Roadside Inspection 88571471

Roadside inspection on Jul 29, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: FORTRESS STEEL SERVICE INC (USDOT 1468439) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88571471
Date:
Jul 29, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SYKESVILLE MD
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL MV607 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
462E93 (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 8.

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
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 9,919 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at SYKESVILLE MD
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 3,213 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 403,278 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3HAEUMMN3ML479414 MD 462E93 INTERNATIONAL MV607 2021

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
88786912 Aug 24, 2026 MD L1 DARLINGTON MD 0
88506340 Jul 23, 2026 MD L2 0
88492355 Jul 21, 2026 MD L1 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88786912 Aug 24, 2026 MD L1 3HAEUMMN3ML479414
88506340 Jul 23, 2026 MD L2 3HAEUMMN3ML479414
88492355 Jul 21, 2026 MD L1 3HAEUMMN3ML479414 OOS
86065286 Oct 15, 2025 MD L2 3HAEUMMN3ML479414
85820795 Sep 17, 2025 MD L2 3HAEUMMN3ML479414
85648184 Aug 29, 2025 MD L2 3HAEUMMN3ML479414 OOS
84450926 Apr 17, 2025 US L1 3HAEUMMN3ML479414
82988743 Oct 23, 2024 NJ L2 3HAEUMMN3ML479414

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