Roadside Inspection 88941941

Roadside inspection on Sep 8, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: TOP TROWEL INC (USDOT 1243591) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88941941
Date:
Sep 8, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ANNAPOLIS MD
Carrier (USDOT):
TOP TROWEL INC (1243591)
Vehicle:
FORD F-450 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
9DL5504 (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 15.

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 this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.17 violations per inspection across 12 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 30,138 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at ANNAPOLIS MD
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,916 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 577,701 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

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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
3
1 violations · 1 OOS · 0.33 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 393.130C-CHVE (Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of heavy vehicles, equipment or machinery with crawler tracks or wheels., severity weight 7). (393.130C-CHVE)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FD9W4HT8JED03460 MD 9DL5504 FORD F-450 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4KNBF2323LL160089 ME 5136879 MONROE TOWMASTER Monroe Towmaster 2020

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.130C-CHVE Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of heavy vehicles, equipment or machinery with crawler tracks or wheels. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 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
88867184 Aug 31, 2026 MD L1 GRASONVILLE MD 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85787577 Sep 11, 2025 MD L1 1FD9W4HT8JED03460 OOS
85787577 Sep 11, 2025 MD L1 4KNBF2323LL160089 OOS
80089662 Nov 6, 2023 MD L1 1FD9W4HT8JED03460 OOS
80089662 Nov 6, 2023 MD L1 4KNBF2323LL160089 OOS

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