Roadside Inspection 89187541

Roadside inspection on Oct 5, 2026 in Maine • Carrier: JOHN LUCAS TREE EXPERT COMPANY (USDOT 329770) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 89187541
Date:: Oct 5, 2026
State:: Maine
Level:: Level II — Walk-Around
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 1
Violations:: 0
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: SIDNEY ME
Carrier (USDOT):: JOHN LUCAS TREE EXPERT COMPANY (329770)
Vehicle:: FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:: 961157 (ME)
VIN:: 1FVACXFC7LHKW5708

What this inspection means

This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a clean and typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical

Cleaner than carrier average

Carrier averages 0.58 violations per inspection across 77 prior records

vs Level 2 median in Maine

Cleaner than median (1)

Median of 3,885 Level 2 inspections in Maine during 2026

vs typical at SIDNEY ME

On par with station median (0)

Median of 110 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

1 fewer than the median (1)

Compared to 664,765 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026

Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)

64%

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 violations · 0 OOS

Prior 90 days

6 violations · 2 OOS · 1.20 per inspection

Prior 365 days

11 violations · 2 OOS · 0.50 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.1× their typical violation rate (6 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.58 per inspection).

Honest opinion

A clean inspection here is a positive signal in the context of a recent stretch where this carrier's violation rate ran above its lifetime average.

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	STRAIGHT TRUCK	1FVACXFC7LHKW5708	ME 961157	FREIGHTLINER	M2	2020	—

No violations cited during this inspection.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS
89279559	Oct 15, 2026	ME	L1	AUGUSTA ME	1	—
89060626	Sep 22, 2026	ME	L2	SIDNEY - SCALES	1	—
88866494	Sep 1, 2026	ME	L1	WHITING	2	—

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Carrier

JOHN LUCAS TREE EXPERT COMPANY

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Safety

Carrier crash history

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Station

SIDNEY ME

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State

Inspections in Maine

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Level

Level II — Walk-Around

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Vehicle

VIN 1FVACXFC7LHKW5708

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Plate

961157 (ME)

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Reference

FMCSR Violations

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Recent activity at SIDNEY ME

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