Valmont Industries 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
46 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 5
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
- 78
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 46
- Annualized
- ≈23 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving12 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Sep 25, 2024. 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· 16 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2025 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2024 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2021 | FL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2019 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2017 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2017 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2016 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2016 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2014 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2012 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2011 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2009 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2009 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2009 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |