Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 535788)

TRANSWAYS MOTOR EXPRESS CO INC

U.S. DOT#: 535788

Address: 351 ROOSEVELT AVE UNIT 1
CARTERET, NJ 07008
Number of Vehicles: 53
Number of Drivers: 46
Number of Inspections: 19

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 12/23/2025 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY

(Rating Date: 11/18/1998)

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	25.0	23.2
Driver	5.6	6.4
Hazmat	0.0	4.4

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 12/23/2025 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	Yes	MC-20490
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 November 28, 2025

On-Road Performance
0.19 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure	5.52 Measure	0.28 Measure	Not Public	0.25 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 1 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping Avg. PU × UF: 50.3 Segment: Combination Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 19 with HOS Compliance Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 13 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 8 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 19 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 1 Safety Event Group: 1 driver inspections with Controlled Substances/Alcohol Violations	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 19 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: 19


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

392.2-SLLS4	State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit.	1	0	10	Unsafe Driving
391.41APC	Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency when medical certification is required.	1	1	1	Driver Fitness
390.3(e)	Prohibited from performing safety sensitive functions per 382.501(a) in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse.	1	1	10	Drugs/Alcohol
393.11A1-CSLRR	Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997.	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.11TU	Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.209E-SPSLA	Steering - Power steering leaking anywhere.	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.45B2-BHTD	Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.	1	1	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.53B-B	Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 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.
393.55E-B	Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998.	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.9	Inoperable Required Lamp	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LLPL	Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative.	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LSLIWR	Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on.	1	1	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LTSI	Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.	1	1	6	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.
177.817(e)	Shipping paper accessibility	1	0	3	HM Compliance

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 19


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

9/16/2025	PADGE1525915	PA	AZ664X	NJ	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
7/10/2025	NYD110300930	NY	AJ634M	NJ	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
7/9/2025	MD3054C00117	MD	XRJN72	NJ	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
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. (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
Driver Fitness Violation: 391.41APC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency (OOS)						1 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear						4
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)
6/10/2025	NJSPQWI03585	NJ	AB190A	NJ	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
5/22/2025	NJSPPSI03625	NJ	AZ888P	NJ	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11A1-CSLRR Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997						3
2/26/2025	NYSPD3010655	NY	AU170U	NJ	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. (OOS)						6 + 2 (OOS)
2/17/2025	NJSPRBI02357	NJ	2821296	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
2/11/2025	NYSPL3070345	NY	AW315T	NJ	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
2/10/2025	NJSPNKI02530	NJ	AZ720L	NJ	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
1/29/2025	NYSPB3060455	NY	AW314T	NJ	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on (OOS)						6 + 2 (OOS)
1/15/2025	PAM708000081	PA	AW313T	NJ	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
12/4/2024	NJPABRI00219	NJ	AS550S	NJ	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.209E-SPSLA Steering - Power steering leaking anywhere.						6
10/8/2024	CT3078003034	CT	AU170U	NJ	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
8/20/2024	NYM005700085	NY	AW699X	NJ	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
7/22/2024	NYSPL0135842	NY	AJ634M	NJ	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11TU Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997						3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp						2
6/20/2024	NJSPMEI01212	NJ	AX745J	NJ	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998						4
3/12/2024	NJSPNKI99799	NJ	22155PF	NY	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
2/16/2024	CT1162002230	CT	2821299	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS4 State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit						10
12/1/2023	NJSPQEI03008	NJ	2821296	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Drugs/Alcohol Violation: 390.3(e) Driver prohibited from performing safety sensitive functions per 382.501(a) in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (OOS)						10 + 0 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998						4
HM Compliance Violation: 177.817(e) Shipping paper accessibility						3

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: 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)

6/10/2025	NJ0006904881	NJ	AW314T	NJ	0	1	Yes	No	2	3	6
8/20/2024	NJ0004033792	NJ	AU346HLF	NJ	0	0	Yes	No	1	1	1
5/10/2024	NJ0000001148	NJ	AP399G	NJ	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: 2/5/2024 (Non-Ratable Review)
Total Inspections: 19
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 10
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 9
Total Crashes* : 3

*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

(Six years as of 12/23/2025 updated monthly from FMCSA )

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Summary of Activities (as of 11/28/2025, updated monthly)

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

Most Recent Investigation: 2/5/2024 (Non-Ratable Review)	Total Inspections: 19 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 10 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 9	Total Crashes: 3*
2/5/2024 (Non-Ratable Review) 10/29/1998 (Compliance Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 19 10.5% Vehicle Inspections 13 23.1% Placardable HM Inspections 2 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 15.4%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 2 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 11/28/2025, 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.

50.3 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 50.3 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.

50.3 Average Power Units = 53 Current Power Units + 49 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 49 Power Units 18 Months Ago
3

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# 535788 = 92% Combination trucks/motor coach buses
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
35,318 VMT per Average Power Unit = 1,777,582 VMT From Investigation (MCS-151) ÷ 50.3 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

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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