Roadside Inspection 88796221

Roadside inspection on Aug 24, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: DOWELL EXPRESS INC (USDOT 574234) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88796221
Date:
Aug 24, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PERRYVILLE MD
Carrier (USDOT):
DOWELL EXPRESS INC (574234)
Vehicle:
MACK Anthem TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
C608FC (GA)

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 7.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.27 violations per inspection across 59 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 28,464 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at PERRYVILLE MD
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 8,304 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
2
1 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)
41%
44 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
3
1 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
15
13 violations · 2 OOS · 0.87 per inspection
Prior 365 days
44
48 violations · 9 OOS · 1.09 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 393.45B2-BHTD (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-BHTD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1M1AN3GY9KM009312 GA C608FC MACK Anthem 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D9PL386135 ME 5493647 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2023

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-AASGMD-L6 Any of the slider-guide/hold-down brackets are missing or disengaged. 3 Vehicle Maintenance

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
88822039 Aug 26, 2026 VA L1 STEPHENS CITY VA 8 OOS
88790148 Aug 25, 2026 MS L3 0
88766283 Aug 21, 2026 TN L3 0
88727331 Aug 18, 2026 KY L1 1 OOS
88664491 Aug 10, 2026 MO L2 0
88481977 Jul 20, 2026 KS L3 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86833428 Jan 13, 2026 NY L3 1M1AN3GY9KM009312
83478103 Dec 19, 2024 GA L3 1M1AN3GY9KM009312

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