Roadside Inspection 78330596

Roadside inspection on Apr 11, 2023 in Minnesota • Carrier: VALLEY EXPRESS SPECIALIZED INC (USDOT 2334960)

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
Not recorded
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78330596
Date:
Apr 11, 2023
State:
Minnesota
Type:
Units inspected:
0
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KARLSTAD

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 7.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 3 median in Minnesota
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 11,418 Level 3 inspections in Minnesota during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023

Units Inspected

Unit details not recorded on this inspection.

Unit details not recorded

This inspection's per-unit records (VIN, plate, make/model/year, per-unit OOS flags) were not imported with the parent record. The inspection summary itself is complete — violations, stations, dates, and overall OOS status are all accurate.

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.3(a)(3)(ii) Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty, off duty, or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes 7 Hours of Service

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
78827675 Jun 6, 2023 WV L2 0
78790483 Jun 1, 2023 CO L3 0
78756820 May 22, 2023 IA L2 0
78645800 May 16, 2023 IA L3 4
78627882 May 16, 2023 AR L2 JOHNSON COUNTY 1
78587460 May 9, 2023 MT L2 ROADSIDE HELENA SCALE 0

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78330597 Apr 11, 2023 VALLEY EXPRESS INC 0