Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 431354)

ARTS RENTAL EQUIPMENT INC

U.S. DOT#: 431354

Number of Vehicles: 184
Number of Drivers: 55
Number of Inspections: 24

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BASIC Status (Public Property Carrier View)

Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending May 15, 2026

On-Road Performance
0.25 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure	3.60 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0.02 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: 184.3 Segment: Straight Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 24 with HOS Compliance Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 18 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 8 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 24 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 24 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: 20


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

392.2LV	Lane Restriction violation	1	0	3	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLILC	State/Local Laws - Improper lane change	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLLR	State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation	2	0	3	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS2	State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit	1	0	4	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS4	State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit	1	0	10	Unsafe Driving
391.41A-MCPC	Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial motor vehicle without showing proof of a valid medical certification upon request when medical certification is required.	1	0	1	Driver Fitness
392.9(a)	Failing to secure load	1	1	1	Vehicle Maint.
392.9A2-C	Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured	1	1	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.11A1-LCHL	Lighting - Lamps improper color, height, location.	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.45B2-BHTD	Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.	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.
393.70D-CDTSDD	Coupling - Trailer, safety devices wire/chain damaged.	1	1	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32	Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves	1	1	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32	Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth	1	0	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LFTSI	Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LSLI	Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.	2	0	6	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.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 24


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

4/13/2026	KYCV41295999	KY	692101	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
4/10/2026	KYCV44960583	KY	A68071	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
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: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11A1-LCHL Lighting - Lamps improper color, height, location.						6
3/21/2026	KYS149000341	KY	C7H494	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLLR State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation						3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLILC State/Local Laws - Improper lane change						5
3/19/2026	KYCV43889402	KY	A92295	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
3/6/2026	KYM840000404	KY	680949	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
2/13/2026	KYS199002863	KY	M9A128	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
2/7/2026	OH1637000263	OH	A92294	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 392.9A2-C Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured (OOS)						1 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative						6
1/20/2026	OH3270001625	OH	002370A	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
12/17/2025	KY0M83000259	KY	692101	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection						4
10/13/2025	IN5982006314	IN	A95205	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
9/29/2025	WVPSC1570386	WV	692975	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.						6
9/10/2025	WVPSC1570333	WV	C7H502	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.						6
6/17/2025	KYCV43704593	KY	680948	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2LV Lane Restriction violation						3
6/2/2025	IN7102007557	IN	A78413	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
5/28/2025	KYCV40884452	KY	A84607	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
5/7/2025	OH0315000204	OH	002381A	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth						8
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
12/18/2024	OH3251000180	OH	002381A	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
12/2/2024	IN7250000804	IN	C4R406	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.70D-CDTSDD Coupling - Trailer, safety devices wire/chain damaged. (OOS)						3 + 2 (OOS)
10/24/2024	OH3270000068	OH	002369A	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
9/26/2024	KYCV43887877	KY	739661	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
9/25/2024	KYB913000725	KY	A94761	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 392.9(a) Failing to secure load (OOS)						1 + 2 (OOS)
9/12/2024	IN7420009331	IN	596601	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS4 State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit						10
Driver Fitness Violation: 391.41A-MCPC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial motor vehicle without showing proof of a valid medical certification upon request, but presents proof prior to com						1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLLR State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation						3
7/23/2024	KYS196001508	KY	680948	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
6/28/2024	KYCV43782829	KY	A68071	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		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: 7


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)

3/19/2026	IN0904925619	IN	N7Z210	KY	0	2	Yes	No	2	3	6
2/10/2026	KY0073294498	KY	A78669	KY	0	1	Yes	No	2	3	6
2/5/2026	OH0265029807	OH	002377A	KY	0	1	No	No	2	3	6
4/15/2025	KY0073172598	KY	A78669	KY	0	0	Yes	No	1	1	1
11/11/2024	IN0904617709	IN	887125	KY	1	0	Yes	No	2	1	2
7/31/2024	OH0246132169	OH	A66054	KY	0	0	Yes	No	1	1	1
6/17/2024	OH0243121890	OH	C4R400	KY	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: 9/5/2006 (Compliance Review)
Total Inspections: 24
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 12
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 12
Total Crashes* : 7

*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 06/21/2026 updated monthly from FMCSA )

No penalties found

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Summary of Activities (as of 5/15/2026, updated monthly)

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

Most Recent Investigation: 9/5/2006 (Compliance Review)	Total Inspections: 24 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 12 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 12	Total Crashes: 7*
9/5/2006 (Compliance Review) 4/24/1991 (Safety Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 24 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 18 27.8% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 1 Injury Crashes 4 Towaway Crashes 2

*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 5/15/2026, 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.

184.3 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 184.3 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.

184.3 Average Power Units = 184 Current Power Units + 184 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 185 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# 431354 = 84% Straight trucks/other vehicles
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
6,803 VMT per Average Power Unit = 1,254,079 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 184.3 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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