Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 141280)

CHICAGO SUBURBAN EXPRESS INC

U.S. DOT#: 141280

Address: 5504 W 47TH STREET
FOREST VIEW, IL 60638
Number of Vehicles: 33
Number of Drivers: 41
Number of Inspections: 23

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 04/06/2025 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY

(Rating Date: 12/20/1996)

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	50.0	21.4
Driver	0.0	6.0
Hazmat	100.0	4.5

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 04/06/2025 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	Yes	MC-151275
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 February 28, 2025

On-Road Performance
0.95 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure	8.87 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: 35.7 Segment: Combination Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 23 with HOS Compliance Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 8 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 3 Safety Event Group: 5-10 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 23 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 23 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: 21


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
392.82(a)1	Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV	1	0	10	Unsafe Driving
393.11	No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.45DLPC	Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.45DLUV	Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle	1	0	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.
393.55(c)(2)	CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system.	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.75A3-TAOL	Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS	2	2	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.78	Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers.	1	0	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.78A-WS	Washers - Inoperative washing system.	1	0	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LFTSI	Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative.	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LIL	Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative.	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LSLI	Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
396.3A1-BALAC	Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber	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.
396.5B-HWSLIW	Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
396.5B-L	Lubrication - Oil or grease leak.	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
177.834(a)	Package not secure in vehicle	1	1	10	HM Compliance

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 23


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

1/24/2025	IL4178160107	IL	P1116885	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
10/24/2024	IL5002850030	IL	P1250104	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
9/27/2024	IL0882790143	IL	P1086751	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
9/18/2024	IL3998220768	IL	P1250105	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
9/17/2024	WI2746002833	WI	P1101572	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative						6
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak						3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.						6
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
7/10/2024	IL4182470108	IL	P1101570	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
7/8/2024	IL3998351825	IL	P1250104	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
6/28/2024	WI2746002695	WI	P881847	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system.						1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
5/16/2024	IL3998640917	IL	APPLIED	IL	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
5/15/2024	IL0126000155	IL	TEMP008232A9	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
HM Compliance Violation: 177.834(a) Package not secure in vehicle (OOS)						10 + 2 (OOS)
4/19/2024	IL4038520199	IL	P771115	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.16 Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV						7
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.82(a)1 Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV						10
3/25/2024	IL4039540778	IL	P945988	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
1/18/2024	IL4243870042	IL	P881847	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
12/8/2023	IL3976320370	IL	P877546	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
10/10/2023	IL4249420031	IL	P1086750	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
9/3/2023	IL4182640079	IL	P945988	IL	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
7/9/2023	IL4181440014	IL	P945988	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
6/1/2023	IL4005000200	IL	P1159434	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
5/18/2023	IL0825120335	IL	P907606	IL	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
5/18/2023	IL4037600150	IL	30318K	IL	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
5/17/2023	WI2625001822	WI	P881847	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.5B-HWSLIW Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45DLUV Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45DLPC Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required						3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers						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)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55(c)(2) CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system						4
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
4/6/2023	IL0882800069	IL	P899863	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
3/1/2023	IL3998220639	IL	P902854	IL	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)

12/7/2023	ILX003249211	IL	P771115	IL	0	0	Yes	No	1	1	1
7/17/2023	ILX003086239	IL	P1101572	IL	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: 12/9/1996 (Compliance Review)
Total Inspections: 23
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 18
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 5
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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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 04/06/2025 updated monthly from FMCSA )

No penalties found

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Summary of Activities (as of 2/28/2025, updated monthly)

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

Most Recent Investigation: 12/9/1996 (Compliance Review)	Total Inspections: 23 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 18 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 5	Total Crashes: 2*
12/9/1996 (Compliance Review) 8/11/1987 (Safety Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 23 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 8 50.0% Placardable HM Inspections 1 100.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 12.5%	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 2/28/2025, 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.

35.7 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 35.7 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.

35.7 Average Power Units = 33 Current Power Units + 33 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 41 Power Units 18 Months Ago
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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/.

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