Roadside Inspection 83161043

Roadside inspection on Nov 12, 2024 in Wisconsin • Carrier: VALLEY EXPRESS INC (USDOT 189247) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83161043
Date:
Nov 12, 2024
State:
Wisconsin
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
JANESVILLE WI
Carrier (USDOT):
VALLEY EXPRESS INC (189247)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 387 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
23588P (ND)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 14.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.19 violations per inspection across 391 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Wisconsin
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 12,213 Level 2 inspections in Wisconsin during 2024
vs typical at JANESVILLE WI
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 1,917 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
3
2 more than 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)
47%
255 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
21
21 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
53
53 violations · 8 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
255
292 violations · 37 OOS · 1.15 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP7DB9X54D834177 ND 23588P PETERBILT 387 2004
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 1P9CP4320CB343953 ND T84277 PRATT INDUSTRIES Pratt Industries 2012

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative. 2 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
83621305 Jan 9, 2025 MN L1 MOORHEAD MN 2 OOS
83584812 Jan 9, 2025 MT L3 WIBAUX MT 0
83607515 Jan 8, 2025 MN L3 SAGINAW MN 0
83580042 Jan 8, 2025 WI L1 HUDSON WI 1
83571991 Jan 6, 2025 FL L3 TAMPA FL 0
83535367 Jan 4, 2025 ID L2 SAGE JUNCTION ID 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82274645 Jul 31, 2024 SD L3 1XP7DB9X54D834177

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