Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 541947)

NOVCO INC

U.S. DOT#: 541947

Address: 11090 173RD AVENUE NW
ELK RIVER, MN 55330
Number of Vehicles: 34
Number of Drivers: 30
Number of Inspections: 32

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BASIC Status (Public Property Carrier View)

Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending May 15, 2026

On-Road Performance
3.52 Measure	Not Public	0.16 Measure	9.81 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 7 Safety Event Group: 3-8 driver inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations Avg. PU × UF: 34 Segment: Combination Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 33 with HOS Compliance Violations: 2 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 14 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 10 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 33 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 33 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: 37


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
392.2-SLLS3	State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit	4	0	7	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS4	State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit	1	0	10	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLSWZ	State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone	1	0	10	Unsafe Driving
395.22G	Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.8(e)	False report of drivers record of duty status	1	0	7	HOS Compliance
393.104(f)(3)	Loose or unfastened tiedown	2	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.110B2I-C	Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo 5 feet or less and more than 1,100 lbs	1	1	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.11A1-LBL	Lighting - Backup lamp missing	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.11B-CSRIGRR	Conspicuity Systems - Trailers, rear impact guard retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1, 1993	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.11S	Side retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflector requirements for vehicles manufactured after December 1993	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.45B2-BHTD	Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.	1	1	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.45C-BSG	Air Brake - Missing or inadequate Nonmetallic tubing spring guard	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.45(d)	Brake connections with leaks or constrictions	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.
393.55E-B	Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.75A3-TAOL	Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS	4	4	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.78A-WS	Washers - Inoperative washing system.	1	0	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.9	Inoperable Required Lamp	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LHWS	Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LLPL	Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LSML	Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LTSI	Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.	2	2	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9B-LRR	Lighting - Reflex reflector(s) obscured	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
396.3A1-BARS	Air Brake - Air reservoir separated from its original attachment points or moving more than 1 inch	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: 32


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

4/27/2026	MN1675001085	MN	PZA6969	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
4/21/2026	IA000P123HBW	IA	PAV0504	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLSWZ State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone						10
4/9/2026	MOW031006306	MO	UNKNOWN	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
4/6/2026	MN1618000880	MN	PZA3165	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
3/27/2026	OH1777001209	OH	PZA6969	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
3/6/2026	SD5530003357	SD	PZB8193	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
2/25/2026	IA000P14HZJM	IA	PAV3338	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.104(f)(3) Loose or unfastened tiedown						3
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.22G Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver						1
12/24/2025	MN0174000807	MN	PZB0019	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit						7
12/15/2025	IA000P14HZCQ	IA	PZB8193	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
12/15/2025	MTU610001451	MT	PAV3338	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
11/18/2025	MN0174000760	MN	PZB7921	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS4 State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit						10
9/19/2025	IN8632009209	IN	PAV3338	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system.						1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.110B2I-C Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo 5 feet or less and more than 1,100 lbs (OOS)						3 + 2 (OOS)
9/17/2025	IA000P11SFZ6	IA	PZA1436	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
9/15/2025	MN1665001063	MN	PZB2703	WY	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
8/8/2025	MN1675000292	MN	PAS6990	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11A1-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp missing						6
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3A1-BARS Air Brake - Air reservoir separated from its original attachment points or moving more than 1 inch (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9B-LRR Lighting - Reflex reflector(s) obscured						3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative						2
7/2/2025	MN0174000628	MN	PAV6067	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit						7
7/1/2025	MN0174000624	MN	PZA3165	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit						7
6/11/2025	WI2566000457	WI	PAU6908	MN	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: 393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. (OOS)						6 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LHWS Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative						6
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45C-BSG Air Brake - Missing or inadequate Nonmetallic tubing spring guard						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
4/30/2025	MN1675000048	MN	PZA3166	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
4/30/2025	MN0051000502	MN	PAV0510	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit						7
4/23/2025	MN1675000029	MN	PAV0511	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
4/3/2025	WVPSC1560010	WV	PZA6969	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
4/1/2025	OH1339000366	OH	PAV0504	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
3/23/2025	IA000P16DL7R	IA	PZA3110	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.104(f)(3) Loose or unfastened tiedown						3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11S Side retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflector requirements for vehicles manufactured after December 1993						3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions						4
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8(e) False report of drivers record of duty status						7
3/20/2025	MN0263000657	MN	PZA3104	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
1/28/2025	SD5350000491	SD	PZA6969	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
1/27/2025	IA000P151VG0	IA	PAV0511	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
12/11/2024	IA000P16CVS1	IA	TEMP	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp						2
10/22/2024	MN1644000409	MN	PAV0510	MN	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
10/15/2024	MN1644000389	MN	PAV0511	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear						4
9/14/2024	OH1845000146	OH	PZA1678	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
6/27/2024	MN1669000249	MN	PAV0511	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11B-CSRIGRR Conspicuity Systems - Trailers, rear impact guard retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1, 1993						3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
6/20/2024	MN1674000242	MN	PAV2062	MN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. (OOS)						6 + 2 (OOS)
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: 393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear						4

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: 2


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)

10/1/2024	NE0224039364	NE	PBZ0018	MN	0	0	Yes	No	1	1	1
6/18/2024	MN0241700222	MN	PAV2062	MN	0	1	Yes	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: 2/24/2012 (Onsite Focused Investigation)
Total Inspections: 32
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 15
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 17
Total Crashes* : 2

*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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Summary of Activities (as of 5/15/2026, updated monthly)

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

Most Recent Investigation: 2/24/2012 (Onsite Focused Investigation)	Total Inspections: 32 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 15 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 17	Total Crashes: 2*
2/24/2012 (Onsite Focused Investigation) 1/7/2010 (Onsite Comprehensive Investigation) 11/9/2007 (Compliance Review) 11/26/2003 (Compliance Review) 12/10/1998 (Compliance Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 32 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 14 50.0% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 1 Towaway Crashes 1

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Average PU × Utilization Factor (as of 5/15/2026, 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.

34 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 34 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.

34 Average Power Units = 34 Current Power Units + 34 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 34 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# 541947 = 100% Combination trucks/motor coach buses
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
43,314 VMT per Average Power Unit = 1,472,701 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 34 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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