Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 1896960)

RICK BROWN & DALE THERIOT

DBA: LA COSTA LIMOUSINE

U.S. DOT#: 1896960

Address: 2770 LOKER AVE WEST
CARLSBAD, CA 92010
Number of Vehicles: 15
Number of Drivers: 64
Number of Inspections: 13

Safety Rating & OOS Rates AND Licensing and Insurance

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For licensing and insurance information, visit Motus: USDOT Registration System.
For safety rating and Out-of-Service (OOS) rates, visit SAFER.
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BASIC Status (Public Passenger Carrier View)

Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending May 15, 2026

On-Road Performance
0 Measure 0% Percentile	Not Public	0.66 Measure Less than 3 driver inspections	0.05 Measure Less than 5 vehicle inspections with violations	0 Measure 0% Percentile	Not Public	0 Measure Less than 5 driver inspections
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping Avg. PU × UF: 15 Segment: Straight Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 2 with HOS Compliance Violations: 1 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Vehicle Inspections: 13 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 1 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 2 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 2 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	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: 3


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

395.22H3-ELDMF	HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have an instruction sheet for the driver describing ELD malfunction reporting requirements and recordkeeping procedures during ELD malfunctions	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.22H4-ELDBRODS	HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status and other related information for a minimum of 8 days.	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
393.83(h)	Exhaust - Not securely fastened to the vehicle	1	0	1	Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 13


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

7/24/2025	CAUFHU003182	CA	EP25074	CA	BUS		2
6/4/2025	CAN8BH001955	CA	LCL44	CA	BUS		2
6/4/2025	CAN8BH001956	CA	LCL29	CA	BUS		2
6/4/2025	CAN8BH001957	CA	LCL65	CA	BUS		2
6/4/2025	CAN8BH001958	CA	LCL50	CA	BUS		2
6/4/2025	CAN8BH001959	CA	LCL46	CA	LIMOUSINE		2
2/10/2025	CAUE5Z007877	CA	LCL42	CA	BUS		1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.22H4-ELDBRODS HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status a						1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.22H3-ELDMF HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have an instruction sheet for the driver describing ELD malfunction reporting requirements and recordkeeping proce						1
8/1/2024	CAN8BH001732	CA	LCL67	CA	BUS		1
5/31/2024	CAN8BH001633	CA	LCL44	CA	BUS		1
5/31/2024	CAN8BH001634	CA	LCL41	CA	BUS		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.83(h) Exhaust - Not securely fastened to the vehicle						1
5/31/2024	CAN8BH001635	CA	LCL50	CA	BUS		1
5/31/2024	CAN8BH001636	CA	LCL51	CA	BUS		1
5/31/2024	CAN8BH001637	CA	LCL46	CA	LIMOUSINE		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: 9/28/2011 (Compliance Review)
Total Inspections: 13
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 11
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 2
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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Inspection Selection System

For licensing and insurance information, visit Motus: USDOT Registration System.
For safety rating and Out-of-Service (OOS) rates, visit SAFER.
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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 06/14/2026 updated monthly from FMCSA )

No penalties found

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Summary of Activities (as of 5/15/2026, updated monthly)

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

Most Recent Investigation: 9/28/2011 (Compliance Review)	Total Inspections: 13 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 11 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 2	Total Crashes: 0*
9/28/2011 (Compliance Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 2 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 13 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 5/15/2026, 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.

15 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 15 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.

15 Average Power Units = 15 Current Power Units + 15 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 15 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: Straight
Straight trucks/other vehicles constituting more than 30% of the total PU
U.S. DOT# 1896960 = 100% Straight trucks/other vehicles
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
533,333 VMT per Average Power Unit = 8,000,000 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 15 Average Power Units

Based on Step 1 and 2 calculate the Utilization Factor

Straight Segment
Meets Criteria	VMT per Avgerage PU	Utilization Factor
	< 20,000	1
	20,000 – 60,000	1 = VMT per PU ÷ 20,000
	60,000 – 200,000	3
	> 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/.