CSA
UnknownUSDOT 3062679· CARRIER· EIN 85-0496384
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WITTMAN WHARF SEAFOOD LLC

8762 HOWETH RD, WITTMAN, MD, 21676(410) 310-8259info@wittmanwharfseafood.comJOHN HARGROVE
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
5.7%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
2.5%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
100
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
No red flags in the public FMCSA record

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle35 inspections · 5.7% OOS · National 22%
Driver40 inspections · 2.5% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

40 inspections · 56 violations (4 OOS) · 10% of inspections had an OOS finding.

40
Inspections
56
Violations
4
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

21
total

Most inspected in · top 4 states

  • MD27
  • NC1
  • DE1
  • VA1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

High impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 92% is at/over the 65% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.

What’s contributing9 violations (24 mo)
Speeding5 viol49%
  • 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit5× · 49%
Following / lane / reckless3 viol35%
  • 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other3× · 35%
Seat belt1 viol16%
  • 392.16-DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV1× · 16%
What to do
  • Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
Projected estimatecould improve up to 14 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

A high share of violations are occurring in Wicomico County, MD

Medium impact

21 of 33 violations in the last 12 months (64%) came from inspections in Wicomico County, MD. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.

What to do
  • Review the inspections from Wicomico County, MD to spot recurring issues
  • Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 47% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing33 violations (24 mo)
Lighting / lamps17 viol59%
  • 393.9A-LBLLighting - Backup lamp inoperative4× · 18%
  • 393.9A-LHLILighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative2× · 15%
  • 393.9A-LCLLighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative4× · 9%
Inspection / repair / DVIR5 viol15%
  • 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection5× · 15%
Brakes3 viol12%
  • 396.3A1-BALACBrake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber2× · 10%
  • 393.45D-BAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection1× · 2%
Other6 viol11%
  • 396.9D2-FTFFailing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report1× · 3%
  • 393.81Horn inoperative1× · 3%
  • 393.203B-CBPCab and Body Parts - Cab/body mounts loose/broken/missing1× · 2%
What to do
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses; clean lenses and check the trailer plug
Projected estimatecould improve up to 30 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

Holding steady
4
Inspections
12
Violations
1
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Unsafe Driving 33%Vehicle Maintenance 33%Other 33%
Focus here first
1Unsafe Driving
4 violations · 33% of recent
  • 392.2-SLLTCD×2State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other
  • 392.16-DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
  • 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
Do this
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
  • Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
2Vehicle Maintenance
4 violations · 33% of recent
Do this
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
  • Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
3Other
4 violations · 1 OOS · 33% of recent
  • 392.2-SLLSRState/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation
  • 392.2-SLLDLState/Local Laws - Misc. driver's license violation
  • 396.3A1-BOSBrake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination · OOS
Do this
  • Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
Repeat offenders (same code, multiple times)
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
FleetTrained (my companion project) makes branded, multilingual training videos for these exact violations — your driver watches and gets a completion certificate for the file.

Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

48
Inspections
76
Violations
7
Out-of-service
365
CSA points
0
Crashes
6
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

11 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

5 incomplete vehicle 3 truck 2 trailer 1 other
2015 INTERNATIONAL MA025seen 25×
3HAMMMML8FL541550· 5FD4004 MD
2016 CHEVROLET Silveradoseen 6×
1GB3CYCG5GZ211006· 4EN4071 MD
2013 INTERNATIONAL MA025seen 6×
1HTMMAAN5DH200887· 7FL6615 MD
2017 INTERNATIONAL LF687seen 5×
3HCDJSNR1HL500333· 0680F3 MD
1989 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 4×
1GRAA9229KS042801· 2932384 ME
2012 INTERNATIONAL TA005seen 3×
1HTJSSKK5CJ383329· 467E00 MD
2020 CHEVROLET Silverado
1GC4YTE72LF349681· 2EL1875 MD
BIGFO
1G9BF2420PA607766· 5205801 ME
1997 MITSUBISHI FUSO FM617
JW6DEJ1E1VM000575· 6EC1448 MD
2015 CHEVROLET Silverado
1GC0KYEGXFZ557825· 3GD7902 MD
2004 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS25344M156220· 5560290 MD

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY

Power units
4
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
3
3 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0M mi
reported 2023
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi3 drivers
Company officer
JOHN HARGROVE
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2017-10-26
Last MCS-150 update
2024-10-22
Census status
Active

Fleet: 4 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 1 owned trailers.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs or officers with 5 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

5
Connected carriers
1
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
4
Strong links
Strong· 4
1
HARGROVE TOOLS INC
USDOT 4294387Active· ENGLEWOOD, CO
Strong
Officer
2
HARGROVE TOOLS INC
USDOT 3037785Active· ENGLEWOOD, CO
Strong
Officer
3
HARGROVE TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 1793792Active· EDISON, GA
Strong
Officer
4
RELIABLE CX LLC
USDOT 4188376Inactive· BOLIVAR, MO
Strong
Officer

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

2 events
  1. 10/22/2024MCS-150 update filed

    0.0M mi reported (2023)

  2. 10/26/2017Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
Last review
2025-10-09
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2024-10-22
Reported mileage
8,500 mi (2023)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 21, 2026, 7:48 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.