Roadside Inspection 89023952

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: ROBERT W CHILDS LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS INC (USDOT 1062417) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89023952
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BOWIE MD
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
4ES6531 (MD)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.67 violations per inspection across 69 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maryland
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 11,525 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at BOWIE MD
2
On par with 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 444,667 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
20 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
4
4 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
7 violations · 3 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
20
16 violations · 4 OOS · 0.80 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FD0X5HN9MED09169 MD 4ES6531 FORD F-550 2021

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.81-H Horn - Inoperative or defective. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 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
89031762 Sep 14, 2026 DE L1 MIDDLETOWN DE 2 OOS
88962828 Sep 9, 2026 MD L1 BALTIMORE MD 1 OOS
88940172 Sep 8, 2026 DE L1 MIDDLETOWN DE 0
88732667 Aug 18, 2026 MD L1 1
88546829 Jul 27, 2026 MD L2 0

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