Roadside Inspection 83195209

Roadside inspection on Nov 18, 2024 in Wyoming • Carrier: VALLEY EXPRESS INC (USDOT 189247) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83195209
Date:
Nov 18, 2024
State:
Wyoming
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
EVANSTON PORT OF ENTRY
Carrier (USDOT):
VALLEY EXPRESS INC (189247)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T600 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
14914P (ND)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.17 violations per inspection across 401 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Wyoming
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 4,709 Level 1 inspections in Wyoming during 2024
vs typical at EVANSTON PORT OF ENTRY
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 197 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
3
2 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)
46%
263 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
27
19 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
61
60 violations · 8 OOS · 0.98 per inspection
Prior 365 days
263
299 violations · 37 OOS · 1.14 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKADB9X33R706808 ND 14914P KENWORTH T600 2003
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0627GW704509 ND T997919 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2016

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.207B-AALPME-OOS More than 25% of the locking pins are missing or not engaged. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11B-CSURR Conspicuity Systems - Trailers, upper rear retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1, 1993. 3 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
83646021 Jan 16, 2025 WI L1 SOUTH RANGE WI 2
83667999 Jan 15, 2025 MN L3 MOORHEAD MN 2
83624969 Jan 15, 2025 NM L2 SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY 2
83623235 Jan 14, 2025 MT L3 WIBAUX MT 0
83591404 Jan 13, 2025 NE L3 NORTH PLATTE WEST BOUND 0
83607135 Jan 12, 2025 UT L3 ECHO UT 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86690164 Dec 31, 2025 MT L1 1GRAA0627GW704509
86690164 Dec 31, 2025 MT L1 1XKADB9X33R706808
81755775 May 30, 2024 MT L1 1GRAA0627GW704509
81755775 May 30, 2024 MT L1 1XKADB9X33R706808
81234339 Mar 25, 2024 ND L3 1GRAA0627GW704509
81234339 Mar 25, 2024 ND L3 1XKADB9X33R706808

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