Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 76114)

CHIEF FREIGHT LINES INC

U.S. DOT#: 76114

Address: 1201 MARINE VIEW ST
PORTAGE, IN 46368
Number of Vehicles: 25
Number of Drivers: 25
Number of Inspections: 22

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 02/04/2026 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY

(Rating Date: 12/06/2005)

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	18.2	23.2
Driver	0.0	6.4
Hazmat		4.4

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 02/04/2026 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	Yes	MC-170654
Passenger	No
Household Goods	No
Broker	Yes	MC-170654

BASIC Status (Public Property Carrier View)

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

On-Road Performance
0.86 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure	9.61 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 5 Safety Event Group: 3-8 driver inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations Avg. PU × UF: 24.3 Segment: Combination Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 22 with HOS Compliance Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 10 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 6 Safety Event Group: 5-10 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 22 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 22 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: 25


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
392.2LV	Lane Restriction violation	1	0	3	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLLR	State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation.	1	0	3	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS2	State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit.	2	0	4	Unsafe Driving
392.2WC	Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective	1	0	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.203A-CBP	Cab and Body Parts - Door missing/broken.	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	1	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.
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32	Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth.	1	0	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.9	Inoperable Required Lamp	2	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.95A1	Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-HLLH	Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam.	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LBL	Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative.	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LLPL	Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative.	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LRLI	Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative.	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LSLI	Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.	2	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LTSI	Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.	1	1	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LTSIR	Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit	2	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9(a)	Inoperative Brake Lamps	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9T	Inoperable tail lamp	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9TS	Inoperative turn signal	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 22


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

11/11/2025	MIESCOT03160	MI	3914590	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.203A-CBP Cab and Body Parts - Door missing/broken						2
9/30/2025	MIPEIFM07596	MI	3503650	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
9/25/2025	MIANDER07697	MI	3249978	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. (OOS)						6 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit						6
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.						6
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-HLLH Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam						6
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth						8
9/17/2025	IL4182820011	IL	2982863	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
6/6/2025	MICORBJ00072	MI	3642454	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit						6
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.						6
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative						6
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.95A1 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.						2
4/22/2025	MIANDER07202	MI	3685091	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
1/8/2025	OH1651000100	OH	3642454	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
12/2/2024	OH1057000120	OH	3591273	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
11/21/2024	MIMATTB06254	MI	3642454	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLLR State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation						3
11/11/2024	MISCHMC05251	MI	3642454	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4
10/22/2024	OH3267000052	OH	2423743	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative						6
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
10/1/2024	IN8843004996	IN	2771840	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
9/17/2024	OH3233017099	OH	2373468	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp						2
9/4/2024	MICOPEK02817	MI	2325493	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2LV Lane Restriction violation						3
8/22/2024	OH0428000501	OH	3659843	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
7/8/2024	OH3276014168	OH	3659843	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
6/27/2024	OH3220008295	OH	3643992	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
6/11/2024	OH3247020479	OH	PWN4773	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
5/8/2024	MICOPEK02571	MI	3642454	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.16 Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV						7
5/3/2024	OH3235010586	OH	PWZ8177	OH	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9TS Inoperative turn signal						6
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 392.2WC Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective						1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9(a) Inoperative Brake Lamps						6
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9T Inoperable tail lamp						6
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp						2
3/12/2024	OH3272001025	OH	3422096	IN	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
1/11/2024	OH0700004046	OH	3388788	IN	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit						4

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: 1/25/2019 (Non-Ratable Review)
Total Inspections: 22
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 11
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 11
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 02/04/2026 updated monthly from FMCSA )

No penalties found

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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: 1/25/2019 (Non-Ratable Review)	Total Inspections: 22 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 11 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 11	Total Crashes: 0*
1/25/2019 (Non-Ratable Review) 2/24/2011 (Non-Ratable Review) 12/1/2005 (Compliance Review) 10/26/2004 (Compliance Review) 5/29/1998 (Compliance Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 22 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 10 10.0% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 0 Towaway Crashes 0

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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.

24.3 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 24.3 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.

24.3 Average Power Units = 25 Current Power Units + 25 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 23 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# 76114 = 100% Combination trucks/motor coach buses
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
47,924 VMT per Average Power Unit = 1,166,000 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 24.3 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

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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.

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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.

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