Roadside Inspection 83200650

Roadside inspection on Nov 13, 2024 in Minnesota • Carrier: VALLEY EXPRESS INC (USDOT 189247) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83200650
Date:
Nov 13, 2024
State:
Minnesota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CLARKS GROVE MN
Carrier (USDOT):
VALLEY EXPRESS INC (189247)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Peterbilt
Plate:
7089P (ND)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 1.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.19 violations per inspection across 394 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Minnesota
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 17,979 Level 3 inspections in Minnesota during 2024
vs typical at CLARKS GROVE MN
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 776 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
46%
258 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
24
26 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
56
58 violations · 8 OOS · 1.04 per inspection
Prior 365 days
258
297 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 4V4NC9TG08N265224 ND 7089P VOLVO TRUCK
Ticket: Peterbilt
VNL 2008
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0623FW704750 MN 9972STX GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2015

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.30B1-ELDDFR HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the informaiton. 1 Hours of Service

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
83607135 Jan 12, 2025 UT L3 ECHO UT 1 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

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83284393 Nov 27, 2024 MO L3 1GRAA0623FW704750

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