Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 745360)

COUTTS BROTHERS INC

U.S. DOT#: 745360

Number of Vehicles: 72
Number of Drivers: 48
Number of Inspections: 18

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 06/02/2024 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY

(Rating Date: 06/30/2011)

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	7.1	21.4
Driver	0.0	6.0
Hazmat	0.0	4.5

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 06/02/2024 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	No
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 April 26, 2024

On-Road Performance
0.47 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure	2.80 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 3 Safety Event Group: 3-4 driver inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations Avg. PU × UF: 71.3 Segment: Straight Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 18 with HOS Compliance Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 14 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 6 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 18 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 18 with Driver Fitness Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 11-20 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

392.16	Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV	1	0	7	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS3	State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit.	1	0	7	Unsafe Driving
392.82(a)1	Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV	1	0	10	Unsafe Driving
393.11TU	Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.43	No/improper breakaway or emergency braking	1	1	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.55(b)	ABS malfunction indicators for hydr brake sys	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.60(d)	Glazing permits < 70% of light	1	0	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.9	Inoperable Required Lamp	2	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9H	Inoperable head lamps	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9T	Inoperable tail lamp	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
396.3A1DSCB	Center Bearing (Carrier Bearing) Cracked / Loose / Broken / Missing	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
396.9(d)(2)	Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 18


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

4/23/2024	ME9450001711	ME	5C2982	ME	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
4/16/2024	ME0452005737	ME	7C9558	ME	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
3/13/2024	ME2211014069	ME	7C4416	ME	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
1/9/2024	ME3684012528	ME	5C3025	ME	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9T Inoperable tail lamp						6
12/7/2023	ME3552003537	ME	5C3024	ME	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
10/11/2023	ME4536004283	ME	919968	ME	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
8/23/2023	ME4456002275	ME	2C1144	ME	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection						4
8/2/2023	ME3995003985	ME	2B7814	ME	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.82(a)1 Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV						10
7/26/2023	ME4456002202	ME	7C4424	ME	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
7/24/2023	ME3995003959	ME	8C9041	ME	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
2/22/2023	ME4113006719	ME	853074	ME	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.16 Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV						7
11/28/2022	ME0221007798	ME	927096	ME	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance.						1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.9(d)(2) Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report						4
10/17/2022	ME1494005498	ME	2B7814	ME	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55(b) ABS malfunction indicators for hydr brake sys						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp						2
8/24/2022	ME0452004911	ME	5C5655	ME	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
7/7/2022	ME0579006791	ME	2C1144	ME	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9H Inoperable head lamps						6
7/5/2022	ME0221007601	ME	919968	ME	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit.						7
5/16/2022	ME1494005218	ME	5A1592	ME	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
5/11/2022	ME3995003535	ME	853074	ME	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11TU Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997						3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3A1DSCB Center Bearing (Carrier Bearing) Cracked / Loose / Broken / Missing						3

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: 6/29/2011 (Compliance Review)
Total Inspections: 18
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 9
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 9
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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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 06/02/2024 updated monthly from FMCSA )

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Summary of Activities (as of 4/26/2024, updated monthly)

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

Most Recent Investigation: 6/29/2011 (Compliance Review)	Total Inspections: 18 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 9 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 9	Total Crashes: 0*
6/29/2011 (Compliance Review) 5/12/2010 (Compliance Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 18 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 14 7.1% 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 4/26/2024, 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.

71.3 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 71.3 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.

71.3 Average Power Units = 72 Current Power Units + 72 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 70 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# 745360 = 91% Straight trucks/other vehicles
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
18,446 VMT per Average Power Unit = 1,315,755 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 71.3 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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