Roadside Inspection 84547989

Roadside inspection on Apr 29, 2025 in California • Carrier: VALLEY IRON INC (USDOT 2671583) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84547989
Date:
Apr 29, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
Carrier (USDOT):
VALLEY IRON INC (2671583)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G91478 (CA)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 16.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.71 violations per inspection across 125 prior records
vs Level 3 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 79,886 Level 3 inspections in California during 2025
vs typical at CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 19,353 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
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 1,066,282 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
56%
61 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
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
29 violations · 7 OOS · 1.71 per inspection
Prior 365 days
61
62 violations · 11 OOS · 1.02 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.4× their typical violation rate (29 violations across 17 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.71 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYDP9X3LJ404509 CA 9G91478 KENWORTH T680 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N1482C0S1573973 CA 4WK4133 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 1995

Violations Cited

2 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
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 2501-5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 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
85094337 Jun 27, 2025 CA L1 NIMITZ IF 3 OOS
85054964 Jun 19, 2025 CA L2 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
84953023 Jun 12, 2025 CA L3 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 2
84904357 Jun 3, 2025 CA L1 GILROY IF 0
84904106 Jun 2, 2025 CA L2 GILROY IF 0
84702638 May 14, 2025 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86916547 Jan 28, 2026 CA L1 1XKYDP9X3LJ404509 OOS
86200625 Oct 29, 2025 CA L1 13N1482C0S1573973
84953023 Jun 12, 2025 CA L3 13N1482C0S1573973
84659275 May 13, 2025 CA L3 1XKYDP9X3LJ404509
84421693 Apr 16, 2025 CA L2 1XKYDP9X3LJ404509
84043353 Mar 4, 2025 CA L1 13N1482C0S1573973
81881069 Jun 11, 2024 CA L1 1XKYDP9X3LJ404509
80965080 Feb 14, 2024 CA L1 1XKYDP9X3LJ404509

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