr 24, 2026 MD L2 4FMUS1815PR528919
87678098 Apr 23, 2026 MD L1 1HTSCAAM2YH307046 OOS
87665099 Apr 22, 2026 MD L2 1HTSCAAM2YH307046
87548362 Apr 6, 2026 MD L2 1HTSCAAM2YH307046 OOS
85528071 Aug 15, 2025 MD L2 1HTSCAAM2YH307046 OOS
85196180 Jul 8, 2025 MD L2 1HTSCAAM2YH307046 OOS

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