Roadside Inspection 89020887

Roadside inspection on Sep 16, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: VALLEY STEEL RECYCLING LLC (USDOT 4099601) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89020887
Date:
Sep 16, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TX
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1N36900 (TX)

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 12.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
2
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.26 violations per inspection across 39 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 113,532 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2026
vs typical at TX
2
On par with station median (2)
Median of 13,746 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 597,431 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
8%
13 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
1
2 violations · 0 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
44 violations · 5 OOS · 3.38 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKDD49XX8J228031 TX 1N36900 KENWORTH T8 Series 2008
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3DG1V4554PG001035 TX 244C318 C.GALLEGOS C.Gallegos 2023

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance

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
88298356 Jun 30, 2026 TX L2 1XKDD49XX8J228031
85444396 Aug 6, 2025 TX L2 3DG1V4554PG001035 OOS
83518567 Dec 30, 2024 TX L2 3DG1V4554PG001035
82941226 Oct 17, 2024 TX L2 1XKDD49XX8J228031
82736607 Sep 19, 2024 TX L2 3DG1V4554PG001035 OOS
82706974 Sep 17, 2024 TX L2 3DG1V4554PG001035 OOS
82375603 Aug 5, 2024 TX L2 1XKDD49XX8J228031
81798301 Jun 3, 2024 TX L2 3DG1V4554PG001035

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