Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 72022)

SHORT FREIGHT LINES INC

U.S. DOT#: 72022

Address: 459 S RIVER RD
BAY CITY, MI 48707
Number of Vehicles: 22
Number of Drivers: 14
Number of Inspections: 23

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 12/23/2025 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY

(Rating Date: 04/24/2008)

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	5.6	23.2
Driver	0.0	6.4
Hazmat	0.0	4.4

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 12/23/2025 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	Yes	MC-108382
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
1.72 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure	3.42 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 4 Safety Event Group: 3-8 driver inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations Avg. PU × UF: 22 Segment: Combination Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 23 with HOS Compliance Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 17 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 8 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 23 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 23 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: 20


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

392.2-INAT	Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving.	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
392.2LC	Improper lane change	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
392.2LV	Lane Restriction violation	1	0	3	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLIT	State/Local Laws - Improper turns.	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS4	State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit.	1	0	10	Unsafe Driving
393.45B2-B-AIR	Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured.	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.45D-B	Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection.	2	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.47(d)	All Brakes - Insufficient brake lining thickness	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.
393.75A1-TEPBM	Tires - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area.	1	0	8	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	1	1	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.9H	Inoperable head lamps	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
172.516(c)(5)	Placard not reading horizontally	1	0	5	HM Compliance
172.516C6-HMPMC	HM (Placarding) - Failure to maintain placard(s) in a condition so that the format, legibility, color, and visibility of the placard will not be substantially reduced due to damage, deterioration, or obscurement by dirt or other matter.	1	0	5	HM Compliance
172.602(c)(1)	Maintenance/accessibility of Emergency Response information	1	0	3	HM Compliance
177.823A-HMPMCM	HM (Placarding) - A carrier may not move a transport vehicle containing a hazardous material unless the vehicle is marked and placarded in accordance with part 172 or as authorized in §171.12a of this subchapter, or unless, in an emergency.	1	0	5	HM Compliance

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 23


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

10/22/2025	MISHEPZ05386	MI	RB98185	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLIT State/Local Laws - Improper turns						5
8/19/2025	OH3219000211	OH	RC27804	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
6/10/2025	MIGRAHA00926	MI	RA03837	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
6/9/2025	IN8557006207	IN	RB23967	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75A1-TEPBM Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area						8
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection						4
5/12/2025	MD0325C00081	MD	RB83350	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
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
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
4/9/2025	MIDELMT01874	MI	RC48894	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
3/19/2025	OH3234000378	OH	RB23966	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
3/5/2025	IN8101009731	IN	RB60692	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured						4
12/27/2024	IN9761002846	IN	RC29563	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection						4
HM Compliance Violation: 177.823A-HMPMCM HM (Placarding) - A carrier may not move a transport vehicle containing a hazardous material unless the vehicle is marked and placarded in accordance with part 17						5
12/23/2024	IN9761002831	IN	RB86105	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
HM Compliance Violation: 172.516C6-HMPMC HM (Placarding) - Failure to maintain placard(s) in a condition so that the format, legibility, color, and visibility of the placard will not be substantially red						5
11/3/2024	KYCV41757086	KY	RB83350	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
7/18/2024	MICOPEK02720	MI	RA03837	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
HM Compliance Violation: 172.602(c)(1) Maintenance/accessibility of Emergency Response information						3
HM Compliance Violation: 172.516(c)(5) Placard not reading horizontally						5
6/18/2024	PAH325417025	PA	RA03849	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-INAT Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving						5
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2LC Improper lane change						5
6/10/2024	IN8557005188	IN	RB60692	MI	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)
5/28/2024	OH9483000013	OH	RB55471	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(d) All Brakes - Insufficient brake lining thickness						4
5/21/2024	MIWHEES02691	MI	RB86105	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
4/24/2024	MD2156005438	MD	RA03849	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS4 State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit						10
4/15/2024	IN9761002202	IN	RB60692	MI	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: 393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear						4
4/12/2024	OH1822002800	OH	RC27803	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
4/3/2024	MIKAATZ00194	MI	RB60692	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2LV Lane Restriction violation						3
2/20/2024	IN5476001867	IN	RB60692	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
2/6/2024	TNI5Z3040565	TN	RC27803	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
1/23/2024	MIWARRJ02419	MI	RB86105	MI	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9H Inoperable head lamps						6

Reviewed-Not Preventable Crash Activity (vehicles involved in crashes)

Total Number of Crashes: 1


Report			Vehicle		Crash
Date	Number	State	Plate Number	Plate State	Fatal	Inj.	Tow.	HM

2/18/2025	MI0003437484	MI	RC29563	MI	0	0	Yes	No

Crashes Included in SMS (vehicles involved in crashes)

Total Number of Crashes: 1


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)

7/31/2025	MI0003558788	MI	RB83894	MI	0	0	Yes	No	1	3	3

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: 4/22/2008 (CR And Security Contact Review)
Total Inspections: 23
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 9
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 14
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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Carrier Registration

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 12/23/2025 updated monthly from FMCSA )

No penalties found

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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: 4/22/2008 (CR And Security Contact Review)	Total Inspections: 23 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 9 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 14	Total Crashes: 2*
4/22/2008 (CR And Security Contact Review) 8/20/1996 (Compliance Review) 5/19/1995 (Compliance Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 23 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 17 5.9% Placardable HM Inspections 10 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 58.8%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 0 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 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.

22 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 22 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.

22 Average Power Units = 22 Current Power Units + 22 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 22 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# 72022 = 100% Combination trucks/motor coach buses
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
55,311 VMT per Average Power Unit = 1,216,848 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 22 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.

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