Roadside Inspection 85017494

Roadside inspection on Jun 19, 2025 in North Carolina • Carrier: VALENA INC (USDOT 1541283) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85017494
Date:
Jun 19, 2025
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
95
Carrier (USDOT):
VALENA INC (1541283)
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
26090HA (VA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 11.

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 Level 1 median in North Carolina
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 17,118 Level 1 inspections in North Carolina during 2025
vs typical at 95
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 683 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
3
2 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
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 393.42 (No brakes as required - Explain:, severity weight 4). (393.42)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RPGL9EG227662 VA 26090HA RAM 3500 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5VGFW5031GL004116 VA 307527TM KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC 2016

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.42 No brakes as required - Explain: 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.43D No or defective automatic trailer brake 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.24D ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically 3 Hours of Service

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88537299 Jul 28, 2026 NC L3 5VGFW5031GL004116
88537299 Jul 28, 2026 NC L3 3C63RPGL9EG227662
87970576 May 26, 2026 NC L3 3C63RPGL9EG227662
87970576 May 26, 2026 NC L3 5VGFW5031GL004116
85761305 Sep 11, 2025 NC L1 5VGFW5031GL004116
85705926 Sep 3, 2025 NC L3 3C63RPGL9EG227662
85705926 Sep 3, 2025 NC L3 5VGFW5031GL004116
83049655 Oct 30, 2024 NC L1 3C63RPGL9EG227662

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