Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 274799)

TRIANGLE DISTRIBUTING CO

DBA: HEIMARK DISTRIBUTING LLC

U.S. DOT#: 274799

Address: 82-851 AVE 45
INDIO, CA 92201
Number of Vehicles: 44
Number of Drivers: 30
Number of Inspections: 23

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 02/05/2026 updated daily from SAFER )

Not Rated

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	14.3	23.2
Driver	0.0	6.4
Hazmat		4.4

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 02/05/2026 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	Yes	MC-193485
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
0 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure	4.33 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping Avg. PU × UF: 40.7 Segment: Combination Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 19 with HOS Compliance Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 20 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 8 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 19 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 19 with Driver Fitness Violations: 0 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: 18


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

393.11A1-LCHL	Lighting - Lamps improper color, height, location.	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.207F-SASMD	Suspension - Air spring/bag is missing or is detached at the top or bottom.	1	1	7	Vehicle Maint.
393.207F-SDAS	Suspension - Deflated air suspension.	1	1	7	Vehicle Maint.
393.45(b)(2)	Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.47(d)	All Brakes - Insufficient brake lining thickness	1	1	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	3	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.53(b)	CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.60(c)	Windshield - Damaged or Discolored	1	0	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.75A1-TAORETA	Tires - All others, radial ply has more than one ply exposed in the tread area or damaged cord in the sidewall.	1	0	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.75(c)	Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove	1	0	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LLPL	Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative.	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LSML	Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative.	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
396.3A1B	Brakes (general) Explain:	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.
396.5B-HWSL	Hubs - Wheel seal leaking.	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
396.5-HL	Hubs - Leaking hub.	1	0	2	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)

12/4/2025	CAND3G007031	CA	9G91005	CA	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.5-HL Hubs - Leaking hub						2
10/29/2025	CAUGDD001209	CA	9G91005	CA	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75A1-TAORETA Tires - All others, has more than one ply exposed in the tread area exceeding 2 square inches.						8
10/23/2025	CANBBJ007385	CA	9G77004	CA	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: 396.5B-HWSL Hubs - Wheel seal leaking						2
10/7/2025	CAUD64004171	CA	9G1005	CA	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative						2
8/28/2025	CANFGW000423	CA	9G77003	CA	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11A1-LCHL Lighting - Lamps improper color, height, location.						6
8/18/2025	CANDRG007721	CA	9G91313	CA	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
7/28/2025	CAND4O005415	CA	9G77003	CA	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
7/7/2025	CANEAK002488	CA	9G91005	CA	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.207F-SASMD Suspension - Air spring/bag is missing or is detached at the top or bottom. (OOS)						7 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.207F-SDAS Suspension - Deflated air suspension (OOS)						7 + 2 (OOS)
6/30/2025	CANF6O000602	CA	9G91005	CA	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
6/16/2025	CANF6O000565	CA	9G77003	CA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
4/30/2025	CAUD64003966	CA	9G77003	CA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
3/12/2025	CANBDH005471	CA	9G91005	CA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
1/14/2025	CAUCYO000800	CA	9G77003	CA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
10/15/2024	CANF6O000139	CA	9F34191	CA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 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: 393.60(c) Windshield - Damaged or Discolored						1
9/29/2024	CAUCZ9002089	CA	9G91312	CA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
9/18/2024	CANEAK002010	CA	9G91313	CA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove						8
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(d) All Brakes - Insufficient brake lining thickness (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3A1B Brakes (general) Explain:						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3(a)1BOS BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on the vehicle or combination (OOS)						0 + 2 (OOS)
8/11/2024	CAUGDD000697	CA	9G91005	CA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
8/5/2024	CAND3G005742	CA	09337N1	CA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
6/11/2024	CAN9RK004681	CA	9G91005	CA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
5/1/2024	CANBAB002621	CA	9F34189	CA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
5/1/2024	CANBAB002622	CA	9F01329	CA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
5/1/2024	CANBAB002623	CA	9E95801	CA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
5/1/2024	CANBAB002624	CA	9E95799	CA	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)

10/29/2025	CA3300020094	CA	9E95801	CA	0	0	Yes	No	1	3	3

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: 10/4/1988 (Safety Review)
Total Inspections: 23
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 15
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 8
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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Carrier Registration

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 02/05/2026 updated monthly from FMCSA )

No penalties found

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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: 10/4/1988 (Safety Review)	Total Inspections: 23 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 15 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 8	Total Crashes: 1*
10/4/1988 (Safety Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 19 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 20 10.0% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 0 Towaway 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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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.

40.7 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 40.7 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.

40.7 Average Power Units = 44 Current Power Units + 39 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 39 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: Combo
Combination trucks/motor coach buses constituting 70% or more of the total PU
U.S. DOT# 274799 = 93% Combination trucks/motor coach buses
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
18,441 VMT per Average Power Unit = 750,000 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 40.7 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.

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