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Roadside Inspection 88572344

Roadside inspection on Jul 29, 2026 in Missouri • Carrier: VALEX TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2813247) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88572344
Date:
Jul 29, 2026
State:
Missouri
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CLARENCE MO
Carrier (USDOT):
VALEX TRUCKING LLC (2813247)
Operating authority:
MC938010
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
35J6JM (MO)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 16.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.65 violations per inspection across 26 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Missouri
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 9,871 Level 1 inspections in Missouri during 2026
vs typical at CLARENCE MO
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 148 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 449,299 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
20%
5 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
2
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
5 violations · 1 OOS · 1.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5
10 violations · 2 OOS · 2.00 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGL3RG220322 MO 35J6JM RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 16V3F4823S6385809 MO 58M6KD BIG TEX Big Tex 2025 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
89061840 Sep 21, 2026 AZ L2 PAYSON AZ 16 OOS
88470669 Jul 20, 2026 WV L3 — 1 —
88372433 Jul 9, 2026 SD L1 — 0 —
88082498 Jun 9, 2026 NV L1 REGION 3 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88470669 Jul 20, 2026 WV L3 16V3F4823S6385809 —
88470669 Jul 20, 2026 WV L3 3C63RRGL3RG220322 —
87073882 Feb 16, 2026 FL L3 3C63RRGL3RG220322 —
87073882 Feb 16, 2026 FL L3 16V3F4823S6385809 —
86720823 Jan 2, 2026 CA L3 16V3F4823S6385809 —
86720823 Jan 2, 2026 CA L3 3C63RRGL3RG220322 —
86039776 Oct 9, 2025 MT L3 16V3F4823S6385809 —
86039776 Oct 9, 2025 MT L3 3C63RRGL3RG220322 —

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