Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 790669)

R & T EXPRESS INC

U.S. DOT#: 790669

Address: 1949 WINNFIELD HWY
JONESBORO, LA 71251
Number of Vehicles: 5
Number of Drivers: 5
Number of Inspections: 20

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 03/07/2025 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY

(Rating Date: 02/16/2022)

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle	33.3	21.4
Driver	0.0	6.0
Hazmat		4.5

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 03/07/2025 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	Yes	MC-353024
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 January 31, 2025

On-Road Performance
0 Measure	Not Public	0.19 Measure	5.31 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping Avg. PU × UF: 5.7 Segment: Combination Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 20 with HOS Compliance Violations: 2 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 13 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 10 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 20 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 20 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: 20


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

395.24C2II	Driver failed to manually add the trailer number	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.24C2III	Driver failed to manually add shipping document number	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.30B1	Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
395.32B	Driver failed to assume or decline unassigned driving time	1	0	5	HOS Compliance
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.
393.209(d)	Steering system components worn, welded, or missing	1	1	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.45B2PC	Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit	1	1	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.45UV	Brake Tubing and Hose Adequacy Under Vehicle	1	1	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.47(a)	Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.53(b)	CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.55(d)(3)	No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.55(e)	No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998	2	0	4	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.
393.9	Inoperable Required Lamp	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
396.3A1B	Brakes (general) Explain:	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
396.5(b)	Oil and/or grease leak	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
396.5B-HWSLIW	Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel	1	1	2	Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 20


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

12/10/2024	LALANNS00005	LA	P252573	LA	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
11/20/2024	TXV241704808	TX	P265760	LA	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
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: 396.3A1B Brakes (general) Explain:						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp						2
11/10/2024	TXV241651045	TX	P252567	LA	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak						3
11/6/2024	LALARE000500	LA	P252573	LA	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45B2PC Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
9/16/2024	TXV241541559	TX	P252572	LA	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.5B-HWSLIW Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel (OOS)						2 + 2 (OOS)
9/3/2024	LALAPC003153	LA	P265760	LA	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
8/29/2024	LALANN002269	LA	P252567	LA	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
7/23/2024	TXV241494350	TX	P252572	LA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998						4
7/22/2024	CO1448370382	CO	P252568	LA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
6/17/2024	TXV241458705	TX	P252567	LA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.209(d) Steering system components worn, welded, or missing (OOS)						6 + 2 (OOS)
5/8/2024	OKPE12006139	OK	P252568	LA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 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
5/1/2024	TXV241410210	TX	P252567	LA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
3/19/2024	LALAPC002740	LA	P265760	LA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
2/21/2024	TXV241333350	TX	P252573	LA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
2/20/2024	LALARE000085	LA	P252567	LA	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45UV Brake Tubing and Hose Adequacy Under Vehicle (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
7/19/2023	LALAPC002290	LA	P252572	LA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.30B1 Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD						1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.32B Driver failed to assume or decline unassigned driving time						5
5/3/2023	TX6KR90ALPVO	TX	P252568	LA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove						8
3/23/2023	LALAPC002091	LA	P252573	LA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
2/27/2023	TX6IYC0AKL3J	TX	P252571	LA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55(d)(3) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001						4
2/19/2023	LALACO008798	LA	P252567	LA	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.24C2II Driver failed to manually add the trailer number						1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.24C2III Driver failed to manually add shipping document number						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: 2/15/2022 (Compliance Review)
Total Inspections: 20
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 8
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 12
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 03/07/2025 updated monthly from FMCSA )

No penalties found

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Summary of Activities (as of 1/31/2025, updated monthly)

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

Most Recent Investigation: 2/15/2022 (Compliance Review)	Total Inspections: 20 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 8 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 12	Total Crashes: 0*
2/15/2022 (Compliance Review) 8/14/2019 (Non-Ratable Review) 9/15/2010 (Compliance Review) 11/1/2006 (Compliance Review) 9/6/2006 (Compliance Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 20 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 13 30.8% 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 1/31/2025, 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.

5.7 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 5.7 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.

5.7 Average Power Units = 5 Current Power Units + 5 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 7 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# 790669 = 100% Combination trucks/motor coach buses
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
17,728 VMT per Average Power Unit = 100,522 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 5.7 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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