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Roadside Inspection 89021302

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: 235 TOWING LLC (USDOT 3426083) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89021302
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BRANDYWINE MD
Carrier (USDOT):
235 TOWING LLC (3426083)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL 4300 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
19308TT (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 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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.75 violations per inspection across 36 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maryland
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 12,123 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at BRANDYWINE MD
2
On par with station median (2)
Median of 162 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 464,215 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)
10%
10 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
3
14 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
24 violations · 4 OOS · 4.80 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
40 violations · 8 OOS · 4.00 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.7× their typical violation rate (24 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.75 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 393.11A1-LTSM (Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.11A1-LTSM)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1HTMMAAM55H675528 MD 19308TT INTERNATIONAL 4300 2005 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.11A1-LTSM Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.23-LEU Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g., unplugged or looose pigtail). 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
88966985 Sep 9, 2026 MD L2 UPPER MARLBORO MD 1 —
88962247 Sep 9, 2026 MD L2 UPPER MARLBORO MD 6 OOS
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
87159355 Feb 25, 2026 MD L1 1HTMMAAM55H675528 OOS
84541720 Apr 29, 2025 MD L1 1HTMMAAM55H675528 —
81899932 Jun 18, 2024 MD L1 1HTMMAAM55H675528 —
79116151 Jul 12, 2023 MD L1 1HTMMAAM55H675528 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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