Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 2155076)

GAINES EXPRESS LLC

U.S. DOT#: 2155076

Address: 200 1ST AVE NW STE 202
HICKORY, NC 28601
Number of Vehicles: 10
Number of Drivers: 45
Number of Inspections: 21

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BASIC Status (Public Property Carrier View)

Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending July 31, 2026

On-Road Performance
0.64 Measure	Not Public	2 Measure	6.92 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 2 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping Avg. PU × UF: 33.9 Segment: Combination Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 21 with HOS Compliance Violations: 3 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 13 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 9 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 21 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 21 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: 25


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
392.2-SLLML	State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
395.22H4	Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids	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
395.3A2-HOSPD	HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time	1	0	7	HOS Compliance
395.8E-HOSPDOOS	HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last rest period. Explain:	1	1	7	HOS Compliance
393.100(b)	Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo	1	1	7	Vehicle Maint.
393.104(b)	Damaged securement system/tiedowns	1	0	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.23PT	All required lamps on towed vehicle inoperative due to no electrical connection	1	1	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.45B2-BHTD	Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.	1	1	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.45B2PC	Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit	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.
393.53B-B	Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.75(a)	Flat tire or fabric exposed	2	2	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.75A1-TEPBM	Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area	1	0	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.75(a)(3)	Tire-flat and/or audible air leak	1	1	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.9	Inoperable Required Lamp	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LRLI	Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LSML	Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection	2	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
396.3A1-BNMH	Brake - Non-manufactured hole or crack in the spring brake housing section of a parking brake	1	1	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: 21


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

7/14/2026	NC0006894769	NC	VW8958	NC	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
4/24/2026	GA1429001334	GA	VV7591	NC	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLML State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane						5
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8E-HOSPDOOS HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last rest period. Explain: (OOS)						7 + 2 (OOS)
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.3A2-HOSPD HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Tim						7
5/28/2025	NC0006760937	NC	ND3155	NC	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection						4
5/8/2025	NC0006756051	NC	VW3386	NC	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
3/19/2025	NC0006739990	NC	ND3155	NC	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
3/5/2025	NC0006735233	NC	ND3155	NC	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
2/21/2025	NC0006730187	NC	ND3155	NC	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
12/20/2024	NC0006710534	NC	ND3155	NC	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
10/17/2024	VA5452000683	VA	MN3555	NC	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative						6
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75A1-TEPBM Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area						8
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
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
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3(a)1BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination (OOS)						0 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3A1-BNMH Brake - Non-manufactured hole or crack in the spring brake housing section of a parking brake (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
10/9/2024	NC0006690751	NC	MN3528	NC	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.100(b) Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo (OOS)						7 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.104(b) Damaged securement system/tiedowns						1
9/21/2024	NC0006687344	NC	ML3058	NC	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
9/18/2024	NC0006686695	NC	NK5501	NC	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
9/13/2024	MD3261003411	MD	NM1054	NC	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection						4
9/5/2024	NC0006683462	NC	MN3557	NC	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.16 Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV						7
8/29/2024	NC0006681140	NC	NK5501	NC	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
8/19/2024	NC0006677471	NC	NH7002	NC	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.23PT All required lamps on towed vehicle inoperative due to no electrical connection (OOS)						2 + 2 (OOS)
8/14/2024	MD2098006094	MD	ND3137	NC	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp						2
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.22H4 Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids						1
8/5/2024	NC0006672940	NC	NV9121	NC	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
8/3/2024	NC0006672456	NC	NV3861	NC	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
8/1/2024	NC0006672149	NC	NV3859	NC	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45B2PC Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit						4
7/31/2024	NC0006671263	NC	ND3137	NC	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: 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: 1/11/2019 (Compliance Review)
Total Inspections: 21
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 10
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 11
Total Crashes* : 0

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 08/21/2026 updated monthly from FMCSA )

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Summary of Activities (as of 7/31/2026, updated monthly)

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

Most Recent Investigation: 1/11/2019 (Compliance Review)	Total Inspections: 21 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 10 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 11	Total Crashes: 0*
1/11/2019 (Compliance Review) 1/6/2016 (Compliance Review) 3/1/2012 (Compliance Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 21 4.8% Vehicle Inspections 13 46.2% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 0 Towaway Crashes 0

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Average PU × Utilization Factor (as of 7/31/2026, 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.

33.9 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 26.7 Average Power Units × 1.2718 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.

26.7 Average Power Units = 10 Current Power Units + 10 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 60 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# 2155076 = 100% Combination trucks/motor coach buses
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
116,235 VMT per Average Power Unit = 3,100,000 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 26.7 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	1.2718 = 1 + ( 116,235 VMT per PU − 80,000) ÷ 133,333
	160,000 – 200,000	1.6
	> 200,000	1
	No Recent VMT Information	1

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