Roadside Inspection 88912171

Roadside inspection on Sep 3, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: UTILITY LINES CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC (USDOT 924720) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88912171
Date:
Sep 3, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BERLIN MD
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
3651898 (IN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 25.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.99 violations per inspection across 223 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maryland
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 11,448 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at BERLIN MD
5
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 84 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 443,839 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)
54%
41 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
21 violations · 2 OOS · 1.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
41
37 violations · 7 OOS · 0.90 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 393.100B-C (Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV., severity weight 7). (393.100B-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVACWFCXPHNT3795 IN 3651898 FREIGHTLINER M2 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JKDTA200FM013993 DE T90619 INTERSTATE TRAILERS, INC. Interstate Trailers, Inc. 2015

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.100B-C Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55D2-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 2001 for towed vehicle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp 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
88983239 Sep 11, 2026 MD L2 SALISBURY MD 0
88925135 Sep 7, 2026 LA L2 SAINT JAMES LA 1
88677740 Aug 11, 2026 LA L1 0
88550127 Jul 28, 2026 AL L3 0
88544677 Jul 28, 2026 MD L1 3 OOS
88543641 Jul 28, 2026 DE L3 1

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