Roadside Inspection 88901655

Roadside inspection on Sep 2, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: COLE VENTURES INC (USDOT 1015156) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88901655
Date:
Sep 2, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
QUEENSTOWN MD
Carrier (USDOT):
COLE VENTURES INC (1015156)
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
1CK8520 (MD)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.48 violations per inspection across 90 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 31,635 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at QUEENSTOWN MD
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 113 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 599,292 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
67%
33 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
2
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
4 violations · 0 OOS · 1.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
33
18 violations · 3 OOS · 0.55 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.8× their typical violation rate (4 violations across 3 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.48 per inspection).

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDRF3GT4GED09700 MD 1CK8520 FORD F-350 2016

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
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.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
89021092 Sep 15, 2026 MD L1 ANNAPOLIS MD 0
89021085 Sep 15, 2026 MD L1 GRASONVILLE MD 0
88708080 Aug 13, 2026 MD L1 0
88684279 Aug 11, 2026 MD L2 0
88542447 Jul 27, 2026 MD L2 4

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