Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 565901)

T & J TRUCKING INC

U.S. DOT#: 565901

Address: 20053 270TH ST
MORNING SUN, IA 52640
Number of Vehicles: 18
Number of Drivers: 12
Number of Inspections: 9

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 12/31/2025 updated daily from SAFER )

Not Rated

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	0.0	23.2
Driver	14.3	6.4
Hazmat		4.4

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 12/31/2025 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	Yes	MC-276911
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
1.91 Measure	Not Public	2.71 Measure	4.16 Measure	2.14 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 3 Safety Event Group: 3-8 driver inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations Avg. PU × UF: 19.3 Segment: Combination Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 9 with HOS Compliance Violations: 3 Safety Event Group: 3-10 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 5 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 2 Safety Event Group: 5-10 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 9 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 1 Safety Event Group: 1 driver inspections with Controlled Substances/Alcohol Violations	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 9 with Driver Fitness Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 5-10 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: 12


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.	2	0	4	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS3	State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit.	1	0	7	Unsafe Driving
395.8A-ELD	ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required)	1	1	5	HOS Compliance
395.8F01	Drivers record of duty status not current	1	0	5	HOS Compliance
395.8(k)(2)	Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status	1	1	5	HOS Compliance
392.4A-POS	Driver on duty and in possession of a narcotic drug / amphetamine	1	1	10	Drugs/Alcohol
393.11LR	No Lower rear 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.
393.45(b)(2)	Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.45(d)	Brake connections with leaks or constrictions	2	0	4	Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 9


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

8/25/2025	IA000P14RQHH	IA	VF3187	IA	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit						7
8/14/2025	IA000P133BJC	IA	FZ1469	IA	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Drugs/Alcohol Violation: 392.4A-POS Driver on duty and in possession of a narcotic drug / amphetamine (OOS)						10 + 0 (OOS)
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8(k)(2) Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status (OOS)						5 + 2 (OOS)
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
4/10/2025	IA000P16DL9C	IA	SC4856	IA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8F01 Drivers record of duty status not current						5
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11LR No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after December 1993						3
7/22/2024	IA000P10ST3S	IA	SC4856	IA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
3/21/2024	IA000P123P8K	IA	VC4145	IA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
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: 393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions						4
2/21/2024	IL4109560676	IL	VE4611	IA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
1/23/2024	IN6189005034	IN	SB0731	IA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
11/30/2023	IL4180530638	IL	VE4611	IA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8A-ELD ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) (OOS)						5 + 2 (OOS)
11/29/2023	IL4109560625	IL	SE7194	IA	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: 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)

7/30/2025	IA2501494341	IA	FV4290	IA	0	0	Yes	No	1	3	3
4/3/2025	IA2501478310	IA	FT6438	IA	0	0	Yes	No	1	2	2
1/23/2024	IN0904436746	IN	SB0731	IA	0	0	Yes	Yes	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: 7/9/2021 (Compliance Review)
Total Inspections: 9
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 3
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 6
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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Carrier Registration

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 12/31/2025 updated monthly from FMCSA )

Closed Date Case #
9/20/2021 IA-2021-1105-US1608

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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: 7/9/2021 (Compliance Review)	Total Inspections: 9 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 3 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 6	Total Crashes: 3*
7/9/2021 (Compliance Review) 4/27/2020 (Non-Ratable Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 9 22.2% Vehicle Inspections 5 0.0% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 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 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.

19.3 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 19.3 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.

19.3 Average Power Units = 18 Current Power Units + 18 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 22 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# 565901 = 100% Combination trucks/motor coach buses
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
30,663 VMT per Average Power Unit = 592,732 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 19.3 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.

Motor carrier safety ratings are available at http://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov and motor carrier licensing and insurance status are available at http://li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov/.