Roadside Inspection 85836739

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2025 in Maryland • Carrier: COLE VENTURES INC (USDOT 1015156) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85836739
Date:
Sep 15, 2025
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ANNAPOLIS MD
Carrier (USDOT):
COLE VENTURES INC (1015156)
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
2DH6420 (MD)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 16.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.46 violations per inspection across 59 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Maryland
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 6,552 Level 3 inspections in Maryland during 2025
vs typical at ANNAPOLIS MD
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,414 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 1,066,282 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
47%
15 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
3
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
5 violations · 0 OOS · 0.56 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
9 violations · 0 OOS · 0.60 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 383.23A2-LCDLN (License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL., severity weight 8). (383.23A2-LCDLN)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDRF3GT0HED71709 MD 2DH6420 FORD F-350 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4KNBD2129KL160704 MD 415471X MONROE TOWMASTER Monroe Towmaster 2019

Violations Cited

2 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
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 1-2500 lbs over on allowable gross weight. 8 Unsafe Driving

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
86389502 Nov 13, 2025 MD L2 WARWICK MD 0
86228508 Oct 29, 2025 MD L1 GRASONVILLE MD 0
86164834 Oct 24, 2025 MD L2 CHESTER MD 0
85955685 Sep 25, 2025 MD L2 CHESTER MD 1
85864732 Sep 18, 2025 MD L1 GRASONVILLE MD 0
85720309 Sep 4, 2025 MD L2 GRASONVILLE MD 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88708080 Aug 13, 2026 MD L1 1FDRF3GT0HED71709
87653468 Apr 21, 2026 MD L2 1FDRF3GT0HED71709
85864732 Sep 18, 2025 MD L1 1FDRF3GT0HED71709
83286376 Dec 2, 2024 MD L2 1FDRF3GT0HED71709
81151547 Mar 20, 2024 MD L1 1FDRF3GT0HED71709
81082801 Mar 12, 2024 MD L1 1FDRF3GT0HED71709
80555408 Jan 8, 2024 MD L2 4KNBD2129KL160704
79576806 Sep 2, 2023 MD L1 4KNBD2129KL160704 OOS

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