AVW OF MARYLAND INC

AVW OF MARYLAND INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 23 power units and 27 drivers, based in Kearneysville, WV. Across 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 16.7% out-of-service rate sits near the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Review these
  • Conditional safety rating Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • 1 fatality on crash record 19 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
On file
  • OOS rate better than size peers
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — AVW OF MARYLAND INC (USDOT 2098608)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Conditional safety rating — Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 19 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2098608/
As of: Sep 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2098608 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Conditional rated Company officer: JOHN DOYEN Company officer 2: DARREN GRUENDEL Garbage / Refuse Based in KEARNEYSVILLE, WV

FMCSA census as of Sep 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 86/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 13.3% vs peer median 14.3% (better). n=44494 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Conditional · 45/100

Official FMCSA Conditional safety rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

  • Power Units −2 (25 → 23) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2098608
In FMCSA records since Nov 28, 2010 (~15y)
Company officer JOHN DOYEN
Company officer 2 DARREN GRUENDEL
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
Garbage / Refuse
Fleet size 23 units
Drivers 27
Annual mileage 363,217 mi
Contact & address
Physical
771 JAMES BURR BOULEVARD
KEARNEYSVILLE, WV 25430
Mailing
PO BOX 309
KEARNEYSVILLE, WV 25430
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2098608
In FMCSA records since Nov 28, 2010 (~15y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 363,217 mi
Safety Rating Conditional
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 13.3% vs 23.4% -10.1 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.61 vs 1.80 -1.19
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trucks 23 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 50 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 18 18 0
OOS inspections 0 3 0
OOS percentage 0% 16.67%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
23
Drivers
27
Inspections
50
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
13.3%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
19
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA has assigned this carrier a Conditional safety rating.

Risk intelligence

AVW OF MARYLAND INC had 18 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 16.7%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 4.0.

Inspection profile

18 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MD (10) and DC (7).

Violation profile

16.7% out-of-service rate, near the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (33.3% of violations); top code 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps) cited 5 times, 1 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 25 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 27 drivers; Mack and Freightliner are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 13.3% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 44,494 ACTIVE carriers operating 11–35 power units (±50% of this carrier's 23 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 44,494 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
13.3%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
14.3%
Median across 44,494 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record.

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Power Units 25 23
      Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

May 25, 2026 May 25, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (20 months)

2023-09 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Maryland (MD) 10 2 20.0% Sep 9, 2026
District of Columbia (DC) 7 1 14.3% Aug 24, 2026
Pennsylvania (PA) 1 0 0.0% Oct 21, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Mack 32
Peterbilt 4
Ford 2
Freightliner 1
International 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 0.61 1 Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 6 4.29 4 Sep 14, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (50 rows) View all 50 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88964300 Sep 9, 2026 MD 2 FREDERICK MD
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
88952208 Sep 8, 2026 MD 2 FREDERICK MD
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.9A-LIL No
88832029 Aug 26, 2026 MD 1 FREDERICK MD
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
88786176 Aug 24, 2026 DC 2 WASHINGTON DC
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 393.134B-CRHLC, 392.2-SLL, 393.9A-LIL Yes
88480033 Jul 20, 2026 MD 1
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
88381974 Jul 9, 2026 MD 1
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.9A-LSLI No
88359074 Jul 7, 2026 MD 2
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 392.2-SLLTCD, 393.9A-LIL, 396.17C-PI No
88321475 Jul 3, 2026 MD 2
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLSR No
88126838 Jun 10, 2026 MD 2
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Peterbilt
0 No
88107661 Jun 9, 2026 MD 2
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.100B-C, 393.78A-WS Yes
87308485 Mar 16, 2026 DC 3 WASHINGTON DC
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
87125450 Feb 23, 2026 DC 3 WASHINGTON DC
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86119569 Oct 21, 2025 PA 2
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85108438 Jun 30, 2025 DC 2 WASHINGTON DC
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLL No
84899151 Jun 9, 2025 DC 2 WASHINGTON DC
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 392.2-SLL No
84619895 May 7, 2025 MD 1 COLLEGE PARK MD
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
7 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.45D-B, 392.2-SLLSR Yes
83618890 Jan 15, 2025 DC 2 WASHINGTON DC
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLL No
83271482 Nov 29, 2024 DC 2 WASHINGTON DC
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
82205207 Jul 23, 2024 PA 3 pa-sr322-fermanagh-twp---arch-roc
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
82091797 Jul 11, 2024 MD 1 md-southbound-on-895}toll-facilit
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
82096095 Jul 10, 2024 PA 2 pa-i83-nb-mm-33-newberry-twp---i8
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
81780913 Jun 4, 2024 MD 2 MONTGOMERY COUNTY
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.134(b)(3), 392.2 Yes
81527914 Apr 30, 2024 WV 5 BERKELEY SPRINGS WV
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
81416114 Apr 22, 2024 DC 2 WASHINGTON DC
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
81345072 Apr 12, 2024 DC 3 WASHINGTON DC
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
Recent Crashes (19 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
PA301534700X Feb 14, 2023 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
MD23A0990818 Jan 3, 2023 MD 0 0 Yes No Tow
MD22A0983566 Dec 29, 2022 MD 0 1 Yes No Injury
MD22A0938356 Aug 4, 2022 MD 1 1 Yes No Fatal
MD22A0934831 Jul 13, 2022 MD 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA100963200X Jan 12, 2021 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA007279200X Sep 3, 2020 PA 0 1 Yes No Injury
MD20A0725778 Sep 2, 2020 MD 0 0 Yes No Tow
MD20A0677517 Mar 13, 2020 MD 0 1 Yes No Injury
MD19A0640364 Nov 5, 2019 MD 0 1 No No Injury
PA804244900X Mar 23, 2018 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
MD18A0427378 Jan 30, 2018 MD 0 1 Yes No Injury
MD16A0278845 Nov 1, 2016 MD 0 0 Yes No Tow
MD16A0254801 Aug 22, 2016 MD 0 1 Yes No Injury
MD16A0361126 Aug 20, 2016 MD 0 1 Yes No Injury
MD16A0230499 Jun 6, 2016 MD 0 0 Yes No Tow
MD16A0228000 May 31, 2016 MD 0 2 Yes No Injury
MD15A0106872 Jun 2, 2015 MD 0 3 Yes No Injury
MD1211087383 Feb 23, 2012 MD 0 1 Yes No Injury
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Feb 28, 2023
    enforcement
    Enforcement case WV-2023-0010-US1387 — $9,290
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 5 1
393.134(b)(3) Rear of container not properly secured Vehicle Maintenance 4 4
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 4 0
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 2 0
393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed Vehicle Maintenance 2 2
391.11(b)(4) Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. Driver Fitness 1 1
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 1 1

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