Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 735509)

CAPITOL EXPRESS FREIGHT INC

U.S. DOT#: 735509

Address: 3815 TWIN CREEKS DR
COLUMBUS, OH 43204
Number of Vehicles: 13
Number of Drivers: 10
Number of Inspections: 25

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BASIC Status (Public Property Carrier View)

Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending July 31, 2026

On-Road Performance
0 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure	3.28 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0.06 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping Avg. PU × UF: 19 Segment: Straight Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 25 with HOS Compliance Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 19 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 6 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 25 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 25 with Driver Fitness Violations: 1 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: 15


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

391.41A-MCPC	Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial motor vehicle without showing proof of a valid medical certification upon request, but presents proof prior to completion of inspection.	1	0	1	Driver Fitness
392.9A-DFSL	Driver - Failing to properly secure load	1	0	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.106B-C	Cargo - Not immobilized or secured	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.201A-FRMC	Frame - Cracked/loose/broken frame member affecting support of functional components	1	1	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.45D-BHDB	Air Brake - Damaged by heat or broken	1	1	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	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.60(c)	Windshield - Damaged or Discolored	1	0	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.60EWS	Windshield - Obstructed	1	0	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.81-H	Horn - Inoperative or defective	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LSLIWR	Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on	1	1	6	Vehicle Maint.
396.17C-PI	Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection	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	2	2	0	Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 25


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

7/29/2026	KY4500000174	KY	M0H793	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
6/17/2026	KY0S14303601	KY	K0P749	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
6/17/2026	KYCV43421276	KY	P2B593	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
5/22/2026	KYCV44115627	KY	P28593	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
5/21/2026	KYS211000503	KY	N2Y021	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
3/20/2026	KYL749000172	KY	K0P749	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.106B-C Cargo - Not immobilized or secured						3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45D-BHDB Air Brake - Damaged by heat or broken (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
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: 396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3(a)1BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination (OOS)						0 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.60(c) Windshield - Damaged or Discolored						1
Driver Fitness Violation: 391.41A-MCPC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial motor vehicle without showing proof of a valid medical certification upon request, but presents proof prior to com						1
12/30/2025	KYCV42867084	KY	P2B593	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
12/17/2025	OH3278001051	OH	PNJ3849	OH	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
11/20/2025	KYS149000278	KY	K0P749	KY	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
11/5/2025	KY0S14204368	KY	M0H793	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
10/24/2025	KYS225000014	KY	K0P749	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
10/8/2025	KYCV44772012	KY	N2Y021	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
9/16/2025	KYCV44960050	KY	KOP749	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
9/11/2025	KY0S14204248	KY	K0P749	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
8/15/2025	KYL755000059	KY	K0P749	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.201A-FRMC Frame - Cracked/loose/broken frame member affecting support of functional components (OOS)						2 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3(a)1BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination (OOS)						0 + 2 (OOS)
7/29/2025	KYB916000304	KY	K0P749	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 392.9A-DFSL Driver - Failing to properly secure load						1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.81-H Horn - Inoperative or defective						3
7/14/2025	OH0992000533	OH	PWY3717	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on (OOS)						6 + 2 (OOS)
6/11/2025	KYCV44625229	KY	M0H793	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
1/13/2025	KYCV44175021	KY	M2E338	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
1/3/2025	KYCV44585488	KY	M2E338	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
12/10/2024	KYB915999920	KY	K0P749	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
11/18/2024	KYL731000310	KY	K0P749	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
11/7/2024	KYCV41294975	KY	M3C101	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.60EWS Windshield - Obstructed						1
9/20/2024	KYL755000029	KY	K5F927	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
8/9/2024	KYL742000168	KY	K5F927	KY	STRAIGHT TRUCK		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: 3/31/2020 (Non-Ratable Review)
Total Inspections: 25
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 19
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 6
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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Inspection Selection System

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 08/18/2026 updated monthly from FMCSA )

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Summary of Activities (as of 7/31/2026, updated monthly)

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

Most Recent Investigation: 3/31/2020 (Non-Ratable Review)	Total Inspections: 25 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 19 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 6	Total Crashes: 0*
3/31/2020 (Non-Ratable Review) 10/31/2017 (Non-Ratable Review) 9/20/2006 (Compliance Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 25 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 19 15.8% 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 7/31/2026, 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.

19 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 14.3 Average Power Units × 1.3259 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.

14.3 Average Power Units = 13 Current Power Units + 13 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 17 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# 735509 = 76% Straight trucks/other vehicles
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
26,517 VMT per Average Power Unit = 380,000 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 14.3 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	1.3259 = 26,517 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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