Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 1391091)

KEVIN CATES INC

U.S. DOT#: 1391091

Address: 2502 US HWY 180 EAST
BRECKENRIDGE, TX 76424
Number of Vehicles: 5
Number of Drivers: 10
Number of Inspections: 4

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 02/09/2025 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY

(Rating Date: 07/25/2016)

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	50.0	21.4
Driver	40.0	6.0
Hazmat		4.5

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 02/09/2025 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	Yes	MC-539498
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 27, 2024

On-Road Performance
2.56 Measure	Not Public	1.33 Measure	12 Measure	1.66 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: 4.7 Segment: Combination Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 4 with HOS Compliance Violations: 2 Safety Event Group: 3-10 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 1 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 1 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Driver Inspections: 4 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 1 Safety Event Group: 1 driver inspections with Controlled Substances/Alcohol Violations	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 4 with Driver Fitness Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping
Investigation Results
No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	N/A	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	Not Public	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered

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Violation Summary

Violations: 9


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

392.16	Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV	1	0	7	Unsafe Driving
392.71(a)	Using or equipping a CMV with radar detector	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
395.8	Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.8(k)(2)	Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status	1	1	5	HOS Compliance
390.3(e)	Prohibited from performing safety sensitive functions per 382.501(a) in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse.	1	1	10	Drugs/Alcohol
393.11TL	Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.11TU	Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	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: 4


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

11/20/2024	AR5730000472	AR	R547074	TX	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
12/16/2023	TXV231262331	TX	R614568	TX	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
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)
Drugs/Alcohol Violation: 390.3(e) Driver prohibited from performing safety sensitive functions per 382.501(a) in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (OOS)						10 + 0 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11TU Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997						3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11TL Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997						3
8/2/2023	LALANM003952	LA	R577830	TX	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.71(a) Using or equipping a CMV with radar detector						5
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.16 Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV						7
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8(k)(2) Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status (OOS)						5 + 2 (OOS)
3/3/2023	UT23SB000174	UT	R577830	TX	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8 Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)						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: 1


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)

12/16/2023	TX6RKBHQE1H8	TX	UNKNOWN	UK	0	10	Yes	No	2	1	2

Investigation Results

Acute/Critical Violations: 1

Investigation Date	Investigation	Violation	Description	BASIC
7/17/2024	NON-R	382.215	Using a driver known to have tested positive for a controlled substance	Drugs/Alcohol

Summary of Activities

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

Most Recent Investigation: 7/17/2024 (Non-Ratable Review)
Total Inspections: 4
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 1
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 3
Total Crashes* : 1

*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.

Acute/Critical violations citied within last 12 months from investigation. Acute/Critical Violations cited within last 12 months from an investigation.

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Carrier Registration

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 02/09/2025 updated monthly from FMCSA )

Closed Date Case #
12/23/2024 HI-2024-0023-US1827

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Summary of Activities (as of 12/27/2024, updated monthly)

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

Most Recent Investigation: 7/17/2024 (Non-Ratable Review)	Total Inspections: 4 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 1 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 3	Total Crashes: 1*
7/17/2024 (Non-Ratable Review) 7/26/2019 (Non-Ratable Review) 7/15/2016 (Compliance Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 4 50.0% Vehicle Inspections 1 100.0% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 1 Towaway Crashes 0

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Average PU × Utilization Factor (as of 12/27/2024, 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.

4.7 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 4.7 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.

4.7 Average Power Units = 5 Current Power Units + 5 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 4 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# 1391091 = 100% Combination trucks/motor coach buses
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
79,800 VMT per Average Power Unit = 372,667 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 4.7 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 + (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.

Motor carrier safety ratings are available at http://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov and motor carrier licensing and insurance status are available at http://li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov/.