Roadside Inspection 88556236

Roadside inspection on Jul 28, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: R E MICHEL COMPANY (USDOT 261956) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88556236
Date:
Jul 28, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BALTIMORE MD
Carrier (USDOT):
R E MICHEL COMPANY (261956)
Vehicle:
FORD E-450 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
4GV4486 (MD)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 10.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.75 violations per inspection across 321 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 28,346 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at BALTIMORE MD
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 5,588 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 546,405 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)
61%
74 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
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
4 violations · 2 OOS · 0.44 per inspection
Prior 365 days
74
57 violations · 10 OOS · 0.77 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 391.41APC (Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency, severity weight 1). (391.41APC)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDXE4FN0TDD06487 MD 4GV4486 FORD E-450 2026

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. 5 Unsafe Driving
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41APC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency 1 Driver Fitness 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
88795894 Aug 24, 2026 FL L3 PORT CHARLOTTE FL 1 OOS
88729805 Aug 17, 2026 MD L2 1
88712411 Aug 14, 2026 MD L1 0
88688334 Aug 11, 2026 CA L1 RAINBOW IF 0
88622840 Aug 5, 2026 WV L3 0
88499328 Jul 23, 2026 CA L3 CARSON PLATFORM SCALES 2

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