Roadside Inspection 88352136

Roadside inspection on Jul 7, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: HEAVY AND SONS TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC (USDOT 3837557) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
3
75% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88352136
Date:
Jul 7, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DUNDALK MD
Operating authority:
MC1402227
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
13113TT (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 24.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.23 violations per inspection across 48 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 30,138 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at DUNDALK MD
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 254 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 577,701 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
40%
35 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
2
7 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
18 violations · 1 OOS · 4.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
35
110 violations · 10 OOS · 3.14 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 393.9A-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRNDL6PG603898 MD 13113TT RAM
Ticket: Dodge
5500 2023

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LHWS Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 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
88850175 Aug 28, 2026 MD L1 SILVER HILL MD 1
88726620 Aug 17, 2026 MD L2 2
88322423 Jul 3, 2026 MD L1 5
88164968 Jun 15, 2026 MD L2 2
87939974 May 21, 2026 MD L2 11 OOS
87831484 May 12, 2026 DC L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88726620 Aug 17, 2026 MD L2 3C7WRNDL6PG603898
87268888 Mar 10, 2026 MD L2 3C7WRNDL6PG603898
85710728 Sep 4, 2025 MD L1 3C7WRNDL6PG603898
85640037 Aug 29, 2025 MD L1 3C7WRNDL6PG603898
85529936 Aug 19, 2025 US L1 3C7WRNDL6PG603898
85174057 Jul 7, 2025 MD L2 3C7WRNDL6PG603898 OOS
84900163 Jun 5, 2025 MD L2 3C7WRNDL6PG603898 OOS
84680100 May 14, 2025 MD L2 3C7WRNDL6PG603898

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