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Roadside Inspection 89217113

Roadside inspection on Oct 7, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: H & E TREE SERVICE & LANDSCAPING LLC (USDOT 3455018)

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
—
Not recorded
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89217113
Date:
Oct 7, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
0
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GAITHERSBURG MD
Operating authority:
MC1125950

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 17.

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 Level 2 median in Maryland
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 34,720 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at GAITHERSBURG MD
5
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 113 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 663,174 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
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 393.43DBMA (Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle., severity weight 4). (393.43DBMA)

Units Inspected

Vehicle unit details are pending — typically arrive within a few days.

Vehicle unit details pending

Vehicle unit details (VIN, plate, make/model/year, per-unit OOS flags) are typically available within a few days of the inspection date as the FMCSA unit feed catches up. Check back soon. The inspection summary itself is complete — violations, stations, dates, and overall OOS status are all accurate.

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75B-TFV Tires - Front, less than 4/32 inch tread depth. 8 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.43DBMA Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95A1 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95F Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
391.41A-MCPC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate. 1 Driver Fitness —

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
88700574 Aug 12, 2026 MD L2 — 6 OOS

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