Roadside Inspection 88696685

Roadside inspection on Aug 12, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: MIKES CORES (USDOT 2388517) • Vehicle: CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
3
43% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88696685
Date:
Aug 12, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ARBUTUS MD
Carrier (USDOT):
MIKES CORES (2388517)
Vehicle:
CHEVROLET Express STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
2DR4594 (MD)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 31.

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 Level 2 median in Maryland
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 30,138 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at ARBUTUS MD
7
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 63 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
7
6 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
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-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1GBJG31U871154127 MD 2DR4594 CHEVROLET Express 2007

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LHWS Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
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
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11A1-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp missing. 2 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
88910520 Sep 3, 2026 MD L2 BALTIMORE MD 1
88902503 Sep 2, 2026 MD L1 DUNDALK MD 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88910520 Sep 3, 2026 MD L2 1GBJG31U871154127
88902503 Sep 2, 2026 MD L1 1GBJG31U871154127
87451538 Mar 24, 2026 MD L2 1GBJG31U871154127 OOS
86548250 Dec 10, 2025 MD L1 1GBJG31U871154127
85453742 Aug 8, 2025 MD L2 1GBJG31U871154127
84539616 Apr 30, 2025 MD L1 1GBJG31U871154127
83636035 Jan 17, 2025 MD L2 1GBJG31U871154127
79713736 Sep 20, 2023 MD L2 1GBJG31U871154127

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