Roadside Inspection 84097693
Roadside inspection on Mar 6, 2025 in California • Carrier: VALLEY IRON INC (USDOT 2671583) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 84097693
- Date:
- Mar 6, 2025
- State:
- California
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 2
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- MONTEREY RD N/OF HIGHLAND AVE
- Carrier (USDOT):
- VALLEY IRON INC (2671583)
- Vehicle:
- KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
- Plate:
- 9F18297 (CA)
- VIN:
- 1XKYDP9X8LJ404506
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 11.
Compared to the median Level 2 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?
How this compares
National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.
Carrier trend at this moment
How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?
This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.1× their typical violation rate (20 violations across 14 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.67 per inspection).
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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)
Units Inspected
2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1XKYDP9X8LJ404506 | CA 9F18297 | KENWORTH | T680 | 2020 | — |
| 2 | SEMI-TRAILER | 1R1F245247K570621 | CA 4JP4291 | FONTAINE TRAILER | Fontaine Trailer | 2007 | — |
Violations Cited
2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393.9A-LTSI | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 392.2-SLLTCD | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. | 5 | Unsafe Driving | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84568748 | Apr 30, 2025 | CA | L1 | CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF | 0 | — |
| 84547989 | Apr 29, 2025 | CA | L3 | CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF | 2 | — |
| 84491981 | Apr 18, 2025 | CA | L1 | GILROY IF | 1 | — |
| 84421693 | Apr 16, 2025 | CA | L2 | ASH ST | 2 | — |
| 84310049 | Apr 2, 2025 | CA | L3 | CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF | 0 | — |
| 84355391 | Apr 1, 2025 | CA | L1 | GILROY IF | 0 | — |
Other inspections of these vehicles
History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | VIN | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88662351 | Aug 10, 2026 | CA | L1 | 1XKYDP9X8LJ404506 | OOS |
| 88662338 | Aug 10, 2026 | CA | L1 | 1XKYDP9X8LJ404506 | — |
| 87218085 | Mar 3, 2026 | CA | L1 | 1XKYDP9X8LJ404506 | — |
| 87218085 | Mar 3, 2026 | CA | L1 | 1R1F245247K570621 | — |
| 86481429 | Dec 4, 2025 | CA | L1 | 1XKYDP9X8LJ404506 | OOS |
| 86481429 | Dec 4, 2025 | CA | L1 | 1R1F245247K570621 | OOS |
| 86481308 | Dec 4, 2025 | CA | L1 | 1XKYDP9X8LJ404506 | — |
| 86481308 | Dec 4, 2025 | CA | L1 | 1R1F245247K570621 | — |
Related records
Recent activity at MONTEREY RD N/OF HIGHLAND AVE
Other carriers inspected here recently.
| Inspection | Date | Carrier | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87663454 | Apr 22, 2026 | SILICON VALLEY CIRCULAR MATERIALS INC | 2 | OOS |