Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 2827477)

COLE'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC

U.S. DOT#: 2827477

Address: 4332 OLD CUSSETA RD
COLUMBUS, GA 31903
Number of Vehicles: 13
Number of Drivers: 10
Number of Inspections: 24

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BASIC Status (Public Property Carrier View)

Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending June 26, 2026

On-Road Performance
1.78 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure	3.71 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0 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: 19.1 Segment: Straight Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 24 with HOS Compliance Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 18 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 3 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 24 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 24 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: 14


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

392.16-D	Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV	2	0	7	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLILC	State/Local Laws - Improper lane change	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLTCD	State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
393.207F-SDAS	Suspension - Deflated air suspension	1	1	7	Vehicle Maint.
393.23-LEU	Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g., unplugged or loose pigtail)	1	1	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.71G-CDIMT	Coupling - Improper means of towing	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.75B-TFV	Tires - Front, less than 4/32 inch tread depth	1	0	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32	Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth	1	0	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.
393.9A-LTSI	Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.	1	1	6	Vehicle Maint.
396.17C-PI	Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
396.3A1-CDHSMSCM	Semi-Trailer - Cracks anywhere in the hitch system, including mounting surface and frame cross member	1	1	3	Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 24


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

2/4/2026	GA1347001255	GA	GEU608	GA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLILC State/Local Laws - Improper lane change						5
12/24/2025	GA1391001115	GA	GGI048	GA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
10/27/2025	GA1344000256	GA	GLL188	GA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75B-TFV Tires - Front, less than 4/32 inch tread depth						8
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth						8
9/4/2025	GA1428001311	GA	GFN890	GA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.23-LEU Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g., unplugged or loose pigtail) (OOS)						2 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection						4
5/20/2025	GA1465000059	GA	C977DZ	GA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.71G-CDIMT Coupling - Improper means of towing						3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. (OOS)						6 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative						6
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on (OOS)						6 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3A1-CDHSMSCM Semi-Trailer - Cracks anywhere in the hitch system, including mounting surface and frame cross member (OOS)						3 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.207F-SDAS Suspension - Deflated air suspension (OOS)						7 + 2 (OOS)
2/26/2025	GA1214000682	GA	C321ES	GA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other						5
2/26/2025	GA1428000870	GA	C321ES	GA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.16-D Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV						7
11/25/2024	GA0392000668	GA	C057EE	GA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
11/25/2024	GA1444000411	GA	C874EL	GA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
11/25/2024	GA1444000412	GA	C977DZ	GA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
11/25/2024	GA1444000409	GA	GLL188	GA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
11/25/2024	GA1444000410	GA	GEU608	GA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
11/25/2024	GA0392000666	GA	GEU7477	GA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
11/25/2024	GA0392000667	GA	EZK341	GA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
11/25/2024	GA1334000112	GA	GFN890	GA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
11/25/2024	GA0392000665	GA	XPR653	GA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
11/25/2024	GA1444000408	GA	GLL189	GA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
11/25/2024	GA1334000110	GA	C321ES	GA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
11/25/2024	GA1334000111	GA	EWI870	GA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
11/25/2024	GA1334000113	GA	C346EX	GA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
11/25/2024	GA1334000114	GA	C990DQ	GA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
11/5/2024	GA1428000623	GA	C321ES	GA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.16-D Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV						7
8/27/2024	GA1428000527	GA	P5858712	GA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
8/22/2024	GA1393000300	GA	C874EL	GA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		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: 4


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)

3/12/2026	GA0010276188	GA	C990DQ	GA	0	1	No	No	2	3	6
10/27/2025	GA0010106383	GA	GLL188	GA	0	1	Yes	No	2	2	4
7/20/2025	AL0005675092	AL	EWI870	GA	0	1	Yes	No	2	2	4
7/9/2025	GA0009966057	GA	EWI870	GA	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:
Total Inspections: 24
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 17
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 7
Total Crashes* : 4

*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

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 07/30/2026 updated monthly from FMCSA )

No penalties found

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Summary of Activities (as of 6/26/2026, updated monthly)

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

Most Recent Investigation: None	Total Inspections: 24 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 17 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 7	Total Crashes: 4*
	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 24 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 18 11.1% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 3 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 6/26/2026, 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.

19.1 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 13 Average Power Units × 1.4682 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.

13 Average Power Units = 13 Current Power Units + 13 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 13 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# 2827477 = 84% Straight trucks/other vehicles
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
29,364 VMT per Average Power Unit = 381,735 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 13 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	1.4682 = 29,364 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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