Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 502833)

DEARBORN STEEL EXPRESS INC

U.S. DOT#: 502833

Address: 6837 WYOMING AVE
DEARBORN, MI 48126
Number of Vehicles: 72
Number of Drivers: 56
Number of Inspections: 27

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 02/08/2025 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY

(Rating Date: 12/04/1992)

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	40.0	21.4
Driver	0.0	6.0
Hazmat		4.5

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 02/08/2025 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	Yes	MC-234214
Passenger	No
Household Goods	No
Broker	Yes	MC-234214

BASIC Status (Public Property Carrier View)

Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending December 27, 2024

On-Road Performance
0.25 Measure	Not Public	0.29 Measure	7.48 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 2 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping Avg. PU × UF: 72 Segment: Combination Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 27 with HOS Compliance Violations: 4 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 17 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 12 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 27 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 27 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: 31


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

392.2-SLLS2	State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit.	1	0	4	Unsafe Driving
392.82(a)1	Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV	1	0	10	Unsafe Driving
395.22G	Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.24(d)	ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically	1	0	3	HOS Compliance
395.8	Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.8F01	Drivers record of duty status not current	1	0	5	HOS Compliance
393.106(d)	Insufficient aggregate working load limit	2	2	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.11	No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.11N	No retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after December 1993	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.11TL	Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.120(d)(1)	Improper securement of metal coil transported with eye lengthwise	1	1	7	Vehicle Maint.
393.201(a)	Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.207(f)	Air suspension pressure loss	1	0	7	Vehicle Maint.
393.45(b)(2)	Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking	1	1	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.45(d)	Brake connections with leaks or constrictions	2	1	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.45DLUV	Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	2	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.48(a)	Inoperative/defective brakes	2	2	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.
393.55(e)	No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998	3	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.78	Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers.	1	0	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.81	Horn inoperative	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.9T	Inoperable tail lamp	1	0	6	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: 27


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

10/29/2024	PAT401430378	PA	ZMA2298	PA	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.22G Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver						1
9/24/2024	OH3276014452	OH	RB81967	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998						4
8/21/2024	OH3245016491	OH	RC34901	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11TL Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997						3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.106(d) Insufficient aggregate working load limit (OOS)						3 + 2 (OOS)
7/23/2024	MIBESSJ00722	MI	RB74983	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.53(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)
7/10/2024	OH3239004476	OH	PVQ3943	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8 Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)						1
7/9/2024	OH1706000210	OH	PVQ3943	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11N No retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after December 1993						3
6/12/2024	OH0493000157	OH	PWF1988	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45DLUV Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998						4
5/15/2024	OH0700004396	OH	PWW9204	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.106(d) Insufficient aggregate working load limit (OOS)						3 + 2 (OOS)
5/8/2024	MIBESSJ00579	MI	RB81202	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
5/6/2024	IL4068950411	IL	PWC2176	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
5/1/2024	OH1865003237	OH	PWF5850	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
4/30/2024	OH0057000827	OH	RC32971	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.201(a) Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.81 Horn inoperative						3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.207(f) Air suspension pressure loss						7
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
4/11/2024	OH0289000595	OH	RC08011	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
2/26/2024	IL4180980201	IL	RB77038	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
1/18/2024	OH3265013490	OH	RC08011	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3A1BL Brake system pressure loss (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
10/18/2023	MIKERSD00034	MI	BD08930	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
9/15/2023	IN9511003099	IN	RB84101	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
8/31/2023	OH0700003687	OH	PWW9204	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.120(d)(1) Improper securement of metal coil transported with eye lengthwise (OOS)						7 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998						4
8/29/2023	MIPARLM02156	MI	BD52907	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers						1
8/15/2023	MIPOWEL03272	MI	RB81205	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
7/28/2023	MIWORDN04337	MI	RC28322	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required						3
7/11/2023	MIDETGT04270	MI	2600710	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8F01 Drivers record of duty status not current						5
7/5/2023	MIWONTD00549	MI	BD40556	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.82(a)1 Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV						10
4/25/2023	MIAZELR00630	MI	BD08930	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
1/26/2023	MICHAPP03766	MI	RC15381	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
1/20/2023	MICOPEK01858	MI	PWF5850	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
1/12/2023	MIDELMT00230	MI	RB81199	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.24(d) ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically						3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9T Inoperable tail lamp						6

Reviewed-Not Preventable Crash Activity (vehicles involved in crashes)

Total Number of Crashes: 1


Report			Vehicle		Crash
Date	Number	State	Plate Number	Plate State	Fatal	Inj.	Tow.	HM

3/14/2023	OH0235041276	OH	RC08011	MI	0	0	Yes	No

Crashes Included in SMS (vehicles involved in crashes)

Total Number of Crashes: 3


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)

5/15/2024	OH0245083956	OH	PWW9204	OH	0	0	Yes	No	1	2	2
10/18/2023	MI0003024847	MI	BD08930	MI	0	0	Yes	No	1	1	1
1/26/2023	MI0002808291	MI	RC15381	MI	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: 8/13/2015 (Non-Ratable Review)
Total Inspections: 27
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 10
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 17
Total Crashes* : 4

*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

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No penalties found

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Summary of Activities (as of 12/27/2024, updated monthly)

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

Most Recent Investigation: 8/13/2015 (Non-Ratable Review)	Total Inspections: 27 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 10 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 17	Total Crashes: 4*
8/13/2015 (Non-Ratable Review) 10/7/1992 (Safety Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 27 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 17 35.3% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 0 Towaway Crashes 4

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Average PU × Utilization Factor (as of 12/27/2024, 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.

72 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 72 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.

72 Average Power Units = 72 Current Power Units + 72 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 72 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# 502833 = 100% Combination trucks/motor coach buses
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
22,870 VMT per Average Power Unit = 1,646,687 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 72 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

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