Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 400394)

ERIC PALMER TRUCKING & EXCAVATING LTD

U.S. DOT#: 400394

Address: 14274 W KRAMER ROAD
BOWLING GREEN, OH 43402
Number of Vehicles: 15
Number of Drivers: 3
Number of Inspections: 2

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 12/23/2025 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY

(Rating Date: 03/11/2008)

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	100.0	23.2
Driver	0.0	6.4
Hazmat	0.0	4.4

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 12/23/2025 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	Yes	MC-548922
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 November 28, 2025

On-Road Performance
0 Measure	Not Public	7 Measure	17 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: 14.7 Segment: Straight Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 2 with HOS Compliance Violations: 1 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Vehicle Inspections: 2 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 2 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Driver Inspections: 2 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 2 with Driver Fitness Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping
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: 12


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

395.3A1-HOSPD	HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time:	1	0	7	HOS Compliance
395.3A2-HOSPD	HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time:	1	0	7	HOS Compliance
393.201A-FRMS	Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame member permitting shifting of body.	1	1	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.205C-WR	Wheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken.	1	1	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.23PT	All required lamps on towed vehicle inoperative due to no electrical connection	1	1	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.47A-BCLMBD	Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad.	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.
393.53B-B	Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear.	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.70B1I-CDCG-18	Coupling - A crack, or gap caused by corrosion that is 1/8 inch or more in width.	1	1	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LFTSI	Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative.	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LRLI	Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative.	1	0	6	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.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 2


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

9/12/2024	OH3220008482	OH	PXA9294	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.23PT All required lamps on towed vehicle inoperative due to no electrical connection (OOS)						2 + 2 (OOS)
4/13/2024	MOW113000252	MO	PMB3846	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47A-BCLMBD Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.205C-WR Wheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. (OOS)						2 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative						6
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.3A1-HOSPD HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time						7
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.201A-FRMS Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame member permitting shifting of body (OOS)						2 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.70B1I-CDCG-18 Coupling - A crack, or gap caused by corrosion that is 1/8 inch or more in width (OOS)						3 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative						6
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)
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.3A2-HOSPD HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Tim						7

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: 3/6/2008 (Compliance Review)
Total Inspections: 2
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 0
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 2
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 11/28/2025, updated monthly)

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

Most Recent Investigation: 3/6/2008 (Compliance Review)	Total Inspections: 2 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 0 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 2	Total Crashes: 0*
3/6/2008 (Compliance Review) 1/12/2006 (Compliance Review) 12/2/1991 (Safety Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 2 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 2 100.0% Placardable HM Inspections 1 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 50.0%	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 11/28/2025, 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.

14.7 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 14.7 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.

14.7 Average Power Units = 15 Current Power Units + 15 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 14 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# 400394 = 80% Straight trucks/other vehicles
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
4,089 VMT per Average Power Unit = 60,000 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 14.7 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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