Roadside Inspection 81893690

Roadside inspection on Jun 14, 2024 in California • Carrier: VALLEY IRON INC (USDOT 2671583) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81893690
Date:
Jun 14, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
Carrier (USDOT):
VALLEY IRON INC (2671583)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9F95923 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 18.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.43 violations per inspection across 74 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
6
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
6
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 19,630 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
75%
63 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
7
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
16
5 violations · 1 OOS · 0.31 per inspection
Prior 365 days
63
22 violations · 2 OOS · 0.35 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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYDP9X6NJ151883 CA 9F95923 KENWORTH T680 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF4520562018455 CA 4HH6253 TRANSCRAFT
Ticket: Trail-Eze
Transcraft 2006

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance 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
82269546 Jul 26, 2024 CA L3 GILROY IF 1
82207217 Jul 23, 2024 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 2
82206709 Jul 23, 2024 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 0
82207186 Jul 22, 2024 CA L1 GILROY IF 0
81894766 Jun 14, 2024 CA L1 SR-32 JUMP SCALES 1
81881069 Jun 11, 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
87515175 Apr 2, 2026 CA L1 1XKYDP9X6NJ151883
86200625 Oct 29, 2025 CA L1 1XKYDP9X6NJ151883
84953023 Jun 12, 2025 CA L3 1XKYDP9X6NJ151883
84043353 Mar 4, 2025 CA L1 1XKYDP9X6NJ151883
84000480 Feb 27, 2025 CA L1 1TTF4520562018455 OOS
83229962 Nov 20, 2024 CA L1 1TTF4520562018455
83229962 Nov 20, 2024 CA L1 1XKYDP9X6NJ151883
81341412 Apr 11, 2024 CA L1 1TTF4520562018455

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