Valley Pallet Trucking Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
42 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 4
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
- Registered power units
- 19
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 42
- Annualized
- ≈21 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.1 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving39 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 21, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 23 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2022 | CA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2011 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2011 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2011 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2010 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2010 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2007 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2006 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2005 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2005 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2004 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2003 | CA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 13, 1998 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |