Roadside Inspection 88877348

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: M & E TOWING LLC (USDOT 4109304) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
11
OOS Violations
5
45% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88877348
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
11
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROCKVILLE MD
Carrier (USDOT):
M & E TOWING LLC (4109304)
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
25119TT (MD)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 48.

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
11
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 28,837 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at ROCKVILLE MD
11
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 135 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
11
10 more than the median (1)
Compared to 556,902 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDAF57F62EB08196 MD 25119TT FORD F-550 2002

Violations Cited

11 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.17B2-LDIL Lighting - Driveaway, identification lamp(s) missing on rear of the rearmost towed vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.17B2-LRLDM Lighting - Tail lamp - Driveaway - missing. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.17B2-LSLDMWR Lighting - Stop Lamps - Driveaway - both missing when required. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.17B2-LTSDM Lighting - Turn signal - Driveaway - any missing. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.17B2-LTSDM Lighting - Turn signal - Driveaway - any missing. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.40F-BNPB Brake - Inoperative or missing parking/emergency brake on power unit 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.17B1-LDSML Lighting - Driveaway, side marker lamp(s) missing on rearmost towed vehicle. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.17B2-LDCL Lighting - Driveaway, clearance lamp(s) missing on rear of rearmost towed vehicle. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41A-MCPC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate. 1 Driver Fitness
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1 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
82285255 Aug 2, 2024 MD L1 1FDAF57F62EB08196
79577132 Sep 5, 2023 MD L1 1FDAF57F62EB08196

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