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Roadside Inspection 85965954

Roadside inspection on Sep 29, 2025 in Maryland • Carrier: VTM LANDSCAPING SERVICES LLC (USDOT 3931957) • Vehicle: DODGE STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85965954
Date:
Sep 29, 2025
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UPPER MARLBORO MD
Vehicle:
DODGE Ram STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
8ES1851 (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 25.

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 UPPER MARLBORO MD
7
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 304 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 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 3D7LU38C14G266636 MD 8ES1851 DODGE Ram 2004 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5JW1D1225H4202943 ME 5139098 SURE-TRAC Sure-Trac Trailers 2017 —

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.43D-B Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.60D Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 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
85962738 Oct 4, 2025 MD L2 FORESTVILLE MD 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85069308 Jun 24, 2025 MD L2 3D7LU38C14G266636 OOS

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