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Roadside Inspection 89107966

Roadside inspection on Sep 25, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: HEAVY AND SONS TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC (USDOT 3837557) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
3
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89107966
Date:
Sep 25, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ELKRIDGE MD
Operating authority:
MC1402227
Vehicle:
RAM 4500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
23053TT (MD)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 38.

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 3.18 violations per inspection across 51 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 32,358 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at ELKRIDGE MD
6
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 138 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 613,336 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)
27%
22 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
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
12 violations · 1 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
22
82 violations · 7 OOS · 3.73 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 393.17B2-LSLDMWR (Lighting - Stop Lamps - Driveaway - both missing when required., severity weight 6). (393.17B2-LSLDMWR)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRKAL2KG521730 MD 23053TT RAM
Ticket: Dodge
4500 2019 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.15A-LNCDLNSRW Operating a non-CDL required commercial motor vehicle with driving privileges revoked, suspended, cancelled or otherwise disqualified. (391.15(a)) 8 Driver Fitness —
393.17B2-LRLDM Lighting - Tail lamp - Driveaway - missing. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.17B2-LSLDMWR Lighting - Stop Lamps - Driveaway - both missing when required. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.17B2-LTSDM Lighting - Turn signal - Driveaway - any missing. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.17B2-LTSDM Lighting - Turn signal - Driveaway - any missing. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 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
88850175 Aug 28, 2026 MD L1 SILVER HILL MD 1 —
88726620 Aug 17, 2026 MD L2 — 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88850175 Aug 28, 2026 MD L1 3C7WRKAL2KG521730 —
87110198 Feb 20, 2026 MD L3 3C7WRKAL2KG521730 —
86887964 Jan 22, 2026 MD L2 3C7WRKAL2KG521730 —
86503900 Dec 7, 2025 MD L2 3C7WRKAL2KG521730 OOS
85709648 Sep 4, 2025 MD L1 3C7WRKAL2KG521730 —
84619575 May 8, 2025 MD L2 3C7WRKAL2KG521730 —

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