Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 1971301)

LEKELA TRANS EXPRESS LLC

U.S. DOT#: 1971301

Address: 211 MEMORIAL DRIVE
SHREWSBURY, MA 01545
Number of Vehicles: 6
Number of Drivers: 8
Number of Inspections: 16

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 03/14/2025 updated daily from SAFER )

Not Rated

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	50.0	21.4
Driver	12.5	6.0
Hazmat		4.5

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 03/14/2025 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	Yes	MC-697654
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
3.22 Measure	Not Public	2.92 Measure	9.21 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0.37 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 4 Safety Event Group: 3-4 driver inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations Avg. PU × UF: 18 Segment: Straight Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 16 with HOS Compliance Violations: 6 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 8 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 8 Safety Event Group: 5-10 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 16 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 16 with Driver Fitness Violations: 1 Safety Event Group: 11-20 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: 28


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

392.2LV	Lane Restriction violation	1	0	3	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS2	State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit.	1	0	4	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS3	State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit.	1	0	7	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS4	State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit.	1	0	10	Unsafe Driving
395.24C2II	Driver failed to manually add the trailer number	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.24C2III	Driver failed to manually add shipping document number	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.32B	Driver failed to assume or decline unassigned driving time	1	0	5	HOS Compliance
395.34A1	Failing to note malfunction that requires use of paper log	1	0	5	HOS Compliance
395.34A1-ELDDFN	HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice of the malfunction to the motor carrier within 24 hours.	1	0	5	HOS Compliance
395.3A2-PROP	Driving beyond 14 hour duty period (Property carrying vehicle)	2	0	7	HOS Compliance
395.8	Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.8(e)	False report of drivers record of duty status	2	1	7	HOS Compliance
383.23(a)(2)	Operating a CMV without a CDL	1	1	8	Driver Fitness
393.11	No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.25(a)	Improper Lamp Mounting	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.75(a)(3)	Tire-flat and/or audible air leak	2	2	8	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	1	1	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.9	Inoperable Required Lamp	3	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9H	Inoperable head lamps	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9TS	Inoperative turn signal	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
396.3A1-BALAC	Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
396.3(a)(1)	Brake - Leak from air chamber	1	1	4	Vehicle Maint.
396.5(b)	Oil and/or grease leak	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 16


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

12/17/2024	CT0997000855	CT	98266	MA	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS4 State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit						10
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.34A1-ELDDFN HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice of the malfunction to the motor carrier within 24 hours						5
10/3/2024	CT3132004979	CT	9865A	MA	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
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)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber						4
8/21/2024	ME1121009882	ME	98266	MA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.3A2-PROP Driving beyond 14 hour duty period (Property carrying vehicle)						7
8/12/2024	MADD00001753	MA	98266	MA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit						7
7/8/2024	CT1359000016	CT	5922A	MA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak						3
6/21/2024	CT3091005416	CT	1AF41S	MA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
5/6/2024	ME4387003059	ME	6424A	MA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.3A2-PROP Driving beyond 14 hour duty period (Property carrying vehicle)						7
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8(e) False report of drivers record of duty status						7
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3(a)(1) Brake - Leak from air chamber (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
4/16/2024	CT3120004517	CT	5922A	MA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2LV Lane Restriction violation						3
4/11/2024	ME1121009628	ME	98266	MA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
1/2/2024	ME2659001068	ME	1AF41S	MA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
9/28/2023	CT3075002362	CT	9865A	MA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9H Inoperable head lamps						6
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9TS Inoperative turn signal						6
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8(e) False report of drivers record of duty status (OOS)						7 + 2 (OOS)
9/27/2023	CT3015002294	CT	3583B	MA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8 Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)						1
8/21/2023	ME4387002784	ME	5922A	MA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.25(a) Improper Lamp Mounting						6
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp						2
4/28/2023	ME1121008931	ME	95075	MA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
3/31/2023	CT3120003667	CT	6424A	MA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required						3
3/30/2023	MACU00002075	MA	9865A	MA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Driver Fitness Violation: 383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.24C2II Driver failed to manually add the trailer number						1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.24C2III Driver failed to manually add shipping document number						1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.32B Driver failed to assume or decline unassigned driving time						5
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.34A1 Failing to note malfunction that requires use of paper log						5

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)

3/8/2024	NJ0024706561	NJ	5922A	MA	0	0	Yes	No	1	2	2

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: 4/28/2023 (Non-Ratable Review)
Total Inspections: 16
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 2
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 14
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.

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 03/14/2025 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: 4/28/2023 (Non-Ratable Review)	Total Inspections: 16 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 2 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 14	Total Crashes: 1*
4/28/2023 (Non-Ratable Review) 5/25/2021 (Non-Ratable Review) 6/15/2018 (Non-Ratable Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 16 12.5% Vehicle Inspections 8 50.0% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 0 Towaway Crashes 1

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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.

18 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 6 Average Power Units × 3 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.

6 Average Power Units = 6 Current Power Units + 6 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 6 Power Units 18 Months Ago
3

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# 1971301 = 100% Straight trucks/other vehicles
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
108,166 VMT per Average Power Unit = 649,000 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 6 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	3 = 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.

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