Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 3544933)

SANTOWS TOWING INC

U.S. DOT#: 3544933

Address: 1208 SMITHFIELD AVE
LINCOLN, RI 02865
Number of Vehicles: 4
Number of Drivers: 3
Number of Inspections: 7

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 01/16/2026 updated daily from SAFER )

Not Rated

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	33.3	23.2
Driver	33.3	6.4
Hazmat		4.4

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 01/16/2026 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	Yes	MC-1185006
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
18 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure	14 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	3.60 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: 4 Segment: Straight Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 7 with HOS Compliance Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 3-10 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 4 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 4 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Driver Inspections: 7 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 7 with Driver Fitness Violations: 4 Safety Event Group: 5-10 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: 28


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

392.16AD	Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV.	1	0	7	Unsafe Driving
392.2LC	Improper lane change	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
392.2LV	Lane Restriction violation	1	0	3	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLCP	State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone.	1	0	10	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLLR	State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation.	1	0	3	Unsafe Driving
392.82(a)1	Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV	1	0	10	Unsafe Driving
383.51A-SOUT	Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for safety-related or unknown reason and outside the state of driver's license issuance	1	1	5	Driver Fitness
391.41(a)	Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate.	2	0	1	Driver Fitness
391.41APC	Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency when medical certification is required.	1	1	1	Driver Fitness
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
392.9(a)	Failing to secure load	1	1	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB	Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken.	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.30	Improper battery installation	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.41-BNPB	Brake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit.	1	1	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.47D2-BLTHE	Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Iining/pad thickness less than 1/16 inch.	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.9	Inoperable Required Lamp	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.95A1	Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LIL	Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative.	2	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LLPL	Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative.	2	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LSML	Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative.	2	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof 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.
396.9D2-FTF	Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report.	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
399.211	Inadequate maintenance of driver access	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 7


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

9/16/2025	MAEI00000106	MA	49144	RI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Driver Fitness Violation: 383.51A-SOUT Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for safety-related or unknown reason and outside the state of driver's license issuance (OOS)						5 + 2 (OOS)
Driver Fitness Violation: 391.41APC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency (OOS)						1 + 2 (OOS)
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLCP State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone						10
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.16AD Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV.						7
5/15/2025	RI0239000618	RI	1BV320	RI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.9D2-FTF Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47D2-BLTHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Lining/pad thickness less than 1/16 inch						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.95A1 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.41-BNPB Brake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit (OOS)						4 + 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)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative						2
11/19/2024	RI0239000426	RI	1QW406	RI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLLR State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation						3
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)
9/6/2024	RIM033000035	RI	1BV320	RI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken.						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative						2
7/6/2024	RI0239000256	RI	1QW406	RI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
1/22/2024	RI00DP003419	RI	49144	RI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Driver Fitness Violation: 391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either fail						1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2LC Improper lane change						5
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2LV Lane Restriction violation						3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.30 Improper battery installation						3
1/6/2024	RI00DP003368	RI	1BV320	RI	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 399.211 Inadequate maintenance of driver access						2
Driver Fitness Violation: 391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either fail						1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp						2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.82(a)1 Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV						10
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 392.9(a) Failing to secure load (OOS)						1 + 2 (OOS)

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: 0

This carrier has no crashes to display.

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: 7
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 1
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 6
Total 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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Enforcement Cases

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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: 7 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 1 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 6	Total Crashes: 0*
	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 7 28.6% Vehicle Inspections 4 50.0% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 0 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.

4 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 4 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.

4 Average Power Units = 4 Current Power Units + 4 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 4 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: Straight
Straight trucks/other vehicles constituting more than 30% of the total PU
U.S. DOT# 3544933 = 100% Straight trucks/other vehicles
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
5,750 VMT per Average Power Unit = 23,000 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 4 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.

Motor carrier safety ratings are available at http://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov and motor carrier licensing and insurance status are available at http://li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov/.