Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 452580)

CARSTENSEN CONTRACTING INC

U.S. DOT#: 452580

Address: 800 EAST QUARTZITE ST
DELL RAPIDS, SD 57022
Number of Vehicles: 30
Number of Drivers: 21
Number of Inspections: 11

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 03/13/2025 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY

(Rating Date: 06/15/1992)

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	28.6	21.4
Driver	9.1	6.0
Hazmat	0.0	4.5

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 03/13/2025 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	Yes	MC-317437
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 February 28, 2025

On-Road Performance
0 Measure	Not Public	1.11 Measure	5.90 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0.05 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping Avg. PU × UF: 29.3 Segment: Straight Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 11 with HOS Compliance Violations: 2 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 7 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 4 Safety Event Group: 5-10 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 11 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 11 with Driver Fitness Violations: 1 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: 16


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

395.8A-NON-ELD	No record of duty status when one is required (ELD Not Required)	1	1	5	HOS Compliance
395.8F01	Drivers record of duty status not current	1	0	5	HOS Compliance
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.	1	0	1	Driver Fitness
393.11	No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.207(c)	Leaf spring assembly defective/missing	1	0	7	Vehicle Maint.
393.30	Improper battery installation	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.45(b)(2)	Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking	2	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.48(a)	Inoperative/defective brakes	1	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	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.75(a)(3)	Tire-flat and/or audible air leak	1	1	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	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.
396.5(b)	Oil and/or grease leak	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 11


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

8/23/2024	NDTR88006774	ND	PR48713	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
7/6/2024	OKPE10175612	OK	AM18979	AZ	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher						2
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8A-NON-ELD No record of duty status when one is required (ELD Not Required) (OOS)						5 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection						4
5/7/2024	OKT400162027	OK	PR38062	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
5/2/2024	SD5630000409	SD	PR38063	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
4/3/2024	SD5430000430	SD	PR38063	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
3/29/2024	KSHP00270118	KS	PR38062	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
2/20/2024	NDHP01000105	ND	PR40537	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
1/17/2024	IA000P14ZM35	IA	PR44283	SD	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
8/10/2023	KSHP93512533	KS	PR38063	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required						3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking						4
5/1/2023	IA000TT7FMMS	IA	PR38062	SD	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.207(c) Leaf spring assembly defective/missing						7
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.30 Improper battery installation						3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes						4
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: 396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak						3
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)
4/24/2023	SDA003036725	SD	PR38114	SD	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
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
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8F01 Drivers record of duty status not current						5

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)

2/20/2024	ND0001150294	ND	PR40537	SD	0	0	Yes	No	1	1	1

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: 11/2/2016 (Non-Ratable Review)
Total Inspections: 11
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 7
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 4
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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Carrier Registration

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 03/13/2025 updated monthly from FMCSA )

No penalties found

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Summary of Activities (as of 2/28/2025, updated monthly)

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

Most Recent Investigation: 11/2/2016 (Non-Ratable Review)	Total Inspections: 11 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 7 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 4	Total Crashes: 1*
11/2/2016 (Non-Ratable Review) 3/27/1992 (Safety Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 11 9.1% Vehicle Inspections 7 28.6% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 0 Towaway 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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Average PU × Utilization Factor (as of 2/28/2025, 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.

29.3 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 29.3 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.

29.3 Average Power Units = 30 Current Power Units + 30 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 28 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# 452580 = 83% Straight trucks/other vehicles
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
12,956 VMT per Average Power Unit = 380,000 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 29.3 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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