Roadside Inspection 80350596

Roadside inspection on Dec 8, 2023 in South Dakota • Carrier: VALLEY EXPRESS INC (USDOT 189247) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80350596
Date:
Dec 8, 2023
State:
South Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SISSETON POE SD
Carrier (USDOT):
VALLEY EXPRESS INC (189247)
Operating authority:
MC149591
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R680293 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 16.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a more severe than 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 1.18 violations per inspection across 153 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Dakota
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 5,055 Level 2 inspections in South Dakota during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
52%
152 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
20
12 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
56
54 violations · 5 OOS · 0.96 per inspection
Prior 365 days
152
181 violations · 20 OOS · 1.19 per inspection
Honest opinion

An out-of-service order is one of the most consequential outcomes a roadside inspection can produce — the most heavily-weighted OOS citation here was 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9XXHD413438 TX R680293 PETERBILT 579 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF4820951075828 TX 180B126 TRANSCRAFT Transcraft 2005

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
80791384 Feb 6, 2024 MN L1 WORTHINGTON SCALE 4
80832526 Feb 5, 2024 ND L2 FARGO ND 1
80780350 Feb 5, 2024 NE L3 HEBRON 81 SCALE 2
80819103 Feb 2, 2024 ND L2 BUXTON ND 1
80763779 Feb 2, 2024 MO L2 WILLOW SPRINGS MO 0
80768442 Feb 1, 2024 KS L2 BELLEVILLE 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88473839 Jul 21, 2026 AR L3 1TTF4820951075828 OOS
86500655 Dec 3, 2025 LA L3 1TTF4820951075828
81521358 May 3, 2024 AR L2 1TTF4820951075828 OOS
81521358 May 3, 2024 AR L2 1XPBDP9XXHD413438 OOS
80545288 Jan 3, 2024 NM L2 1XPBDP9XXHD413438
79044616 Jul 3, 2023 MS L2 1TTF4820951075828

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