Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 545226)

IMPERIAL EXPRESS INC

U.S. DOT#: 545226

Address: 202 N LIMESTONE ST STE 300
SPRINGFIELD, OH 45503
Number of Vehicles: 50
Number of Drivers: 43
Number of Inspections: 27

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 09/24/2020 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY

(Rating Date: 08/25/2010)

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	18.2	20.7
Driver	0.0	5.5
Hazmat		4.5

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 09/24/2020 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	Yes	MC-270583
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 August 28, 2020

On-Road Performance
1.01 Measure	Not Public	0.29 Measure	5.40 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 6 Safety Event Group: 3-8 driver inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations Avg. PU × UF: 53.3 Segment: Combination Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 27 with HOS Compliance Violations: 2 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 10 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 6 Safety Event Group: 5-10 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: 28


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

392.16	Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV	2	0	7	Unsafe Driving
392.2C	Failure to obey traffic control device	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
392.2FC	Following too close	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS2	State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit.	2	0	4	Unsafe Driving
395.15(i)(5)	Onboard recording device does not display required information	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.22H4	Driver failed to maintain supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.24C2II	Driver failed to manually add the trailer number	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.24C2III	Driver failed to manually add shipping document number	2	0	1	HOS Compliance
393.207(f)	Air suspension pressure loss	1	0	7	Vehicle Maint.
393.45	Brake tubing and hose adequacy	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.45B2UV	Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle	2	1	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.47(e)	Clamp or Roto type brake out-of-adjustment	3	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.53(b)	CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear	2	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.55(c)(2)	CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system.	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.55(e)	No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.75(a)	Flat tire or fabric exposed	1	1	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.9	Inoperable Required Lamp	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9H	Inoperable head lamps	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9TS	Inoperative turn signal	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
396.3A1B	Brakes (general) Explain:	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
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	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)

8/6/2020	OH1367000564	OH	PWG4110	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit.						4
8/4/2020	KYCV43231291	KY	PVD3252	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
7/30/2020	OH3288012790	OH	PWM4285	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.22H4 Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids						1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.24C2III Driver failed to manually add shipping document number						1
7/23/2020	KYCV43881778	KY	PWE8488	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.16 Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV						7
6/18/2020	OH3228014351	OH	PWL8640	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
6/10/2020	OH3290009363	OH	PVQ6940	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
12/19/2019	OH3288012340	OH	PVD3252	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.15(i)(5) Onboard recording device does not display required information						1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.24C2II Driver failed to manually add the trailer number						1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.24C2III Driver failed to manually add shipping document number						1
10/4/2019	OH0644000903	OH	PWE4187	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998						4
8/19/2019	IN5170021965	IN	PWL4638	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
8/19/2019	IN6215007873	IN	PWD6983	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2C Failure to obey traffic control device						5
8/16/2019	OH3247017176	OH	PVY1497	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
8/5/2019	OH3228013701	OH	PVY5145	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
7/3/2019	KYCV43790631	KY	PWG2339	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
6/10/2019	KYCV43720326	KY	PVD3252	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.16 Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV						7
5/15/2019	KYCV43790478	KY	PWG2339	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
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: 393.47(e) Clamp or Roto type brake out-of-adjustment						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9H Inoperable head lamps						6
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)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3A1B Brakes (general) Explain:						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9TS Inoperative turn signal						6
4/9/2019	OH0782001908	OH	PHK8458	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
3/22/2019	OH1569003787	OH	PWG4106	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
2/26/2019	IN8290009586	IN	PVT8319	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
11/21/2018	KYCV43883736	KY	PWE8487	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
11/21/2018	IN4845008991	IN	PWD6983	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
11/9/2018	OH3292000770	OH	PWD6981	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
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: 393.47(e) Clamp or Roto type brake out-of-adjustment						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55(c)(2) CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system.						4
10/23/2018	IN5363007012	IN	PVT8319	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
10/15/2018	OH0686001412	OH	PVR5877	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2FC Following too close						5
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp						2
9/26/2018	KY0L72100341	KY	PVY6880	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.207(f) Air suspension pressure loss						7
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Clamp or Roto type brake out-of-adjustment						4
9/25/2018	OH1505003053	OH	PWG4106	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
9/16/2018	OH1875000053	OH	PVP4401	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit.						4
8/29/2018	KYCV43972314	KY	PWC3918	OH	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: 4


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)

8/21/2019	OH0193174372	OH	PVY7837	OH	0	0	Yes	No	1	1	1
8/16/2019	OH0192185326	OH	PVY1497	OH	1	1	Yes	No	2	1	2
3/26/2019	OH0193045112	OH	PVR5877	OH	0	0	Yes	No	1	1	1
2/7/2019	KY0072313191	KY	2293852	ME	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: 5/16/2012 (Non-Ratable Review)
Total Inspections: 27
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 14
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 13
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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Carrier Registration

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 09/24/2020 updated monthly from FMCSA )

No penalties found

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Summary of Activities (as of 8/28/2020, updated monthly)

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

Most Recent Investigation: 5/16/2012 (Non-Ratable Review)	Total Inspections: 27 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 14 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 13	Total Crashes: 4*
5/16/2012 (Non-Ratable Review) 8/12/2010 (Non-Ratable Review) 2/12/2010 (Compliance Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 27 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 10 20.0% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 1 Injury Crashes 0 Towaway 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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Average PU × Utilization Factor (as of 8/28/2020, 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.

53.3 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 53.3 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.

53.3 Average Power Units = 50 Current Power Units + 61 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 49 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# 545226 = 92% Combination trucks/motor coach buses
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
63,046 VMT per Average Power Unit = 3,362,261 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 53.3 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

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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.

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