Roadside Inspection 86942452

Roadside inspection on Feb 1, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: GKS TOWING & RECOVERY INC (USDOT 4294336) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
3
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86942452
Date:
Feb 1, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COLLEGE PARK MD
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
33835TT (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 16.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,270 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at COLLEGE PARK MD
6
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,388 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
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 393.71H10-CDDSDNS (Coupling - Driveaway, safety devices not attached/not able to be secured., severity weight 3). (393.71H10-CDDSDNS)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FD0X5HT7REC38883 MD 33835TT FORD F-550 2024

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.71H10-CDDSDNS Coupling - Driveaway, safety devices not attached/not able to be secured. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.71H10-CDDSDNS Coupling - Driveaway, safety devices not attached/not able to be secured. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
392.9A2-C Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured. 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
87234929 Mar 4, 2026 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
84338261 Apr 8, 2025 MD L1 1FD0X5HT7REC38883

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