Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 68085)

PAULSEN INC

U.S. DOT#: 68085

Address: 1116 EAST HWY 30
COZAD, NE 69130
Number of Vehicles: 164
Number of Drivers: 125
Number of Inspections: 24

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 02/28/2026 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY

(Rating Date: 04/17/2007)

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	57.1	23.2
Driver	0.0	6.4
Hazmat		4.4

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 02/28/2026 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	Yes	MC-783217
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 January 30, 2026

On-Road Performance
0.20 Measure	Not Public	0.04 Measure	6.33 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 4 Safety Event Group: 3-4 driver inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations Avg. PU × UF: 228.8 Segment: Straight Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 24 with HOS Compliance Violations: 2 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 7 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 6 Safety Event Group: 5-10 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 24 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 24 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: 14


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

392.16AD	Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV.	2	0	7	Unsafe Driving
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.	1	0	7	Unsafe Driving
395.8	Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)	2	0	1	HOS Compliance
392.9	Driver may not operate a CMV without proper load securement	1	1	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.100(c)	Failure to prevent cargo shifting	1	1	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.43DBMA	Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle.	2	2	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.48A-BMBCBD	Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s).	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.75G-TFWETL	Tires - Front, weight carried exceeds tire load limit.	1	1	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LTSI	Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.	1	1	6	Vehicle Maint.
396.3A1-BALAC	Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 24


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

10/20/2025	NET035001087	NE	430253	NE	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
9/29/2025	NET061000018	NE	18118B	NE	OTHER		3
9/17/2025	NET670000944	NE	18723D	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.43DBMA Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. (OOS)						6 + 2 (OOS)
8/19/2025	NET313000861	NE	48587D	NE	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.16AD Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV.						7
8/19/2025	NET175000987	NE	18699A	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber						4
8/13/2025	NET175000978	NE	18541A	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75G-TFWETL Tires - Front, weight carried exceeds tire load limit (OOS)						3 + 2 (OOS)
7/29/2025	NET050000566	NE	18699A	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.16AD Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV.						7
7/8/2025	NET248000611	NE	430253	NE	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.48A-BMBCBD Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s)						4
5/23/2025	NET670000767	NE	430253	NE	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
4/7/2025	NET035000836	NE	413191	NE	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
3/25/2025	NET175000831	NE	18280D	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.43DBMA Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
12/6/2024	NET175000717	NE	132343	NE	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
11/27/2024	NET079000365	NE	401624	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit						7
11/19/2024	IA000P16D879	IA		OT	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8 Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)						1
11/19/2024	IA000P16D87B	IA		OT	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.8 Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)						1
8/27/2024	NET412000037	NE	1825F	NE	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
8/27/2024	NET349000320	NE	18157D	NE	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
8/21/2024	NET139000454	NE	18772J	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 392.9 Driver may not operate a CMV without proper load securement (OOS)						1 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.100(c) Failure to prevent cargo shifting (OOS)						1 + 2 (OOS)
8/19/2024	NET035000469	NE	206382	NE	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
8/6/2024	NET079000272	NE	411653	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
8/6/2024	NET035000446	NE	18517H	NE	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
7/8/2024	NET670000267	NE	132343	NE	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
6/20/2024	NET035000385	NE	18157D	NE	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
6/18/2024	NET035000382	NE	18157D	NE	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)

12/10/2025	NE0225049157	NE	430253	NE	0	0	Yes	No	1	3	3
8/19/2025	NE0225035761	NE	18699A	NE	1	1	Yes	No	2	3	6
7/23/2025	NE0225026932	NE	431273	NE	0	0	Yes	No	1	2	2
10/11/2024	NE0224040403	NE	422351	NE	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: 2/3/2014 (Non-Ratable Review)
Total Inspections: 24
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 12
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 12
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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Summary of Activities (as of 1/30/2026, updated monthly)

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

Most Recent Investigation: 2/3/2014 (Non-Ratable Review)	Total Inspections: 24 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 12 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 12	Total Crashes: 4*
2/3/2014 (Non-Ratable Review) 2/16/2011 (Non-Ratable Review) 4/11/2007 (Compliance Review) 7/20/1989 (Safety Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 24 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 7 57.1% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 1 Injury Crashes 1 Towaway 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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Average PU × Utilization Factor (as of 1/30/2026, 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.

228.8 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 164 Average Power Units × 1.3948 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.

164 Average Power Units = 164 Current Power Units + 164 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 164 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: Straight
Straight trucks/other vehicles constituting more than 30% of the total PU
U.S. DOT# 68085 = 75% Straight trucks/other vehicles
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
27,896 VMT per Average Power Unit = 4,575,000 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 164 Average Power Units

Based on Step 1 and 2 calculate the Utilization Factor

Straight Segment
Meets Criteria	VMT per Avgerage PU	Utilization Factor
	< 20,000	1
	20,000 – 60,000	1.3948 = 27,896 VMT per PU ÷ 20,000
	60,000 – 200,000	3
	> 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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