Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 2453623)

CARDINAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC

U.S. DOT#: 2453623

Address: 13013 DIXIE HIGHWAY
LOUISVILLE, KY 40272
Number of Vehicles: 30
Number of Drivers: 14
Number of Inspections: 23

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 01/31/2026 updated daily from SAFER )

Not Rated

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	57.1	23.2
Driver	8.0	6.4
Hazmat		4.4

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 01/31/2026 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	Yes	MC-847465
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 December 26, 2025

On-Road Performance
1.16 Measure	Not Public	1.57 Measure	8.56 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0.45 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 3 Safety Event Group: 3-8 driver inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations Avg. PU × UF: 24 Segment: Combination Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 23 with HOS Compliance Violations: 3 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 14 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 9 Safety Event Group: 11-20 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: 1 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

392.2C	Failure to obey traffic control device	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLILC	State/Local Laws - Improper lane change.	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS2	State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit.	1	0	4	Unsafe Driving
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
395.24	HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.30B1-ELDDFR	HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the informaiton.	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.3A1-HOSPD	HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time:	1	0	7	HOS Compliance
395.3AII	Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty, off duty or sleeper berth period of at least 30 consecutive minutes	1	0	7	HOS Compliance
395.8(a)	HOS (Form) - Paper Log / Logging Programs Form and Manner	1	0	1	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
391.11B2S	Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance Memo MC-SEE-2025-0001. Driver failed the Highway Traffic Sign Assessment.	1	1	4	Driver Fitness
393.207(c)	Leaf spring assembly defective/missing	1	1	7	Vehicle Maint.
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.47F-B	Brake - Wedge type brake(s) out-of-adjustment	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.48(a)	Inoperative/defective brakes	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.
393.75(a)(3)	Tire-flat and/or audible air leak	1	1	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	2	2	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LRLI	Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative.	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LSLIWR	Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on.	1	1	6	Vehicle Maint.
396.17C-PI	Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection.	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.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 23


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

11/5/2025	GA1463000445	GA	005757A	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.3A1-HOSPD HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time						7
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8(a) HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner						1
10/17/2025	KYCV44832301	KY	005757A	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
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: 393.75A3-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: 396.3(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)
10/10/2025	IN9702004273	IN	A95881	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative						6
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: 395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner						1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.30B1-ELDDFR HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.						1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.3AII Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty, off duty or sleeper berth period of at least 30 consecutive minutes						7
Driver Fitness Violation: 391.11B2S Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance Memo MC-SEE-2025-0001. Driver failed the Hi (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection						4
9/18/2025	TNI032260078	TN	A85735	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
9/18/2025	TNI032260077	TN	A85735	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLILC State/Local Laws - Improper lane change						5
7/14/2025	TNI039582127	TN	005757A	KY	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: 393.47F-B Brake - Wedge type brake(s) out-of-adjustment						4
4/11/2025	NC0006747639	NC	A85735	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
4/2/2025	IN6081007834	IN	A96892	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
3/18/2025	KYCV44781885	KY	001559A	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
3/12/2025	IN8101009748	IN	005779A	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
2/5/2025	KYCV44703211	KY	TEMP	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes						4
12/9/2024	OH3266000107	OH	002042A	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
9/25/2024	IL4178940085	IL	005757A	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
9/5/2024	NC0006683256	NC	A97270	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
8/16/2024	KYCV43446340	KY	005779A	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.207(c) Leaf spring assembly defective/missing (OOS)						7 + 2 (OOS)
7/30/2024	OH0289000774	OH	002042A	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2C Failure to obey traffic control device						5
7/18/2024	MO1228000324	MO	A95881	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
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)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on (OOS)						6 + 2 (OOS)
6/17/2024	KYCV41014420	KY	A98404	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
6/12/2024	KYCV42515218	KY	000237A	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
5/24/2024	NC0006651279	NC	A96892	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
3/25/2024	AL1961000020	AL	001559A	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
3/12/2024	KYCV41014162	KY	A92967	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
1/17/2024	OH3282006662	OH	A95881	KY	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: 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)

3/12/2025	IN0904684881	IN	005779A	KY	0	1	Yes	No	2	2	4

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: 8/20/2020 (Non-Ratable Review)
Total Inspections: 23
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 10
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 13
Total Crashes* : 1

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 01/31/2026 updated monthly from FMCSA )

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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: 8/20/2020 (Non-Ratable Review)	Total Inspections: 23 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 10 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 13	Total Crashes: 1*
8/20/2020 (Non-Ratable Review) 12/17/2014 (Non-Ratable Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 23 8.7% Vehicle Inspections 14 50.0% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 1 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.

24 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 24 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.

24 Average Power Units = 30 Current Power Units + 21 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 21 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# 2453623 = 100% Combination trucks/motor coach buses
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
43,710 VMT per Average Power Unit = 1,049,057 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 24 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

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