Roadside Inspection 88875008

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: R D BOWMAN & SONS INC (USDOT 369760) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88875008
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DARLINGTON MD
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
2FP5143 (MD)

What this inspection means

3 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 7.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.67 violations per inspection across 15 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maryland
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,574 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at DARLINGTON MD
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 894 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 418,475 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
2
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALACWFC0JDJJ9289 MD 2FP5143 FREIGHTLINER M2 2018

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.81-H Horn - Inoperative or defective. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85327856 Jul 21, 2025 MD L1 3ALACWFC0JDJJ9289 OOS
81736532 May 29, 2024 MD L2 3ALACWFC0JDJJ9289
80139097 Nov 13, 2023 MD L1 3ALACWFC0JDJJ9289
78816935 Jun 6, 2023 MD L2 3ALACWFC0JDJJ9289

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