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Roadside Inspection 87160602

Roadside inspection on Feb 26, 2026 in Delaware • Carrier: THE BEST TREE SERVICE LLC (USDOT 3914117) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87160602
Date:
Feb 26, 2026
State:
Delaware
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NEW CASTLE DE
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
TZ2482 (NC)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 29.

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 this carrier's typical
5
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 7.30 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Delaware
5
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 1,147 Level 1 inspections in Delaware during 2026
vs typical at NEW CASTLE DE
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,109 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 449,299 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

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
4
38 violations · 4 OOS · 9.50 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 393.130B-CHVE (Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of accessory equipment or articulated vehicles., severity weight 7). (393.130B-CHVE)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63R3CL9JG152860 NC TZ2482 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2018 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7GCBF2023NN007553 MD 5542687 MCT
Ticket: Mtzr
MCT 2022 —

Violations Cited

5 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 —
392.2-SLLTL State/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.130B-CHVE Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of accessory equipment or articulated vehicles. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11A1-LTSM Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.9BA-NOREGINTER Operating a commercial motor vehicle with no USDOT number when required. — Unsafe Driving —

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
88423061 Jul 14, 2026 MD L2 3C63R3CL9JG152860 OOS
86126006 Oct 21, 2025 MD L1 7GCBF2023NN007553 OOS
85652015 Sep 2, 2025 MD L2 7GCBF2023NN007553 OOS
84238418 Mar 26, 2025 MD L2 7GCBF2023NN007553 OOS

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