Roadside Inspection 88962247

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: 235 TOWING LLC (USDOT 3426083) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
4
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88962247
Date:
Sep 9, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UPPER MARLBORO MD
Carrier (USDOT):
235 TOWING LLC (3426083)
Vehicle:
HINO Incomplete Vehicle STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
30482TT (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 32.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.65 violations per inspection across 34 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 31,646 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at UPPER MARLBORO MD
6
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 382 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 600,531 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
13%
8 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
12 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
17 violations · 3 OOS · 5.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
8
33 violations · 7 OOS · 4.13 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 3.4× their typical violation rate (17 violations across 3 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.65 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 393.128B-CLWV (Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles, light trucks, and vans., severity weight 7). (393.128B-CLWV)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5PVNJ7AN2R5T50686 MD 30482TT HINO Incomplete Vehicle 2024 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.128B-CLWV Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles, light trucks, and vans. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9B-LRLO Lighting - Tail lamp - Any obstructed. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9B-LSLOWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both obscured when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9B-LTSO Lighting - Turn signal - Any obscured on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9B-LTSO Lighting - Turn signal - Any obscured on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 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
89044024 Sep 18, 2026 MD L1 WALDORF MD 4 OOS
89021302 Sep 15, 2026 MD L1 BRANDYWINE MD 2 OOS
88966985 Sep 9, 2026 MD L2 UPPER MARLBORO MD 1 —
88845778 Aug 27, 2026 MD L1 CHESTER MD 7 OOS
88708409 Aug 13, 2026 MD L2 — 5 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88708409 Aug 13, 2026 MD L2 5PVNJ7AN2R5T50686 OOS
84850232 Jun 2, 2025 MD L1 5PVNJ7AN2R5T50686 —
81920647 Jun 20, 2024 MD L1 5PVNJ7AN2R5T50686 —
81361060 Apr 16, 2024 MD L1 5PVNJ7AN2R5T50686 —

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