Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 537522)

THOMASON EXPRESS LLC

U.S. DOT#: 537522

Address: 1606 E MAIN STREET
MARION, IL 62959
Number of Vehicles: 18
Number of Drivers: 15
Number of Inspections: 20

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BASIC Status (Public Property Carrier View)

Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending June 26, 2026

On-Road Performance
0.24 Measure	Not Public	0.35 Measure	6.84 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 1 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping Avg. PU × UF: 20.7 Segment: Combination Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 20 with HOS Compliance Violations: 3 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 9 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 4 Safety Event Group: 5-10 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 20 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 20 with Driver Fitness Violations: 0 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

392.2LC	Improper lane change	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
395.8(a)	HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner	2	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.8F01	Drivers record of duty status not current	1	0	5	HOS Compliance
393.205(a)	Wheel/rim cracked or broken	1	1	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.45B2-B	Air brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.45B2-B-AIR	Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured	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.
393.53B-B	Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear	2	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.9	Inoperable Required Lamp	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
396.3(a)(1)	Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
396.3A1-BALAC	Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber	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.
396.3A1-F	Fuel - Dripping leak.	1	1	3	Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 20


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

4/7/2026	IL5016670023	IL	P1260064	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
4/5/2026	NM3064Q2NSL2	NM	P1112538	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
3/30/2026	MOW093000147	MO	P1112538	IL	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: 393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber						4
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: 396.3A1-F Fuel - Dripping leak. (OOS)						3 + 2 (OOS)
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8(a) HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner						1
7/31/2025	IL5003130011	IL	P1015992	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
7/28/2025	AZXC25940463	AZ	P1012410	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8(a) HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner						1
6/2/2025	NM2434P497TS	NM	P810821	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
3/14/2025	NM3862P21BBH	NM	P1260065	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories						2
2/28/2025	IN8283008829	IN	P1260064	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
2/18/2025	AR8040000840	AR	P1260065	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
1/16/2025	IL4127570212	IL	P963245	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
11/27/2024	IL4068530232	IL	P1015992	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2LC Improper lane change						5
11/19/2024	NM3862O90GLH	NM	P653260	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.205(a) Wheel/rim cracked or broken (OOS)						2 + 2 (OOS)
11/5/2024	NM4654O8MFPS	NM	P1012410	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
10/7/2024	NM3858O7TRLR	NM	P653260	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8F01 Drivers record of duty status not current						5
9/24/2024	MOW105003509	MO	P858097	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
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: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45B2-B Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured						4
9/10/2024	IL4127380401	IL	P612884	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
8/12/2024	IL4127570186	IL	P858097	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
8/10/2024	NM3064O67MHR	NM	P653260	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
8/8/2024	IL4127570184	IL	P1015992	IL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
7/12/2024	MOW143000229	MO	P653257	IL	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: 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)

12/27/2024	AZ0004263017	AZ	P 612916	IL	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: 2/21/2014 (Compliance Review)
Total Inspections: 20
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 13
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 7
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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Inspection Selection System

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 08/03/2026 updated monthly from FMCSA )

No penalties found

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Summary of Activities (as of 6/26/2026, updated monthly)

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

Most Recent Investigation: 2/21/2014 (Compliance Review)	Total Inspections: 20 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 13 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 7	Total Crashes: 1*
2/21/2014 (Compliance Review) 2/11/2014 (Non-Ratable Review) 4/27/2004 (Compliance Review) 11/26/2002 (Compliance Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 20 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 9 22.2% 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 6/26/2026, 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.

20.7 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 20.7 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.

20.7 Average Power Units = 18 Current Power Units + 22 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 22 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# 537522 = 100% Combination trucks/motor coach buses
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
43,138 VMT per Average Power Unit = 891,681 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 20.7 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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