VALLEY PLATING WORKS INC

Joins 11 inspections on file from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 30, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

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Vehicle OOS Rate above national average 33.3% vs 23.4% national (+9.9 pts).

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TruckCodex risk summary — VALLEY PLATING WORKS INC (USDOT 2659372)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average — 33.3% vs 23.4% national (+9.9 pts).

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2659372/
As of: Oct 30, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 2659372 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: DAVID CULLEN Company officer 2: JOHN CULLEN General Freight Other Based in COMMERCE, CA

FMCSA census as of Oct 30, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 2/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 40% · 2/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: Peer OOS benchmark not available for this carrier.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 2659372

In FMCSA records since Jun 12, 2015 (~11y)

Company officer DAVID CULLEN

Company officer 2 JOHN CULLEN

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

General Freight, Other

Fleet size 4 units

Drivers 9

Annual mileage 40,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (323) 838-0208

Email: [email protected]

Physical

5900 SHEILA STREET

COMMERCE, CA 90040

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2659372

In FMCSA records since Jun 12, 2015 (~11y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 40,000 mi

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	1	0	0
Trailers	7	0	0
Trucks	3	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

33.3%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 33.3% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	0.57	1	—	Oct 26, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (11 rows) View all 11 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89039409	Sep 18, 2026	CA	1	SR-14 PIT SCALES	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 01709E4 · 1FDUF5GN2RDA31170	0	—	No
86673561	Dec 24, 2025	CA	1	DESOTO UNDER SR-118	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 8R82574 · 1FDXF46S9XEE94901	1	—	Yes
86387988	Nov 19, 2025	CA	1	WB PERALTA SCALE	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9F52259 · 1FUJGEDV8DSBV1130	2	392.2-SLLSOA, 393.9A-LLPL	No
84508072	Apr 28, 2025	CA	3	—	HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 56854F3 · 5PVNJ8JV6H4S63514	1	392.2-SLLSR	No
81231790	Mar 29, 2024	CA	2	DESOTO UNDER SR-118	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 6K98928 · 1FDAF56S3YEE14425	4	392.2, 390.21T(a)	Yes
80758346	Jan 19, 2024	CA	5	COMMERCE	MONON SEMI-TRAILER Ticket: Monn CA 4CK3901 · 1NNVA4820JM112602	0	—	No
80697214	Jan 19, 2024	CA	5	COMMERCE	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9F52259 · 1FUJGEDV8DSBV1130	0	—	No
80697105	Jan 19, 2024	CA	5	COMMERCE	HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 56854F3 · 5PVNJ8JV6H4S63514	0	—	No
79572399	Aug 25, 2023	CA	5	ca-w/b-peralta-scales	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9F52259 · 1FUJGEDV8DSBV1130	0	—	No
78908514	Jun 12, 2023	CA	1	ca-peralta-scales-w/b	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9F52259 · 1FUJGEDV8DSBV1130	0	—	No
78654497	May 17, 2023	CA	1	WB PERALTA SCALE	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9F52259 · 1FUJGEDV8DSBV1130	2	393.75(a)(3), 396.3(a)(1)	Yes

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