Carrier profile · USDOT 36807 · MC-1633049 · Updated Jul 22, 2026

VALLEY PROTEINS LLC

DBA DARLING INGREDIENTS INC

141 power unitsavg 7.6 yrMulti-region · 10 statesIRVING, TX81/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1633049 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
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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 33.3%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 33 vehicle and 73 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 12.4 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

59 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 8

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Thin coverage
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.3 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 141-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
Registered power units
141
Inspections · 24 mo
73
Annualized
≈37 / yr
Coverage
≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

2%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
36%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving76 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance36 · 18 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 24 OOS
  • 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
  • 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving5 · 5 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

6 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 29, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

4ELD device issues
0No log / no ELD
1False logs
0Drove over hours

0 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 528 total · 7 in 24 mo

528
Total crashes
7
In last 24 mo
14
Fatal
215
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20261001
20253023
2024182718
2023200919
2022231922
2021320830
20203821738
20194201739
20183501334
20173611234
20162811426
2015230422
2014260926
2013160614
2012141313
20118027
2010100310
2009132610
200811067
2007161814
20067026
20057016
200412049
20031401010
20029137
2001131612
20006024
19994023
19985025
19973033
1996110910
19958168
19946055
19935024
19925033
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Apr 9, 2026IA00Yes
May 12, 2025NJ01Yes
Jan 28, 2025NC02Yes
Jan 9, 2025DE00Yes
Oct 31, 2024SC03Yes
Oct 12, 2024PA01Yes
Sep 11, 2024NC00Yes
Jul 25, 2024SC10Yes
Jun 7, 2024NC01Yes
Jun 3, 2024NC01Yes
Jun 1, 2024SC10Yes
May 29, 2024SC02Yes
May 15, 2024SC00Yes
Apr 17, 2024SC00Yes
Apr 10, 2024DE00Yes
Apr 8, 2024PA02Yes
Mar 28, 2024NC00Yes
Mar 18, 2024MD01Yes
Feb 29, 2024NC00Yes
Feb 28, 2024PA00Yes
Feb 10, 2024NC00Yes
Feb 7, 2024GA00Yes
Dec 21, 2023NC01No
Dec 16, 2023NC00Yes
Nov 2, 2023PA00Yes