Roadside Inspection 89031226

Roadside inspection on Sep 16, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: VALLEY TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC (USDOT 456821) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89031226
Date:
Sep 16, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Operating authority:
MC238157
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL HX520 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PAW6599 (MN)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.95 violations per inspection across 961 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Iowa
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 11,527 Level 3 inspections in Iowa during 2026
vs typical at IA
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,869 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 613,816 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
47%
282 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
18
19 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
52
60 violations · 9 OOS · 1.15 per inspection
Prior 365 days
282
298 violations · 56 OOS · 1.06 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSPAAPT1SN317353 MN PAW6599 INTERNATIONAL HX520 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4KNFT26356L160583 MN 3998STR TOWMASTER INC. Towmaster Inc. 2006

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSIV State/Local Laws - State insurance violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit. 4 Unsafe Driving

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
89038152 Sep 18, 2026 PA L1 16 OOS
89032728 Sep 18, 2026 KY L3 CORBIN KY 1
89010433 Sep 15, 2026 ID L2 CALDWELL ID 1
88978767 Sep 12, 2026 OK L2 SEQUOYAH PORT OF ENTRY 0
88978466 Sep 11, 2026 NM L1 NM 0
88982808 Sep 10, 2026 WI L2 ETTRICK WI 5

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87078033 Feb 17, 2026 NM L3 3HSPAAPT1SN317353
86234972 Nov 2, 2025 KS L2 3HSPAAPT1SN317353
85139627 Jul 2, 2025 IA L3 3HSPAAPT1SN317353
84960714 Jun 11, 2025 WA L3 3HSPAAPT1SN317353

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