Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 4156389)

TAY EXPRESS LLC

U.S. DOT#: 4156389

Address: 300 E BUSINESS WAY STE 200
CINCINNATI, OH 45241
Number of Vehicles: 5
Number of Drivers: 5
Number of Inspections: 17

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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
0 Measure	Not Public	0.50 Measure	2.52 Measure	1.15 Measure	Not Public	0.92 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping Avg. PU × UF: 5 Segment: Combination Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 17 with HOS Compliance Violations: 4 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 14 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 5 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 17 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 1 Safety Event Group: 1 driver inspections with Controlled Substances/Alcohol Violations	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 17 with Driver Fitness Violations: 3 Safety Event Group: 11-20 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: 23


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

395.22G	Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.22H2	Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.22H4	Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.8(a)	HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.8(e)	False report of drivers record of duty status	1	0	7	HOS Compliance
383.23(a)(2)	Operating a CMV without a CDL	1	1	8	Driver Fitness
391.11(b)(2)	Driver cannot read or speak the English language sufficiently to respond to official inquiries	1	0	4	Driver Fitness
391.15A-NSOUT	Driving a CMV while disqualified. Suspended for a non-safety-related reason and outside the state of driver's license issuance	1	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
392.4A-DOSP	Drugs/Other Substances - Operate a CMV while in possession.	1	1	10	Drugs/Alcohol
393.205(c)	Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.48(a)	Inoperative/defective brakes	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.60E	Windshield - Obstructed	1	0	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.70(d)	No or improper safety chains or cables for full trailer	1	1	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.75(a)(4)	Tire-cut exposing ply and/or belt material	1	1	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.75G-LOAD	Weight carried exceeds tire load limit	1	1	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.75G-TAOW	Tires - All others, weight carried exceeds tire load limit	1	1	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.95A4-EEUS	Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LIL	Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative	1	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.
396.3(a)(1)	Hubs - Hub cap missing or broken	1	1	2	Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 17


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

5/25/2026	OH0700001455	OH	DE16DE	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
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)
Drugs/Alcohol Violation: 392.4A-DOSP Drugs/Other Substances - Operate a CMV while in possession. (OOS)						10 + 0 (OOS)
4/21/2026	MO1144001517	MO	DE30DE	FL	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
4/18/2026	NC0006867133	NC	DE30DE	FL	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
4/9/2026	OH3229001644	OH	FFRF38	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8(a) HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner						1
10/20/2025	IL5005020163	IL	DE15DE	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
4/1/2025	NC0006743938	NC	6906941	CO	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Driver Fitness Violation: 391.15A-NSOUT Driving a CMV while disqualified. Suspended for a non-safety-related reason and outside the state of driver's license issuance						1
Driver Fitness Violation: 383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
1/29/2025	CT3010003979	CT	RNGN28	FL	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75G-TAOW Tires - All others, weight carried exceeds tire load limit (OOS)						3 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.60E Windshield - Obstructed						1
1/29/2025	IL5004900037	IL	DE35AE	FL	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75(a)(4) Tire-cut exposing ply and/or belt material (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8(e) False report of drivers record of duty status						7
Driver Fitness Violation: 391.11(b)(2) Driver cannot read or speak the English language sufficiently to respond to official inquiries						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.70(d) No or improper safety chains or cables for full trailer (OOS)						3 + 2 (OOS)
12/18/2024	IN1008800232	IN	DE34AE	FL	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
12/11/2024	NYSPF3070334	NY	DE35AE	FL	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured						2
11/20/2024	IA000P14S388	IA	DE34AE	FL	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection						4
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.22G Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver						1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.205(c) Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher						2
10/17/2024	TNI038710039	TN	DE35AE	FL	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
10/8/2024	TNI01RA80783	TN	DE35AE	UK	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
9/17/2024	NC0006686207	NC	DE35AE	FL	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
8/6/2024	TXV241416200	TX	DE35AE	FL	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75G-LOAD Weight carried exceeds tire load limit (OOS)						3 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3(a)(1) Hubs - Hub cap missing or broken (OOS)						2 + 2 (OOS)
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.22H4 Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids						1
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)
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.22H2 Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet						1
8/1/2024	TNI033C10776	TN	DE36AE	FL	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
7/10/2024	TNI5Z1770764	TN	DE35AE	FL	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: 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: 17
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 9
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 8
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

(Six years as of 07/31/2026 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: 17 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 9 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 8	Total Crashes: 0*
	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 17 11.8% Vehicle Inspections 14 28.6% 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 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.

5 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 5 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.

5 Average Power Units = 5 Current Power Units + 5 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 5 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: Combo
Combination trucks/motor coach buses constituting 70% or more of the total PU
U.S. DOT# 4156389 = 100% Combination trucks/motor coach buses
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
41,400 VMT per Average Power Unit = 207,000 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 5 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

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.

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