AKEHURST LANDSCAPE SERVICE INC

Joins 19 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 23, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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

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OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 22.2% vs peer 15.0% Details →
For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

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TruckCodex risk summary — AKEHURST LANDSCAPE SERVICE INC (USDOT 508180)
Verdict: CAUTION
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No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 22.2% vs peer 15.0%
  • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file — MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/508180/
As of: Oct 23, 2026
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USDOT 508180 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: JAY F TARLETON Company officer 2: JOHN C AKEHURST Building Materials Machinery / Large Objects Grain / Feed / Hay Other (PLANT MATERIAL) Based in JOPPA, MD

FMCSA census as of Oct 23, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 80/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

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

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 22.2% vs peer median 15% (worse). n=17494 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA 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.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓

Drivers −4 (58 → 54) · Oct 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Drivers +4 (54 → 58) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

Company officer 2 JAY F TARLETON → JOHN C AKEHURST · Oct 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Company officer JOHN C AKEHURST → JAY F TARLETON · Oct 19, 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 508180

In FMCSA records since Dec 28, 1992 (~33y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer JAY F TARLETON

Company officer 2 JOHN C AKEHURST

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Building Materials, Machinery / Large Objects, Grain / Feed / Hay, Other (PLANT MATERIAL)

Fleet size 58 units

Drivers 54

Annual mileage 450,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (410) 538-4018

Email: [email protected]

Physical

712 PHILADELPHIA ROAD

JOPPA, MD 21085-3123

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 508180

In FMCSA records since Dec 28, 1992 (~33y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 450,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 22.2% vs 23.4% -1.2 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.79 vs 1.80 -1.01

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%

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
Trailers	30	0	0
Trucks	47	11	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 38 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	19	19	0
OOS inspections	0	4	0
OOS percentage	0%	21.05%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

22.2%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 22.2% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 17,494 ACTIVE carriers operating 29–87 power units (±50% of this carrier's 58 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 17,494 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

22.2%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

15%

Median across 17,494 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +7.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 4 tracked changes on record. · 2 driver-count changes · 2 officer changes

Record Changes

Oct 19, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Company officer 2 JAY F TARLETON JOHN C AKEHURST
  FMCSA Company Census
- Company officer JOHN C AKEHURST JAY F TARLETON
  FMCSA Company Census
- Drivers 58 54
  FMCSA Company Census
May 25, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Drivers 54 58
  Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (18 months)

