Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 421245)

TRIPLE R BROTHERS LTD

DBA: RITTER FOREST PRODUCTS

U.S. DOT#: 421245

Address: 7895 VITERBO RD
NEDERLAND, TX 77627
Number of Vehicles: 33
Number of Drivers: 34
Number of Inspections: 29

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BASIC Status (Public Property Carrier View)

Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending July 31, 2026

On-Road Performance
0.11 Measure	Not Public	0.11 Measure	3.19 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 1 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping Avg. PU × UF: 43 Segment: Straight Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 29 with HOS Compliance Violations: 1 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 25 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 11 Safety Event Group: 21-100 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: 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: 22


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

392.2C	Failure to obey traffic control device	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
395.8	Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)	1	1	1	HOS Compliance
393.100(a)	No or improper load securement	1	1	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.11	No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.45DLPC	Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.47(a)	Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition	1	1	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	2	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	2	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	4	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.95(b)	Emergency Equipment - A power unit requiring fuses - missing a spare fuse for a required part or accessory (e.g., lamps required by 393.11, ABS lights or low air warning light).	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9H	Inoperable head lamps	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9TS	Inoperative turn signal	1	1	6	Vehicle Maint.
396.3A1B	Brakes (general) Explain:	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
396.3A1BL	Brake system pressure loss	1	1	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.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 29


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

7/27/2026	TXV262505974	TX	VCH1982	TX	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp						2
7/27/2026	TX7HKA9DHP4L	TX	NSK3443	TX	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
7/23/2026	TX7HGA9DJWAX	TX	NWH3268	TX	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
7/9/2026	TX7H2A9DUW87	TX	RBT5991	TX	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
5/13/2026	TXV262352241	TX	RBT5991	TX	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher						2
2/12/2026	TX7CZC9DCG8P	TX	RBT5991	TX	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required						3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9H Inoperable head lamps						6
2/3/2026	TX7CQC9DIAFT	TX	PWW7543	TX	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
1/13/2026	TX7C579DBS6M	TX	RBT6333	TX	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
12/23/2025	TXV252139398	TX	VCH1982	TX	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9TS Inoperative turn signal (OOS)						6 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp						2
11/12/2025	TXV252115531	TX	KJY9986	TX	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
10/28/2025	TXV252093603	TX	1M54516	TX	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3A1B Brakes (general) Explain:						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3A1BL Brake system pressure loss (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
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: 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)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45DLPC Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
10/16/2025	TXV252041171	TX	R408314	TX	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
10/8/2025	TX79G79DBTA7	TX	RHZ3440	TX	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
10/6/2025	TX79E89DJW3L	TX	NSK3442	TX	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
9/25/2025	TX793B9DHPJA	TX	PWW7543	TX	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
8/14/2025	TX77XI9DIA6L	TX	R408699	TX	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8 Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) (OOS)						1 + 2 (OOS)
8/11/2025	TX77UA9DBZ0A	TX	RHZ3440	TX	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
8/1/2025	TXV251896380	TX	R408699	TX	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp						2
6/11/2025	TX765A9DCA3U	TX	NWH3268	TX	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
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
4/14/2025	TX74JC9DHPDY	TX	NWH3268	TX	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
3/17/2025	TX73R99DGPKF	TX	1M54516	TX	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp						2
2/6/2025	TX72O89DGA7L	TX	NSK3441	TX	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
2/5/2025	TX72ND9DCQWE	TX	NSK3441	TX	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
1/16/2025	TX723D9DHPBN	TX	NSK3441	TX	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
12/27/2024	TX71J79DJVWY	TX	R408699	TX	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
11/13/2024	TX70BC9DHPAJ	TX	NWH3268	TX	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
10/28/2024	TXV241639928	TX	1M74739	TX	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.100(a) No or improper load securement (OOS)						1 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
10/28/2024	TXV241651041	TX	R699050	TX	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2C Failure to obey traffic control device						5
9/19/2024	TXV241519959	TX	NSK3441	TX	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.95(b) Emergency Equipment - A power unit requiring fuses - missing a spare fuse for a required part or accessory (e.g., lamps required by 393.11, ABS lights or low air						2

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: 1


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)

4/12/2025	TX74SDHQE143	TX	R315896	TX	0	1	No	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: 11/24/2020 (Non-Ratable Review)
Total Inspections: 29
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 16
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 13
Total Crashes* : 1

*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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Inspection Selection System

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 08/24/2026 updated monthly from FMCSA )

No penalties found

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Summary of Activities (as of 7/31/2026, updated monthly)

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

Most Recent Investigation: 11/24/2020 (Non-Ratable Review)	Total Inspections: 29 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 16 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 13	Total Crashes: 1*
11/24/2020 (Non-Ratable Review) 12/16/2008 (Compliance Review) 4/19/2007 (Compliance Review) 1/13/1993 (Safety Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 29 3.4% Vehicle Inspections 25 16.0% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 1 Towaway Crashes 0

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Average PU × Utilization Factor (as of 7/31/2026, 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.

43 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 43 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.

43 Average Power Units = 33 Current Power Units + 48 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 48 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# 421245 = 96% Straight trucks/other vehicles
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
4,651 VMT per Average Power Unit = 200,000 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 43 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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