Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 1209420)

BALKAN-MAR EXPRESS LLC

U.S. DOT#: 1209420

Address: 10530 DIXIE HWY
WALTON, KY 41094
Number of Vehicles: 14
Number of Drivers: 16
Number of Inspections: 22

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 01/31/2026 updated daily from SAFER )

CONDITIONAL

(Rating Date: 04/04/2020)

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	62.5	23.2
Driver	0.0	6.4
Hazmat		4.4

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 01/31/2026 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	Yes	MC-541011
Passenger	No
Household Goods	No
Broker	No

BASIC Status (Public Property Carrier View)

Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending December 26, 2025

On-Road Performance
1 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure	7.27 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 1 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping Avg. PU × UF: 10 Segment: Combination Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 22 with HOS Compliance Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 8 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 5 Safety Event Group: 5-10 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 22 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 22 with Driver Fitness Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections
Investigation Results
No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	N/A	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	Not Public	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered

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Violation Summary

Violations: 11


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

392.2-SLLT	State/Local Laws - Operating a CMV while texting	1	0	10	Unsafe Driving
393.45B2-B-AIR	Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured.	1	1	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.53(b)	CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.75(a)	Flat tire or fabric exposed	1	1	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.75(a)(3)	Tire-flat and/or audible air leak	1	1	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.9(a)	Inoperative Brake Lamps	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9H	Inoperable head lamps	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9TS	Inoperative turn signal	1	1	6	Vehicle Maint.
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
396.3(a)1BOS	Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination.	1	1	0	Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 22


Report			Vehicle			Measure
Inspection Date	Number	State	Plate Number	Plate State	Type	Severity Weight (SW)	Time Weight (TiW)

10/31/2025	NC0006814529	NC	A86275	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
10/26/2025	TNI033AS0028	TN	A72465	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
10/20/2025	TNI034H60068	TN	PWR3633	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
9/25/2025	KSHP03301207	KS	A88728	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
7/16/2025	TNI037K20051	TN	AL15283	AZ	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
3/27/2025	OH3278000378	OH	A75608	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
12/30/2024	OH3218000055	OH	A81043	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
12/23/2024	GA1439000699	GA	A74969	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLT State/Local Laws - Operating a CMV while texting						10
12/18/2024	KSHP05090213	KS	AL15283	AZ	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
12/13/2024	CO1712000024	CO	AL15283	AZ	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
10/24/2024	FL3252000372	FL	A74969	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
9/24/2024	KYM840000060	KY	A88728	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9TS Inoperative turn signal (OOS)						6 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9(a) Inoperative Brake Lamps						6
9/9/2024	KYCV43334990	KY	PWR3633	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3(a)1BOS BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on the vehicle or combination (OOS)						0 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
7/31/2024	CO0611400017	CO	A88725	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
7/19/2024	TNI032I40025	TN	PWR3633	OH	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
7/5/2024	GA1441000355	GA	A85605	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
6/25/2024	IN8843004780	IN	A81043	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
5/2/2024	OH3244017518	OH	A86275	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
4/30/2024	PAB314412155	PA	A75608	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9H Inoperable head lamps						6
3/12/2024	TNI038A50007	TN	A86189	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
1/11/2024	TNI033U80035	TN	A86189	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
12/26/2023	OH3261013604	OH	A72465	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1

Reviewed-Not Preventable Crash Activity (vehicles involved in crashes)

Total Number of Crashes: 0

This carrier has no crashes to display.

Crashes Included in SMS (vehicles involved in crashes)

Total Number of Crashes: 2


Report			Vehicle		Crash				Measure = Sum of the Total Weight (TotW)
Date	Number	State	Plate Number	Plate State	Fatal	Inj.	Tow.	HM	Severity Weight (SW)	Time Weight (TiW)	Total Weight (TotW)

7/3/2025	KY0073203339	KY	A75608	KY	0	0	Yes	No	1	3	3
9/20/2024	FL2640284204	FL	A85605	KY	0	0	Yes	No	1	1	1

Investigation Results

Acute/Critical Violations: 0

This carrier has no Acute/Critical violations to display.

Summary of Activities

The summary includes information on the 5 most recent investigations and 24 months of inspections and crash history.

Most Recent Investigation: 11/5/2021 (Non-Ratable Review)
Total Inspections: 22
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 16
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 6
Total Crashes* : 2

*Crashes listed represent a motor carrier’s involvement in reportable crashes, regardless of the carrier’s or driver’s role in the crash. Continue for details.

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Carrier Registration

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 01/31/2026 updated monthly from FMCSA )

Closed Date Case #
3/5/2020 KY-2020-0024-US1559

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Summary of Activities (as of 12/26/2025, updated monthly)

The summary includes information on the 5 most recent investigations and 24 months of inspections and crash history.

Most Recent Investigation: 11/5/2021 (Non-Ratable Review)	Total Inspections: 22 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 16 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 6	Total Crashes: 2*
11/5/2021 (Non-Ratable Review) 1/31/2020 (Compliance Review) 7/8/2015 (Compliance Review) 11/18/2011 (Compliance Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 22 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 8 50.0% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 0 Towaway Crashes 2

*Crashes listed represent a motor carrier’s involvement in reportable crashes, regardless of the carrier’s or driver’s role in the crash. Continue for details.

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Average PU × Utilization Factor (as of 12/26/2025, updated monthly)

The SMS normalizes the Unsafe Driving and Crash Indicator BASICs measure by carrier size (i.e., a hybrid power unit and vehicle miles travelled measure) to account for exposure. Carrier size is defined as average power units multiplied by the utilization factor.

10 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 10 Average Power Units × 1 Utilization Factor

Average Power Units
Utilization Factor

In order to account for changes in a carrier's fleet size during the previous 24 months an average power unit value is used in the calculation to determine a carrier's Unsafe Driving BASIC and Crash Indicator measures.

10 Average Power Units = 14 Current Power Units + 8 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 8 Power Units 18 Months Ago
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The Utilization Factor is a multiplier that adjusted the average PU values based on the utilization in terms of VMT per average PU.

Determine Carrier Segment: Combo
Combination trucks/motor coach buses constituting 70% or more of the total PU
U.S. DOT# 1209420 = 100% Combination trucks/motor coach buses
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
80,000 VMT per Average Power Unit = 800,000 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 10 Average Power Units

Based on Step 1 and 2 calculate the Utilization Factor

Combo Segment
Meets Criteria	VMT per Avgerage PU	Utilization Factor
	< 80,000	1
	80,000 – 160,000	1 = 1 + ( 80,000 VMT per PU − 80,000) ÷ 133,333
	160,000 – 200,000	1.6
	> 200,000	1
	No Recent VMT Information	1

Use of SMS Data/Information

FAST Act of 2015:

Readers should not draw conclusions about a carrier's overall safety condition simply based on the data displayed in this system. Unless a motor carrier has received an UNSATISFACTORY safety rating under part 385 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, it is authorized to operate on the Nation's roadways.

Safety Measurement System:

The data in the Safety Measurement System (SMS) is performance data used by the Agency and Enforcement Community. A symbol, based on that data, indicates that FMCSA may prioritize a motor carrier for further monitoring.

The symbol is not intended to imply any federal safety rating of the carrier pursuant to 49 USC 31144. Readers should not draw conclusions about a carrier's overall safety condition simply based on the data displayed in this system. Unless a motor carrier in the SMS has received an UNSATISFACTORY safety rating pursuant to 49 CFR Part 385, or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by the FMCSA, it is authorized to operate on the nation's roadways.

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