2023-12 2026-10

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)	19	4	21.1%	Oct 19, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Ford		21
Isuzu		3
Big Tex		2
Cove		2
Covered Wa		2
Chevrolet		2
Brmr		1
Cam Superl		1
Courier		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	—	Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	0.12	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	8	—	3.43	3	—	Oct 19, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (38 rows) View all 38 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89312119	Oct 19, 2026	MD	2	GLEN BURNIE MD	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 7FA5671 · 1FDUF4GT9NDA05846	5	393.9A-LTSI, 393.40F-BNPB, 393.9A-LSLIWR	Yes
89137827	Sep 28, 2026	MD	2	FREDERICK MD	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 4EJ1761 · 1FD8W3H68LED79232	5	393.9A-LSLIWR, 393.9A-LCL, 393.9A-LIL	Yes
88260013	Jun 26, 2026	MD	2	—	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 8EY0056 · 1FD0W4GN6NED38662	2	392.2-SLLSR, 393.95A4-EEUS	No
87722397	Apr 28, 2026	MD	1	SYKESVILLE MD	ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 4GW1503 · 54DC4J1D6TS202595	0	—	No
87708340	Apr 28, 2026	MD	1	BELCAMP MD	ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 3DR8448 · 54DC4J1B0JS807482	0	—	No
87708089	Apr 28, 2026	MD	1	SYKESVILLE MD	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 9ED8844 · 1FD8W3H68KEG79805	1	17C-PI	No
87327660	Mar 17, 2026	MD	1	ANNAPOLIS MD	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 8EY0075 · 1FD8W3H60NED11039	0	—	No
86861373	Jan 21, 2026	MD	2	EDGEWOOD MD	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 5EZ4976 · 54DCDJ1D6NS200283	1	396.17C-PI	No
86744766	Jan 7, 2026	MD	2	BALTIMORE MD	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 1FH3022 · 1FD8W3G63JEB41951	6	393.9A-LTSI, 393.9A-LSLIWR, 393.100B-C	Yes
85956886	Oct 2, 2025	MD	2	WHITE MARSH MD	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 9ED8845 · 1FD8W3H69LEC55437	0	—	No
85877080	Sep 19, 2025	MD	1	DARLINGTON MD	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 5FH3484 · 1FDWF7DE5KDF01142	1	393.9A-LLPL	No
85823577	Sep 12, 2025	MD	2	PERRYVILLE MD	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 5FH3484 · 1FDWF7DE5KDF01142	0	—	No
85405791	Jul 31, 2025	MD	2	ABERDEEN MD	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 2DR1683 · 1FD8W3H66KED54876	0	—	No
85082980	Jun 24, 2025	MD	2	WHITE MARSH MD	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Courier MD 2DR4597 · 1FDWF7DE5KDF00587	3	393.78A-WS, 393.9A-LIL, 393.9A-LSML	No
85011969	Jun 20, 2025	MD	1	GLEN BURNIE MD	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Dodge MD 5FJ9648 · 3C7WRTCJ5RG157301	1	393.95F	No
84908921	Jun 6, 2025	MD	2	PIKESVILLE MD	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 9ED8844 · 1FD8W3H68KEG79805	1	392.16-D	No
84908865	Jun 6, 2025	MD	2	PIKESVILLE MD	ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 3GM3789 · 54DC4J1D6RS222919	0	—	No
84050074	Mar 6, 2025	MD	2	I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 9E17591 · 1FTRF3BT3LEE92013	2	393.43DBMA, 393.100B-C	Yes
83376941	Dec 12, 2024	MD	1	md-baltimore-county-p.d.	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 2DR1740 · 1FD8W3H62KED54874	0	—	No
82731369	Sep 23, 2024	MD	2	BALTIMORE CITY	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 1FH3022 · 1FD8W3G63JEB41951	0	—	No
82680088	Sep 17, 2024	MD	2	HARFORD COUNTY	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 2CR2117 · 1FD8W3H60HEB78772	4	392.2, 393.203(b), 391.41(a)	No
82629349	Sep 11, 2024	MD	2	BALTIMORE COUNTY	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 5FH3484 · 1FDWF7DE5KDF01142	10	393.75(c), 393.43, 393.9(a)	Yes
82518551	Aug 28, 2024	MD	1	CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 5EZ4976 · 54DCDJ1D6NS200283	0	—	No
82200717	Jul 24, 2024	MD	1	FREDERICK COUNTY	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 4EJ1761 · 1FD8W3H68LED79232	2	393.43, 393.95(a)	Yes
82019988	Jul 2, 2024	MD	2	CECIL COUNTY	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 2DE7224 · 1FD8W3G67JEB41953	5	393.9(a), 393.95(f), 393.95(a)	No

Recent Crashes (2 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
MD21A0868182	Dec 16, 2021	MD	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
MD1211089125	Jan 16, 2012	MD	0	1	Yes	No	Injury

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
HARFORD COUNTY	MD	6	1
BALTIMORE COUNTY	MD	5	1
BALTIMORE CITY	MD	3	0
GLEN BURNIE MD	MD	2	1
PIKESVILLE MD	MD	2	0
SYKESVILLE MD	MD	2	0
WHITE MARSH MD	MD	2	0
ABERDEEN MD	MD	1	0
ANNAPOLIS MD	MD	1	0
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY	MD	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	12	0
391.41(a)	Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate.	Driver Fitness	3	0
393.75(c)	Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove	Vehicle Maintenance	3	1
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	2	0
393.43	No/improper breakaway or emergency braking	Vehicle Maintenance	2	2
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
393.95(f)	Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper.	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
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
393.104(f)(3)	Loose or unfastened tiedown.	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.203(b)	Cab/body improperly secured to frame	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

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Field change history

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