Roadside Inspection 84663855

Roadside inspection on May 13, 2025 in New York • Carrier: VALU AUTO LLC (USDOT 3401524) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
3
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84663855
Date:
May 13, 2025
State:
New York
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LATHAM NY
Carrier (USDOT):
VALU AUTO LLC (3401524)
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
10842TV (NY)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hazardous Materials, with a combined severity weight of 22.

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?

vs this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.20 violations per inspection across 168 prior records
vs Level 2 median in New York
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 60,441 Level 2 inspections in New York during 2025
vs typical at LATHAM NY
3
Heavier than station median (1.5)
Median of 34 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
47%
100 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
8
15 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
31
41 violations · 13 OOS · 1.32 per inspection
Prior 365 days
100
103 violations · 20 OOS · 1.03 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 173.24B1-HMNBP (HM (Non-Bulk Packaging) -HM/DG leaking in or from a package., severity weight 10). (173.24B1-HMNBP)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FD8X3H63NEF34236 NY 10842TV FORD F-350 2022

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
173.24B1-HMNBP HM (Non-Bulk Packaging) -HM/DG leaking in or from a package. 10 Hazardous Materials OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
85216509 Jul 8, 2025 NY L2 WORCESTER NY 1
85173665 Jul 3, 2025 NY L2 WORCESTER NY 4 OOS
85124496 Jun 27, 2025 NY L3 PAVILION NY 1
85098628 Jun 24, 2025 NY L2 SAUGERTIES NY 0
85083102 Jun 24, 2025 MD L2 SYKESVILLE MD 0
85015267 Jun 19, 2025 NY L2 SYRACUSE NY 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87557098 Apr 10, 2026 NY L2 1FD8X3H63NEF34236

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