Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 3491461)

MICHELS UTILITY SERVICES INC

U.S. DOT#: 3491461

Number of Vehicles: 500
Number of Drivers: 494
Number of Inspections: 29

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 01/29/2026 updated daily from SAFER )

Not Rated

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	7.1	23.2
Driver	3.4	6.4
Hazmat	0.0	4.4

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 01/29/2026 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	No
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
0.22 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure	0.71 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0.06 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 10 Safety Event Group: 9-18 driver inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations Avg. PU × UF: 494 Segment: Straight Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 29 with HOS Compliance Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 14 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 3 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 29 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 29 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: 14


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

392.16-D	Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV.	1	0	7	Unsafe Driving
392.2-INAT	Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving.	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS2	State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit.	5	0	4	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS3	State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit.	2	0	7	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLTCD	State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other.	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
391.41B10-MC	Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate.	1	1	2	Driver Fitness
393.112-C	Cargo - Tiedown not adjustable.	1	0	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.43(d)	No or defective automatic trailer brake	1	1	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.45(b)(2)	Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 29


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

12/15/2025	IA000P16D9P2	IA	42682Z	WI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
11/25/2025	MN0263001022	MN	42930Z	WI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
11/14/2025	IA000P163PS3	IA	23014Z	WI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
11/14/2025	MN0546000870	MN	42928Z	WI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
10/27/2025	MN0351000690	MN	33793Z	MN	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
10/23/2025	WA2131001390	WA	44779Z	WA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
10/22/2025	MNBP15700207	MN	23135Z	WI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
10/14/2025	MN0317000722	MN	23066Z	WI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
10/1/2025	MNBP15700189	MN	82501Z	WI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
9/11/2025	WA0751001146	WA	42696Z	WI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
9/8/2025	IA000P120F3P	IA	49250Z	WI	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking						4
9/8/2025	MN0351000625	MN	229382	WI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
8/12/2025	MN0191000403	MN	81136X	WI	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.16-D Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV						7
8/6/2025	MN0025000561	MN	42695Z	WI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
7/25/2025	MIHUGHB03163	MI	60566Z	WI	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
7/8/2025	MN0317000628	MN	33794Z	MN	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
6/23/2025	MN0450000465	MN	22933Z	WI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.112-C Cargo - Tiedown not adjustable						1
3/20/2025	MN0263000656	MN	32340Z	WI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
2/25/2025	KSHP01361493	KS	23070Z	WI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit						7
2/11/2025	MN0531000389	MN	58940Z	WI	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit						7
10/4/2024	IA000P16852N	IA	49248Z	WI	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
7/8/2024	IA000P12DZ85	IA	68895Z	WI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.43(d) No or defective automatic trailer brake (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
6/6/2024	MN0047000118	MN	23071Z	WI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
5/16/2024	MN0065000158	MN	32339Z	WI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Driver Fitness Violation: 391.41B10-MC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate (OOS)						2 + 2 (OOS)
5/16/2024	WI2641007571	WI	23121Z	WI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
5/15/2024	NDTR88006505	ND	26026Z	WI	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
4/16/2024	WI2228001215	WI	23058Z	WI	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
3/19/2024	MN00YG003820	MN	22947Z	WI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
1/12/2024	MN0AEE001362	MN	42927Z	WI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-INAT Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving						5

Reviewed-Not Preventable Crash Activity (vehicles involved in crashes)

Total Number of Crashes: 1


Report			Vehicle		Crash
Date	Number	State	Plate Number	Plate State	Fatal	Inj.	Tow.	HM

10/31/2024	MN0243050173	MN	51974Z	WI	0	1	No	No

Crashes Included in SMS (vehicles involved in crashes)

Total Number of Crashes: 3


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)

11/5/2025	MN0253090095	MN	72781Z	WI	0	0	Yes	No	1	3	3
9/30/2025	MN0252730175	MN	42674Z	WI	0	0	Yes	No	1	3	3
8/6/2025	MN0252180251	MN	37080Z	WI	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:
Total Inspections: 29
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 15
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 14
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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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 01/29/2026 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: None	Total Inspections: 29 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 15 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 14	Total Crashes: 4*
	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 29 3.4% Vehicle Inspections 14 7.1% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 1 Towaway Crashes 3

*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.

494 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 494 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.

494 Average Power Units = 500 Current Power Units + 500 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 482 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# 3491461 = 99% Straight trucks/other vehicles
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
14,400 VMT per Average Power Unit = 7,113,603 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 494 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 = 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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