Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 285579)

CARSTENSEN & SONS TRUCKING INC

U.S. DOT#: 285579

Address: 700 CANNON INDUSTRIAL BLVD
CANNON FALLS, MN 55009
Number of Vehicles: 42
Number of Drivers: 39
Number of Inspections: 54

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 03/05/2025 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY

(Rating Date: 05/27/1988)

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	11.1	21.4
Driver	1.9	6.0
Hazmat		4.5

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 03/05/2025 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	Yes	MC-195502
Passenger	No
Household Goods	No
Broker	Yes	MC-980779

BASIC Status (Public Property Carrier View)

Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending January 31, 2025

On-Road Performance
4.21 Measure	Not Public	0.76 Measure	3.11 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 16 Safety Event Group: 9-21 driver inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations Avg. PU × UF: 38 Segment: Combination Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 54 with HOS Compliance Violations: 9 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 17 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 6 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 54 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 54 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: 43


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
392.16-D	Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV.	1	0	7	Unsafe Driving
392.2C	Failure to obey traffic control device	2	0	5	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS2	State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit.	9	0	4	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS3	State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit.	3	0	7	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	Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.8(e)	False report of drivers record of duty status	2	1	7	HOS Compliance
395.8(e)(1)PC	HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS	4	0	7	HOS Compliance
392.2-SLLMF	State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective.	1	0	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.11TL	Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.45(b)(2)	Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.45B2UV	Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle	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.
393.53(b)	CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.55D1-B	Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after March 1, 1998.	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.55(e)	No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.55E-B	Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998.	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.75(a)(3)	Tire-flat and/or audible air leak	1	1	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.9	Inoperable Required Lamp	2	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.95(f)	Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper.	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
396.3A1-BALAC	Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
396.3A1BL	Brake system pressure loss	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.
396.5(b)	Oil and/or grease leak	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 54


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

1/10/2025	MN0568000315	MN	PAW4528	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
1/9/2025	WI2653005857	WI	PZA9681	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
1/2/2025	MOW128000282	MO	PAW6601	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
1/2/2025	MN0263000538	MN	PZB0532	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit						7
12/26/2024	MN1617000457	MN	PAU1858	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55D1-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after 1998.						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998						4
12/23/2024	IA000TT6CHBB	IA	PZA7933	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8(e)(1)PC False Record of Duty Status - Improper use of Personal Conveyance Exception						7
11/21/2024	NDTR60001877	ND	PZA9682	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
11/12/2024	SD5290002212	SD	PAR3941	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
11/12/2024	SD5370002271	SD	PAV5937	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner						1
10/9/2024	MN0460000020	MN	PZA7933	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
10/3/2024	NYSPT3080038	NY	PAM5408	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
9/12/2024	MN0300000174	MN	PZA5077	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.16-D Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV						7
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
9/3/2024	IA000P11SFQC	IA	PZA5077	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.30B1 Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD						1
8/16/2024	MN0107000253	MN	PAV5937	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
8/13/2024	MN1662000316	MN	PAU6750	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
7/22/2024	MN1618000097	MN	PAS1952	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
7/8/2024	IA000P1698RC	IA	PAU6749	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2C Failure to obey traffic control device						5
7/8/2024	IA000P141H1N	IA	TMP3CD160	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
6/25/2024	IA000P14S2TJ	IA	PZA3121	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
6/14/2024	MN1618000066	MN	PAV5937	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
6/5/2024	IA000P16D7GT	IA	PAR3941	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit						7
6/5/2024	MN0107000113	MN	PAP1119	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 392.2-SLLMF State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective						1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber						4
5/31/2024	MN1673000135	MN	PZA8868	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
5/29/2024	MN1617000138	MN	PAR8381	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8(e)(1)PC HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS						7
5/29/2024	MN1617000136	MN	PZA8868	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
5/28/2024	MN1617000134	MN	PZA0170	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
5/17/2024	MN1661000062	MN	PAP6252	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit						7
5/7/2024	MN1618000030	MN	PAV5940	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
1/30/2024	NM9093O0UB6Q	NM	PAM5408	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
1/22/2024	KYCV43823863	KY	PZA2539	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
1/10/2024	IA000P131TRT	IA	PAP1119	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11TL Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997						3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher						2
1/8/2024	MN00WI007678	MN	PAU6750	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8(e)(1)PC False Record of Duty Status - Improper use of Personal Conveyance Exception						7
12/14/2023	IA000P141GL7	IA	PZA5079	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
12/7/2023	MN00YS002609	MN	PAU6749	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
11/16/2023	MN00YS002586	MN	PAR8381	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
11/13/2023	IA000TT4ZM0X	IA	PAP7673	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
11/10/2023	MN0AED001069	MN	PAN3063	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
10/26/2023	MN0AER000979	MN	PZA0170	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8(e)(1)PC False Record of Duty Status - Improper use of Personal Conveyance Exception						7
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2C Failure to obey traffic control device						5
10/25/2023	SD5530000571	SD	PZA5078	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
10/24/2023	SD5860000534	SD	PZA5077	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
10/23/2023	SD5370000547	SD	PAV5937	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
8/8/2023	MN00XC004222	MN	PAT1827	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
8/1/2023	MN00YS002426	MN	PZA5078	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
7/10/2023	WI2405011878	WI	PAP1910	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
7/4/2023	IA000TT73K4S	IA	PAM5408	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp						2
6/22/2023	MN00YS002375	MN	PAT2864	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
5/17/2023	MN0AAJ002990	MN	PAN9394	MN	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: 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3A1BL Brake system pressure loss						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak						3
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)
5/17/2023	MN0ACZ002981	MN	PAS0580	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
5/2/2023	MN00XJ003578	MN	PAP6252	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
4/20/2023	MOCT03005290	MO	PAS2352	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.16 Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV						7
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8(e) False report of drivers record of duty status (OOS)						7 + 2 (OOS)
3/9/2023	MOW005008740	MO	PAM5408	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
3/2/2023	TX6J170XSCP4	TX	PZA2539	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
2/15/2023	IA000TT66H50	IA	PAV6033	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
2/9/2023	MN00WQ001553	MN	PAT1827	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8(e) False report of drivers record of duty status						7
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4

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)

10/3/2024	NY4050142600	NY	PAM5408	MN	0	0	Yes	No	1	3	3
12/14/2023	IA2301397972	IA	PAP6252	MN	0	0	Yes	No	1	1	1
11/13/2023	IA2301392522	IA	PAP7673	MN	0	2	Yes	No	2	1	2
5/31/2023	MN0231510105	MN	PAS1952	MN	0	1	Yes	No	2	1	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: 4/28/1988 (Safety Review)
Total Inspections: 54
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 30
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 24
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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Enforcement Cases

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Summary of Activities (as of 1/31/2025, updated monthly)

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

Most Recent Investigation: 4/28/1988 (Safety Review)	Total Inspections: 54 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 30 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 24	Total Crashes: 4*
4/28/1988 (Safety Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 54 1.9% Vehicle Inspections 17 11.8% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 2 Towaway Crashes 2

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Average PU × Utilization Factor (as of 1/31/2025, 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.

38 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 38 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.

38 Average Power Units = 42 Current Power Units + 36 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 36 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# 285579 = 100% Combination trucks/motor coach buses
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
62,444 VMT per Average Power Unit = 2,372,908 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 38 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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