Roadside Inspection 79102829

Roadside inspection on Jul 6, 2023 in California • Carrier: VALLEY IRON INC (USDOT 2671583) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79102829
Date:
Jul 6, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
Carrier (USDOT):
VALLEY IRON INC (2671583)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G79308 (CA)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.71 violations per inspection across 14 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 4,735 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
57%
14 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
5
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
7 violations · 2 OOS · 0.54 per inspection
Prior 365 days
14
10 violations · 3 OOS · 0.71 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYDP9X8RJ266281 CA 9G79308 KENWORTH T680 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF4520562018455 CA 4HH6253 TRANSCRAFT
Ticket: Trail-Eze
Transcraft 2006

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance

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
79573403 Sep 1, 2023 CA L3 COTTONWOOD IF 0
79526360 Aug 25, 2023 CA L3 CORDELIA IF 0
79423924 Aug 9, 2023 CA L1 GILROY IF 0
79287035 Jul 24, 2023 CA L1 1
79202998 Jul 19, 2023 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 1
79128653 Jul 12, 2023 CA L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86304459 Nov 4, 2025 CA L2 1XKYDP9X8RJ266281
84000480 Feb 27, 2025 CA L1 1TTF4520562018455 OOS
83710910 Jan 27, 2025 CA L3 1XKYDP9X8RJ266281
83429694 Dec 17, 2024 CA L1 1XKYDP9X8RJ266281
83231183 Nov 21, 2024 CA L3 1XKYDP9X8RJ266281
83229962 Nov 20, 2024 CA L1 1TTF4520562018455
81893690 Jun 14, 2024 CA L1 1TTF4520562018455 OOS
81341412 Apr 11, 2024 CA L1 1TTF4520562018455

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