Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 497041)

ASTRO-CHEM LAB INC

U.S. DOT#: 497041

Address: 4102 2ND AVENUE WEST
WILLISTON, ND 58801
Number of Vehicles: 41
Number of Drivers: 18
Number of Inspections: 10

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 02/12/2025 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY

(Rating Date: 04/01/2004)

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	20.0	21.4
Driver	0.0	6.0
Hazmat	11.1	4.5

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 02/12/2025 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	Yes	MC-575092
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 January 31, 2025

On-Road Performance
0 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure	2.50 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: 39.3 Segment: Straight Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 10 with HOS Compliance Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 3-10 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 10 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 2 Safety Event Group: 5-10 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 10 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 10 with Driver Fitness Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 5-10 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: 12


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

393.104F3-C	Cargo - Loose or unfastened tiedown	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.48(a)	Inoperative/defective brakes	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.75(a)(1)	Tire-ply or belt material exposed	1	1	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.75(a)(3)	Tire-flat and/or audible air leak	1	1	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.75B-OOS	Tire-front tread depth less than 2/32 of inch on a major tread groove	1	1	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.95(a)(1)(i)	Emergency Equipment (HM) - No 10 B:C (or more) fire extinguisher for quantities of hazardous materials that requires placarding.	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
396.5B-HWSLIW	Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel	1	1	2	Vehicle Maint.
172.516C6-HMPMC	HM (Placarding) - Failure to maintain placard(s) in a condition so that the format, legibility, color, and visibility of the placard will not be substantially reduced due to damage, deterioration, or obscurement by dirt or other matter.	1	0	5	HM Compliance
177.817(a)	No or improper shipping papers (carrier)	1	1	3	HM Compliance
177.823A-HMTVMMCNID	HM (Transport Vehicle Markings) - 50% or more of the required ID numbers are missing for each material.	1	1	5	HM Compliance
177.834A-HMC	HM (Cargo) - Operating a motor vehicle with HM not blocked/braced/secured as required. NOTE: Any shifting likely to adversely affect HM/DG package integrity, under conditions normally incident to transportation.	1	1	10	HM Compliance

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 10


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

11/12/2024	NDTR04008372	ND	13570P	ND	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
HM Compliance Violation: 177.834A-HMC HM (Cargo) - Operating a motor vehicle with HM not blocked/braced/secured as required. NOTE: Any shifting likely to adversely affect HM/DG package integrity, unde (OOS)						10 + 2 (OOS)
HM Compliance Violation: 177.823A-HMTVMMCNID HM (Transport Vehicle Markings) - 50% or more of the required ID numbers are missing for each material (OOS)						5 + 2 (OOS)
HM Compliance Violation: 172.516C6-HMPMC HM (Placarding) - Failure to maintain placard(s) in a condition so that the format, legibility, color, and visibility of the placard will not be substantially red						5
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.104F3-C Cargo - Loose or unfastened tiedown						3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.95(a)(1)(i) Emergency Equipment (HM) - No 10 B:C (or more) fire extinguisher for quantities of hazardous materials that requires placarding.						2
11/5/2024	NDTR04008350	ND	22658P	ND	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
5/29/2024	NDTR04008156	ND	39928P	ND	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
4/1/2024	NDTR04008092	ND	39945P	ND	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
3/19/2024	MTU215900223	MT	18180P	ND	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
2/29/2024	MTU689800175	MT	13568P	ND	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
9/5/2023	NDMC08012371	ND	39928P	ND	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
9/4/2023	NDTR04003159	ND	18179P	ND	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
7/14/2023	NDTR04003102	ND	39909P	ND	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher						2
HM Compliance Violation: 177.817(a) No or improper shipping papers (carrier) (OOS)						3 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75B-OOS Tire-front tread depth less than 2/32 of inch on a major tread groove (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.5B-HWSLIW Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel (OOS)						2 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75(a)(1) Tire-ply or belt material exposed (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes						4
6/25/2023	MTL332000035	MT	39930P	ND	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: 3/31/2004 (Compliance Review)
Total Inspections: 10
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 8
- 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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Carrier Registration

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 02/12/2025 updated monthly from FMCSA )

No penalties found

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Summary of Activities (as of 1/31/2025, updated monthly)

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

Most Recent Investigation: 3/31/2004 (Compliance Review)	Total Inspections: 10 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 8 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 2	Total Crashes: 0*
3/31/2004 (Compliance Review) 2/12/2004 (Compliance Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 10 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 10 20.0% Placardable HM Inspections 8 12.5% % Placardable HM Inspections 80.0%	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 1/31/2025, 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.

39.3 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 39.3 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.

39.3 Average Power Units = 41 Current Power Units + 41 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 36 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# 497041 = 100% Straight trucks/other vehicles
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
11,604 VMT per Average Power Unit = 456,391 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 39.3 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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