DBA: Tilghman Oil Company
John F Tilghman & Sons Inc is an active interstate carrier based in Salisbury, MD.
No insurance filings on record.
View on FMCSA L&I| Vehicle Type | Owned | Term Leased | Trip Leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Trucks | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Power Units | 11 | ||
Distinct vehicles · 24 mo
vs 11 self-reported (MCS-150)
Top makes
Registered in
Higher values = more violations. 0 = clean record.
| Category | Insp w/ Viol |
|---|
| Category | vs. Cohort | vs. State | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 79% | 90% | Worse than most peers |
| HOS Compliance | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Driver Fitness | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Controlled Substances | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 55% | 79% | Around peer average |
Lower percentile = lower SMS measure = stronger safety record. Computed nightly across active carriers in the same state and fleet-size band.
| Type | Inspections | OOS | OOS % | Nat'l Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 0 | 0 | — | 6.67% |
| Vehicle | 0 | 3 | — | 22.26% |
| Hazmat | 10 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Period | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No crashes recorded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most-cited violation codes
| BASIC Category | Total | Severe | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance | 10 | 1 |
| Date | State | Vehicle | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | MD | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | MD | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 2025 | MD | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 11, 2025 | MD | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 2 | 1 |
| Measure |
|---|
| Alert |
|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 2 | 1.90 | — |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 5 | 2.40 | — |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| 4.44% |
Where they run
Inspected in 2 states. Top state MD accounts for 92% of activity. Activity outside home state (MD): 8%.
| 2 |
| Hazardous Materials Compliance | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Unsafe Driving | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 30, 2025 |
| MD |
| STRAIGHT TRUCK |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | MD | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 3 | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2024 | DE | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | MD | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 10, 2024 | MD | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 2024 | MD | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 2 | 1 |
| Date | Code | Description | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2025 | 39216D | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | Unsafe Driving | — |
| Mar 11, 2025 | 172600C1HMER | HM (Emergency Response) - No emergency response information immediately available | Hazardous Materials Compliance | — |
| Mar 11, 2025 | 177817AHMSP | HM (Shipping Papers) - Operate a motor vehicle without a required shipping paper. NOTE: An error in the shipping description or an incomplete shipping description | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2024 | 172602CHMER | HM (Emergency Response) - Improper maintenance/accessibility of emergency response information | Hazardous Materials Compliance | — |
| Dec 13, 2024 | 39351CBLPW | Air Brake - Low pressure warning device missing/inoperative | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2024 | 39355D1B | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after 1998. | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 39395A | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Sep 10, 2024 | 39216 | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | Unsafe Driving | — |
| Sep 10, 2024 | 39355D1 | CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/after 3/1/1998) | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Sep 10, 2024 | 39378 | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | Vehicle Maintenance | — |