Roadside Inspection 86563935

Roadside inspection on Dec 12, 2025 in Montana • Carrier: VALLEY EXPRESS INC (USDOT 189247) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86563935
Date:
Dec 12, 2025
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CLEARWATER MT
Carrier (USDOT):
VALLEY EXPRESS INC (189247)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 386 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
14949P (ND)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 8.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.09 violations per inspection across 738 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Montana
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 11,102 Level 2 inspections in Montana during 2025
vs typical at CLEARWATER MT
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 992 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
1
Same as 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)
55%
315 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
24
12 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
65
55 violations · 5 OOS · 0.85 per inspection
Prior 365 days
315
303 violations · 42 OOS · 0.96 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 383.95-LCDL (Restriction - (CDL) - Operate A CMV In Violation Of A Restriction., severity weight 8). (383.95-LCDL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPHD49X9DD179327 ND 14949P PETERBILT 386 2013
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2537HU718911 ID TV1732 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2017

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.95-LCDL Restriction - (CDL) - Operate A CMV In Violation Of A Restriction. 8 Driver Fitness 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
87015137 Feb 10, 2026 ND L3 BUXTON ND 0
87015072 Feb 10, 2026 ND L2 BUXTON ND 1
87004074 Feb 10, 2026 MO L3 CLARENCE MO 0
87053996 Feb 9, 2026 MT L2 BUTTE MT 0
87047938 Feb 9, 2026 WA L3 SPRAGUE WA 0
87003033 Feb 9, 2026 ND L2 FARGO ND 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87482295 Mar 27, 2026 MT L2 1UYVS2537HU718911
87482295 Mar 27, 2026 MT L2 1XPHD49X9DD179327
81886466 Jun 14, 2024 MT L1 1XPHD49X9DD179327
81886466 Jun 14, 2024 MT L1 1UYVS2537HU718911
79935417 Oct 11, 2023 WA L3 1XPHD49X9DD179327
79935417 Oct 11, 2023 WA L3 1UYVS2537HU718911
79886041 Oct 10, 2023 MT L3 1UYVS2537HU718911
79886041 Oct 10, 2023 MT L3 1XPHD49X9DD179327

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