Roadside Inspection 82542513

Roadside inspection on Aug 29, 2024 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 #:
82542513
Date:
Aug 29, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
Carrier (USDOT):
VALLEY IRON INC (2671583)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9F23633 (CA)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 3.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.56 violations per inspection across 82 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 19,515 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 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
70%
61 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
4 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
16 violations · 2 OOS · 1.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
61
32 violations · 3 OOS · 0.52 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.4× their typical violation rate (16 violations across 12 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.56 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKZDP9X4FJ444249 CA 9F23633 KENWORTH T880 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1WRSB5281VW975049 CA 1VX3087 WESCO TRAILER SALES Wesco Trailer Sales 2027

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.24(d) ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically 3 Hours of Service
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
82980654 Oct 9, 2024 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 0
82850837 Oct 4, 2024 CA L1 GILROY IF 0
82850744 Oct 4, 2024 CA L1 GILROY IF 0
82750555 Sep 23, 2024 CA L2 1
82750009 Sep 23, 2024 CA L1 GILROY IF 0
82720283 Sep 18, 2024 CA L1 FRESNO AREA 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87193444 Mar 2, 2026 CA L1 1XKZDP9X4FJ444249
84172524 Mar 18, 2025 CA L1 1XKZDP9X4FJ444249
79688671 Sep 15, 2023 CA L1 1WRSB5281VW975049
79688671 Sep 15, 2023 CA L1 1XKZDP9X4FJ444249

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