Roadside Inspection 80897441

Roadside inspection on Feb 16, 2024 in California • Carrier: VALLEY IRON INC (USDOT 2671583) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80897441
Date:
Feb 16, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SAN LUIS OBISPO
Carrier (USDOT):
VALLEY IRON INC (2671583)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9E96463 (CA)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.47 violations per inspection across 51 prior records
vs Level 3 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 74,469 Level 3 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at SAN LUIS OBISPO
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 216 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

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 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
69%
51 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
8
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
16
3 violations · 1 OOS · 0.19 per inspection
Prior 365 days
51
24 violations · 4 OOS · 0.47 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (3 violations across 16 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.47 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X0EJ417980 CA 9E96463 KENWORTH T680 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1PTF71TJ8H9007091 CA 4SU1311 TRAILMOBILE
Ticket: Trim
Trailmobile Trailer 2017

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
81367806 Apr 16, 2024 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
81354724 Apr 12, 2024 CA L1 GILROY IF 0
81341412 Apr 11, 2024 CA L1 GILROY IF 0
81298609 Apr 5, 2024 CA L1 GILROY IF 0
81145922 Mar 18, 2024 CA L1 GILROY IF 0
81079354 Mar 8, 2024 CA L1 GILROY IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88095697 Jun 9, 2026 CA L1 1XKYD49X0EJ417980
86573788 Dec 11, 2025 CA L1 1XKYD49X0EJ417980
84248320 Mar 26, 2025 CA L1 1XKYD49X0EJ417980 OOS
83098518 Nov 5, 2024 CA L1 1XKYD49X0EJ417980
83097551 Nov 5, 2024 CA L1 1XKYD49X0EJ417980 OOS
81341412 Apr 11, 2024 CA L1 1XKYD49X0EJ417980

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