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Roadside Inspection 88995201

Roadside inspection on Sep 14, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: RELIABLE CONTRACTING CO INC (USDOT 1018322) • 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 #:
88995201
Date:
Sep 14, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UPPER MARLBORO MD
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
9FM6012 (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 8.

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 1.19 violations per inspection across 146 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 32,358 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at UPPER MARLBORO MD
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 405 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 614,154 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)
48%
29 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
7
4 violations · 0 OOS · 0.57 per inspection
Prior 365 days
29
23 violations · 5 OOS · 0.79 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (4 violations across 7 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.19 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 393.43DBMA (Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle., severity weight 4). (393.43DBMA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FD8X3FN7PEC70824 MD 9FM6012 FORD F-350 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 40LUB1423WP046297 ME 2943062 PACE AMERICAN Pace American Trailer 2028 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43DBMA Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95A1 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. 2 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
89070947 Sep 21, 2026 MD L2 UPPER MARLBORO MD 5 OOS
88846003 Aug 28, 2026 MD L1 FREDERICK MD 0 —
88708475 Aug 13, 2026 MD L2 — 1 —
88607534 Aug 3, 2026 MD L2 — 0 —
88559690 Jul 29, 2026 MD L2 — 0 —
88503194 Jul 22, 2026 MD L2 — 1 —

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