Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 693614)

ARIES CHARTER TRANSPORTATION INC

U.S. DOT#: 693614

Address: 4525 W GRENSHAW ST
CHICAGO, IL 60624
Number of Vehicles: 52
Number of Drivers: 58
Number of Inspections: 30

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 01/30/2026 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY

(Rating Date: 07/29/2024)

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	13.8	23.2
Driver	0.0	6.4
Hazmat		4.4

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 01/30/2026 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	No
Passenger	Yes	MC-321562
Household Goods	No
Broker	No

BASIC Status (Public Passenger Carrier View)

Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending December 26, 2025

On-Road Performance
0 Measure 0% Percentile	Not Public	0 Measure 0% Percentile	0.90 Measure No violations in the past year	0 Measure 0% Percentile	Not Public	0 Measure 0% Percentile
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping Avg. PU × UF: 53.3 Segment: Straight Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 7 with HOS Compliance Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 3-10 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 29 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 7 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 7 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 7 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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Carrier may be prioritized for an intervention action and roadside inspection. Denotes this carrier exceeds the FMCSA Intervention Threshold relative to its safety event grouping based upon roadside data and/or has been cited with one or more Acute/Critical Violations within the past 12 months during an investigation. Therefore, this carrier may be prioritized for an intervention action and roadside inspection.

Violation Summary

Violations: 10


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.62(a)	No or Defective bus emergency exits	1	1	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.62(e)	No or inadequate bus emergency exit marking	1	1	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.75(c)	Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove	1	0	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.83(c)	Improper exhaust - Bus (Powered by gasoline)	2	2	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.9	Inoperable Required Lamp	1	1	2	Vehicle Maint.
396.3A1-BAR	Air Brake - Leaking air tank.	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.
396.5B-L	Lubrication - Oil or grease leak.	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 30


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

10/5/2025	IL5005140261	IL	P1322884	IL	MOTOR COACH		3
10/5/2025	IL0095001534	IL	26094PT	IL	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
10/5/2025	IL0095001537	IL	26304PT	IL	BUS		3
10/4/2025	IL0095001528	IL	25553PT	IL	BUS		3
10/4/2025	IL0095001526	IL	25935PT	IL	BUS		3
10/4/2025	IL0100001479	IL	262117PT	IL	BUS		3
2/26/2025	IL4179560209	IL	26156PT	IL	BUS		2
10/13/2024	IL3998751823	IL	25935PT	IL	BUS		1
10/13/2024	IL3998751821	IL	20851PT	IL	BUS		1
10/13/2024	IL0100001415	IL	18480PT	IL	BUS		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak						3
10/13/2024	IL0110000771	IL	25749PT	IL	BUS		1
10/13/2024	IL0110000770	IL	25835PT	IL	BUS		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3A1-BAR Air Brake - Leaking air tank						4
10/12/2024	IL0940460128	IL	25952PT	IL	BUS		1
10/12/2024	IL3998751810	IL	20778PT	IL	BUS		1
10/12/2024	IL0940460120	IL	18468PT	IL	BUS		1
10/12/2024	IL3998751817	IL	25951PT	IL	MOTOR COACH		1
10/12/2024	IL3998751820	IL	24928PT	IL	MOTOR COACH		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
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)
6/18/2024	IL0080001511	IL	P896098	IL	MOTOR COACH		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove						8
6/18/2024	IL0080001512	IL	15510PT	IL	BUS		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp (OOS)						2 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.62(e) No or inadequate bus emergency exit marking (OOS)						1 + 2 (OOS)
6/18/2024	IL0108000959	IL	11491PT	IL	BUS		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.83(c) Improper exhaust - Bus (Powered by gasoline) (OOS)						1 + 2 (OOS)
6/18/2024	IL0108000958	IL	P1177700	IL	MOTOR COACH		1
6/18/2024	IL0109000819	IL	19812PT	IL	BUS		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.62(a) No or Defective bus emergency exits (OOS)						1 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.83(c) Improper exhaust - Bus (Powered by gasoline) (OOS)						1 + 2 (OOS)
6/18/2024	IL0119000398	IL	P1188016	IL	MOTOR COACH		1
6/17/2024	IL0109000816	IL	P1249525	IL	MOTOR COACH		1
6/17/2024	IL0109000817	IL	P1196850	IL	MOTOR COACH		1
6/17/2024	IL0109000818	IL	P1221318	IL	MOTOR COACH		1
6/17/2024	IL0108000956	IL	P1122678	IL	MOTOR COACH		1
6/17/2024	IL0108000957	IL	P1195215	IL	MOTOR COACH		1
6/17/2024	IL0119000396	IL	P1177699	IL	MOTOR COACH		1
6/17/2024	IL0119000397	IL	P1122677	IL	MOTOR COACH		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: 0

This carrier has no crashes to display.

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: 7/29/2024 (Compliance Review)
Total Inspections: 30
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 23
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 7
Total Crashes* : 0

*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 01/30/2026 updated monthly from FMCSA )

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Summary of Activities (as of 12/26/2025, updated monthly)

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

Most Recent Investigation: 7/29/2024 (Compliance Review)	Total Inspections: 30 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 23 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 7	Total Crashes: 0*
7/29/2024 (Compliance Review) 10/22/2021 (Compliance Review) 8/13/2018 (Compliance Review) 6/10/2015 (Compliance Review) 8/2/2013 (Non-Ratable Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 7 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 29 13.8% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 0 Towaway Crashes 0

*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 12/26/2025, 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.

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 = 52 Current Power Units + 60 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 48 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# 693614 = 75% Straight trucks/other vehicles
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
17,737 VMT per Average Power Unit = 945,958 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 53.3 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 = 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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