Roadside Inspection 79658159

Roadside inspection on Sep 12, 2023 in California • Carrier: VALLEY IRON INC (USDOT 2671583) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79658159
Date:
Sep 12, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
Carrier (USDOT):
VALLEY IRON INC (2671583)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9E96465 (CA)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 3.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a typical result.

Severity context

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

vs this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.64 violations per inspection across 22 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 8,608 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
1
Same as 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)
59%
22 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
2
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
5 violations · 0 OOS · 0.42 per inspection
Prior 365 days
22
14 violations · 3 OOS · 0.64 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKZDP9X2EJ418067 CA 9E96465 KENWORTH T880 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRDM90227H703841 CA 4GZ2098 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2007

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
80054367 Oct 30, 2023 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 0
80043798 Oct 25, 2023 CA L1 GILROY IF 1
80044487 Oct 24, 2023 CA L1 GILROY IF 0
79961792 Oct 18, 2023 CA L2 0
79960456 Oct 18, 2023 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 0
79911314 Oct 12, 2023 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88662351 Aug 10, 2026 CA L1 1GRDM90227H703841 OOS
86268009 Nov 5, 2025 CA L1 1XKZDP9X2EJ418067
84260756 Mar 27, 2025 CA L1 1XKZDP9X2EJ418067
81787946 Jun 3, 2024 CA L1 1XKZDP9X2EJ418067
81787946 Jun 3, 2024 CA L1 1GRDM90227H703841
79775512 Sep 26, 2023 CA L1 1GRDM90227H703841
79775512 Sep 26, 2023 CA L1 1XKZDP9X2EJ418067

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