Roadside Inspection 83139554

Roadside inspection on Nov 4, 2024 in California • Carrier: VALLEY IRON INC (USDOT 2671583) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83139554
Date:
Nov 4, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NIMITZ IF
Carrier (USDOT):
VALLEY IRON INC (2671583)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9F18297 (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 6.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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 0.54 violations per inspection across 93 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 89,480 Level 2 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at NIMITZ IF
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 10,444 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
69%
59 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
8 violations · 0 OOS · 0.62 per inspection
Prior 365 days
59
33 violations · 3 OOS · 0.56 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYDP9X8LJ404506 CA 9F18297 KENWORTH T680 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1R1F245247K570621 CA 4JP4291 FONTAINE TRAILER Fontaine Trailer 2007

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 6 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
83429694 Dec 17, 2024 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 0
83330709 Dec 5, 2024 CA L1 GILROY IF 1
83312104 Dec 2, 2024 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
83231183 Nov 21, 2024 CA L3 CORDELIA IF 0
83229676 Nov 21, 2024 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 1
83229962 Nov 20, 2024 CA L1 3

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 1XKYDP9X8LJ404506 OOS
88662338 Aug 10, 2026 CA L1 1XKYDP9X8LJ404506
87218085 Mar 3, 2026 CA L1 1R1F245247K570621
87218085 Mar 3, 2026 CA L1 1XKYDP9X8LJ404506
86481429 Dec 4, 2025 CA L1 1XKYDP9X8LJ404506 OOS
86481429 Dec 4, 2025 CA L1 1R1F245247K570621 OOS
86481308 Dec 4, 2025 CA L1 1XKYDP9X8LJ404506
86481308 Dec 4, 2025 CA L1 1R1F245247K570621

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