Roadside Inspection 83229676

Roadside inspection on Nov 21, 2024 in California • Carrier: VALLEY IRON INC (USDOT 2671583) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83229676
Date:
Nov 21, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
Carrier (USDOT):
VALLEY IRON INC (2671583)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G79306 (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 4.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 0.57 violations per inspection across 99 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 19,440 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
1
Same as 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)
69%
64 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
6
6 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
10 violations · 1 OOS · 0.59 per inspection
Prior 365 days
64
35 violations · 4 OOS · 0.55 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYDP9X6RJ266280 CA 9G79306 KENWORTH T680 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF482S6F3872951 CA 4ND7518 TRANSCRAFT/WABASH
Ticket: Trail-Eze
Steel Flatbed 2015

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 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
83666432 Jan 20, 2025 CA L1 SAC RIVER 2 OOS
83618442 Jan 15, 2025 CA L1 0
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

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87515175 Apr 2, 2026 CA L1 1TTF482S6F3872951
86959159 Feb 3, 2026 CA L1 1XKYDP9X6RJ266280 OOS
86959135 Feb 3, 2026 CA L1 1XKYDP9X6RJ266280
85054964 Jun 19, 2025 CA L2 1XKYDP9X6RJ266280
84568748 Apr 30, 2025 CA L1 1XKYDP9X6RJ266280
83312104 Dec 2, 2024 CA L1 1TTF482S6F3872951
81354724 Apr 12, 2024 CA L1 1XKYDP9X6RJ266280

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