Carrier profile · USDOT 525219 · MC-264170 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SPECIALIZED SERVICES INC

17 power unitsavg 3.9 yrLocal · 2 statesCROFTON, MD85/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-264170 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 9.4%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 53 vehicle and 56 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

15.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 13.6 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

50 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 6

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
1.6 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.
Registered power units
17
Inspections · 24 mo
56
Annualized
28 / yr
Coverage
1.6 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

75%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
19%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving33 · 0 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
  • 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 82 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 27 total · 0 in 24 mo

27
Total crashes
0
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
14
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20241011
20231011
20213023
20192012
20181011
20172012
20161001
20151011
20131001
20112012
20101011
20092002
20041001
20031011
19991001
19982012
19973013
19961011
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Mar 19, 2024PA01Yes
Oct 5, 2023MD01Yes
Dec 30, 2021MD01Yes
May 26, 2021MD01Yes
May 24, 2021MD00Yes
Oct 26, 2019MD01Yes
Mar 22, 2019MD00Yes
Nov 15, 2018MD01Yes
Aug 15, 2017MD00Yes
Apr 12, 2017MD01Yes
Feb 26, 2016MD00Yes
Jul 16, 2015MD02Yes
Jun 19, 2013MD00Yes
Nov 30, 2011MD01Yes
Apr 25, 2011MD00Yes
Apr 13, 2010MD01Yes
Jun 18, 2009MD00Yes
Feb 26, 2009MD00Yes
Jun 1, 2004MD00Yes
Dec 17, 2003MD01Yes
Dec 10, 1999VA00Yes
Jul 29, 1998MD01Yes
Apr 9, 1998VA00Yes
Jun 12, 1997MD01Yes
Apr 3, 1997MD00Yes