Roadside Inspection 83831183

Roadside inspection on Feb 7, 2025 in California • Carrier: VALLEY IRON INC (USDOT 2671583) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83831183
Date:
Feb 7, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SR-32 JUMP SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
VALLEY IRON INC (2671583)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9E23440 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 26.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.56 violations per inspection across 108 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
7
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 175,608 Level 1 inspections in California during 2025
vs typical at SR-32 JUMP SCALES
7
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 167 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
7
6 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
65%
60 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
4
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
7 violations · 1 OOS · 0.70 per inspection
Prior 365 days
60
37 violations · 4 OOS · 0.62 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 393.43A-TPV (Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve, severity weight 4). (393.43A-TPV)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKDD49X1DJ331140 CA 9E23440 KENWORTH T8 Series 2013
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS24551A381427 CA 4GE9136 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2001

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEQP State/Local Laws - Violation of state and local law - Equipment violation. (Must have corresponding state statute or regulation) 8 Unsafe Driving
393.43A-TPV Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-ALBV Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-ALBV Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5-HL HUBS - Leaking HUB. 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
84310049 Apr 2, 2025 CA L3 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
84355391 Apr 1, 2025 CA L1 GILROY IF 0
84260756 Mar 27, 2025 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
84248320 Mar 26, 2025 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 6 OOS
84172524 Mar 18, 2025 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
84097693 Mar 6, 2025 CA L2 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86856599 Jan 21, 2026 CA L2 1UYFS24551A381427
82590875 Sep 4, 2024 CA L3 1UYFS24551A381427
82206709 Jul 23, 2024 CA L1 1UYFS24551A381427
80622665 Jan 15, 2024 CA L2 1XKDD49X1DJ331140
80175960 Nov 14, 2023 CA L1 1UYFS24551A381427

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