Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 152296)

THIELEN BUS LINES INC

U.S. DOT#: 152296

Address: 220 W 11TH ST
REDWOOD FALLS, MN 56283-2004
Number of Vehicles: 7
Number of Drivers: 22
Number of Inspections: 33

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 01/14/2026 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY

(Rating Date: 03/10/2025)

Out of Service Rates

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

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 01/14/2026 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	No
Passenger	Yes	MC-145169
Household Goods	No
Broker	No

BASIC Status (Public Passenger Carrier View)

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

On-Road Performance
0 Measure 0% Percentile	Not Public	0 Measure 0% Percentile	0.03 Measure Less than 5 vehicle inspections with violations	0 Measure 0% Percentile	Not Public	0 Measure 0% Percentile
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping Avg. PU × UF: 7.7 Segment: Combination Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 7 with HOS Compliance Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 3-10 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 33 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 1 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 7 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 7 with Driver Fitness Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 5-10 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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Carrier may be prioritized for an intervention action and roadside inspection. Denotes this carrier exceeds the FMCSA Intervention Threshold relative to its safety event grouping based upon roadside data and/or has been cited with one or more Acute/Critical Violations within the past 12 months during an investigation. Therefore, this carrier may be prioritized for an intervention action and roadside inspection.

Violation Summary

Violations: 1


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

393.9A-LCL	Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative.	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 33


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

11/24/2025	MN0395000628	MN	PRZ8980	MN	MOTOR COACH		3
11/24/2025	MN0395000630	MN	PRZ0508	MN	MOTOR COACH		3
11/24/2025	MN0395000629	MN	PRY0041	MN	MOTOR COACH		3
11/24/2025	MN0395000627	MN	3551PRA	MN	MOTOR COACH		3
11/24/2025	MN0395000626	MN	0029PBA	MN	MOTOR COACH		3
10/10/2025	NM4396P7V5WC	NM	PRY0041	MN	MOTOR COACH		3
9/25/2025	NDFT25003894	ND	PRY0041	MN	BUS		3
5/2/2025	IA000P169MWL	IA	0647PRA	MN	MOTOR COACH		2
3/14/2025	MN1667000420	MN	PRZ0508	MN	MOTOR COACH		2
3/4/2025	MN1667000373	MN	0647PRA	MN	MOTOR COACH		2
3/4/2025	MN0395000306	MN	3551PRA	MN	MOTOR COACH		2
3/4/2025	MN1667000371	MN	PRZ8980	MN	MOTOR COACH		2
3/4/2025	MN1667000372	MN	PRY0041	MN	MOTOR COACH		2
3/4/2025	MN1667000370	MN	PRZ9625	MN	MOTOR COACH		2
3/4/2025	MN0395000305	MN	0612PRA	MN	MOTOR COACH		2
12/18/2024	MN1625000074	MN	PRY0041	MN	MOTOR COACH		1
12/18/2024	MN1625000072	MN	3551PRA	MN	MOTOR COACH		1
12/18/2024	MN1625000073	MN	0612PRA	MN	MOTOR COACH		1
12/18/2024	MN1625000071	MN	0647PRA	MN	MOTOR COACH		1
11/13/2024	MOT031400169	MO	PRZ9625	MN	MOTOR COACH		1
11/13/2024	MOT031400168	MO	PRY0041	MN	MOTOR COACH		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative						2
10/11/2024	NM4396O7X5PP	NM	PRY0041	MN	MOTOR COACH		1
9/26/2024	NDFT25003856	ND	0647PRA	MN	BUS		1
8/27/2024	IA000TT6CGZR	IA	0647PRA	MN	BUS		1
8/27/2024	IA000TT6CGZS	IA	3551PRA	MN	BUS		1
7/12/2024	MN1667000028	MN	PRZ8980	MN	MOTOR COACH		1
7/12/2024	MN1667000027	MN	PRY7919	MN	MOTOR COACH		1
7/12/2024	MN1667000026	MN	0612PRA	MN	MOTOR COACH		1
7/12/2024	MN1667000029	MN	3551PRA	MN	MOTOR COACH		1
4/5/2024	MN0AEW001600	MN	PRY7919	MN	MOTOR COACH		1
4/5/2024	MN0AEW001601	MN	3551PRA	MN	MOTOR COACH		1
4/5/2024	MN0AEW001602	MN	PRZ8980	MN	MOTOR COACH		1
4/5/2024	MN0AEW001603	MN	PRZ9625	MN	MOTOR COACH		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: 0

This carrier has no crashes to display.

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: 3/10/2025 (Compliance Review)
Total Inspections: 33
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 32
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 1
Total Crashes* : 0

*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 01/14/2026 updated monthly from FMCSA )

Closed Date Case #
9/12/2022 MN-2022-0056-US1083

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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: 3/10/2025 (Compliance Review)	Total Inspections: 33 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 32 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 1	Total Crashes: 0*
3/10/2025 (Compliance Review) 3/21/2022 (Compliance Review) 3/15/2018 (Compliance Review) 4/1/2015 (Onsite Comprehensive Investigation) 8/28/2013 (Non-Ratable Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 7 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 33 0.0% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 0 Towaway Crashes 0

*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.

7.7 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 7.7 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.

7.7 Average Power Units = 7 Current Power Units + 7 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 9 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# 152296 = 85% Combination trucks/motor coach buses
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
41,199 VMT per Average Power Unit = 316,000 VMT From Investigation (MCS-151) ÷ 7.7 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/.