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Roadside Inspection 89043862

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: NEW DIRECTION UTILITIES (USDOT 866970) • 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 #:
89043862
Date:
Sep 18, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SYKESVILLE MD
Operating authority:
MC847570
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
2DB7030 (MD)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Hazardous Materials, with a combined severity weight of 26.

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 1.14 violations per inspection across 29 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 32,015 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at SYKESVILLE MD
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,818 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 609,249 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)
50%
6 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
3
3 violations · 2 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
6
4 violations · 3 OOS · 0.67 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 177.834A-HMC (HM (Cargo) - Operating a motor vehicle with HM not blocked/braced/secured as required. NOTE: Any shifting likely to adversely affect HM/DG package integrity, under conditions normally incident to transportation., severity weight 10). (177.834A-HMC)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FD8X3HT0GEC86844 MD 2DB7030 FORD F-350 2016 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5JWCG2621JP062460 ME 227966D CAM SUPERLINE Cam Superline 2018 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
177.834A-HMC HM (Cargo) - Operating a motor vehicle with HM not blocked/braced/secured as required. NOTE: Any shifting likely to adversely affect HM/DG package integrity, under conditions normally incident to transportation. 10 Hazardous Materials OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —

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
89021537 Sep 15, 2026 MD L2 BALTIMORE MD 0 —
88696597 Aug 12, 2026 MD L2 — 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82253087 Jul 30, 2024 MD L3 1FD8X3HT0GEC86844 —
79881040 Oct 11, 2023 MD L3 1FD8X3HT0GEC86844 —

Related records

Recent activity at SYKESVILLE MD

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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