Roadside Inspection 88845832

Roadside inspection on Aug 28, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: M J HAULING LLC (USDOT 3602460) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88845832
Date:
Aug 28, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SYKESVILLE MD
Carrier (USDOT):
M J HAULING LLC (3602460)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
3FP8806 (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 6.

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 this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.28 violations per inspection across 54 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maryland
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 10,476 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at SYKESVILLE MD
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,827 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 414,924 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
35%
17 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
4
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
7 violations · 1 OOS · 1.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
25 violations · 5 OOS · 1.47 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 393.209D-STPAL (Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft., severity weight 6). (393.209D-STPAL)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVACWDT6GHHS5317 MD 3FP8806 FREIGHTLINER M2 2016

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.209D-STPAL Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft. 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
88854837 Aug 31, 2026 DE L2 NEWARK DE 0
88799273 Aug 25, 2026 MD L1 SYKESVILLE MD 1
88733100 Aug 18, 2026 MD L2 3 OOS
88697244 Aug 12, 2026 MD L2 0
88559534 Jul 29, 2026 MD L2 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87169994 Feb 26, 2026 MD L2 1FVACWDT6GHHS5317
86538087 Dec 10, 2025 MD L2 1FVACWDT6GHHS5317
86163492 Oct 23, 2025 MD L2 1FVACWDT6GHHS5317
85204219 Jul 10, 2025 MD L2 1FVACWDT6GHHS5317
84983111 Jun 13, 2025 MD L2 1FVACWDT6GHHS5317
84301609 Apr 3, 2025 DE L2 1FVACWDT6GHHS5317
84088642 Mar 11, 2025 MD L1 1FVACWDT6GHHS5317 OOS
83589429 Jan 11, 2025 NJ L1 1FVACWDT6GHHS5317

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