Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 854422)

PREFERRED PINE STRAW INC

U.S. DOT#: 854422

Address: 26644 SR 247
BRANFORD, FL 32008-2632
Number of Vehicles: 14
Number of Drivers: 14
Number of Inspections: 42

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BASIC Status (Public Property Carrier View)

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

On-Road Performance
2.42 Measure	Not Public	0.01 Measure	7.63 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 6 Safety Event Group: 3-8 driver inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations Avg. PU × UF: 21 Segment: Combination Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 42 with HOS Compliance Violations: 1 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 16 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 10 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 42 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 42 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: 29


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

392.2-SLLFC	State/Local Laws - Following too closely	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLLR	State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation	2	0	3	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS3	State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit	1	0	7	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS4	State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit	1	0	10	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLTCD	State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
395.30B1	Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD	1	0	1	HOS Compliance
393.11A1-LSLMWR	Lighting - Stop lamps - Both missing when required to be on.	1	1	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.11A1-LSML	Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) missing	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.45A-BHTIJ	Air Brake - Improperly joined such as a splice made by sliding the hose ends over a piece of tubing and clamping the hose to the tube	1	1	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.45D-BAAL	Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection	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.
393.75A1-TAOBETA	Tires - All others, more than one ply is exposed in the sidewall and the area exceeds 2 square inches.	1	1	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.75A2-TAOTLM	Tires - All others, 75% of the tread width is loose/missing in excess of 12 inches of circumference	1	1	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.
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32	Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves	1	0	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.95A4-EEUS	Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LCL	Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative	2	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LHWS	Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LLPL	Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LSML	Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LTSI	Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.	2	2	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LTSIR	Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit	1	0	6	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	1	1	0	Vehicle Maint.
396.5B-L	Lubrication - Oil or grease leak	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 42


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

4/21/2026	FL2279005260	FL	MIS65E	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative						2
4/3/2026	SC0410000597	SC	XE339U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
3/17/2026	FL3686006299	FL	XE344U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
2/24/2026	MS6643028891	MS	XE344U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
2/11/2026	SC0281004654	SC	XE340U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LHWS Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative						6
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. (OOS)						6 + 2 (OOS)
2/10/2026	FL3861001030	FL	XE348U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						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: 396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak						3
1/21/2026	FL1647007256	FL	XE338U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
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)
1/13/2026	SC0328000911	SC	XE346U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
1/7/2026	GA1299000853	GA	XE346U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
1/6/2026	NC0006836111	NC	XE339U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
12/9/2025	FL3164009565	FL	XE335U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
11/21/2025	FL3267006403	FL	XE332U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
10/15/2025	FL4895001337	FL	XE347U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. (OOS)						6 + 2 (OOS)
9/17/2025	FL2592002999	FL	XE349U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
9/9/2025	SC0412000036	SC	XE339U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75A2-TAOTLM Tires - All others, 75% of the tread width is loose/missing in excess of 12 inches of circumference (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit						6
8/28/2025	SC0182000176	SC	XE346U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
8/18/2025	SC0407000396	SC	XE346U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLLR State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation						3
7/15/2025	SC0399000701	SC	XE343U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
6/11/2025	GA1375001531	GA	XE332U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other						5
6/2/2025	FL3252000661	FL	XE332U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
5/29/2025	FL3414008740	FL	XE331U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
5/15/2025	FL3053009899	FL	XE349U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45A-BHTIJ Air Brake - Improperly joined such as a splice made by sliding the hose ends over a piece of tubing and clamping the hose to the tube (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear						4
4/30/2025	AL2100003976	AL	XE345U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS4 State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit						10
4/28/2025	FL3600000917	FL	XE331U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
4/9/2025	AL1525002939	AL	XE333U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11A1-LSLMWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both missing when required to be on. (OOS)						6 + 2 (OOS)
4/4/2025	FL3701006318	FL	XE349U	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75A1-TAOBETA Tires - All others, more than one ply is exposed in the sidewall and the area exceeds 2 square inches. (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
3/19/2025	SC0407000041	SC	XC950A	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
2/17/2025	LALANKS00093	LA	XC947A	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
1/13/2025	FL2137004565	FL	XC968A	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLFC State/Local Laws - Following too closely						5
12/31/2024	FL3857003659	FL	XC966A	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
11/25/2024	FL4126001387	FL	XC969A	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
9/3/2024	FL4421000274	FL	XC948A	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
8/13/2024	GA0371000049	GA	XC958A	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
8/7/2024	FL2602003348	FL	XC946A	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
7/17/2024	ALJSBH008547	AL	XC957A	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
HOS Compliance Violation: 395.30B1 Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD						1
7/11/2024	FL4895000280	FL	XC950A	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves						8
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11A1-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) missing						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative						2
7/10/2024	GA1415000472	GA	AB89TL	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit						7
6/10/2024	FL3137008376	FL	XC951A	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
6/7/2024	GA1264000095	GA	XC961A	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLLR State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation						3
6/4/2024	FL3164008333	FL	XC956A	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
5/2/2024	FL3886000289	FL	XC957A	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
4/28/2024	ALWBVC010141	AL	XC959A	FL	TRUCK TRACTOR		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: 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)

8/27/2025	FL2704181605	FL	XE41U	FL	0	2	Yes	No	2	2	4

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: 1/11/2023 (Compliance Review)
Total Inspections: 42
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 25
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 17
Total Crashes* : 1

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Summary of Activities (as of 4/24/2026, updated monthly)

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

Most Recent Investigation: 1/11/2023 (Compliance Review)	Total Inspections: 42 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 25 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 17	Total Crashes: 1*
1/11/2023 (Compliance Review) 12/2/2020 (Non-Ratable Review) 8/9/2019 (Non-Ratable Review) 8/27/2015 (Non-Ratable Review) 11/15/2011 (Non-Ratable Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 42 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 16 56.3% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 1 Towaway Crashes 0

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Average PU × Utilization Factor (as of 4/24/2026, 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.

21 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 21 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.

21 Average Power Units = 14 Current Power Units + 19 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 30 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# 854422 = 100% Combination trucks/motor coach buses
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
45,922 VMT per Average Power Unit = 964,382 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 21 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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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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