Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 969003)

SOUTHARK TIMBER HARVESTING INC

U.S. DOT#: 969003

Number of Vehicles: 18
Number of Drivers: 16
Number of Inspections: 23

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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
2.94 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure	2.78 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0.79 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 4 Safety Event Group: 3-8 driver inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations Avg. PU × UF: 18 Segment: Combination Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 23 with HOS Compliance Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 13 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 5 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 23 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 23 with Driver Fitness Violations: 2 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: 18


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

392.16-D	Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV	3	0	7	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS2	State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit	1	0	4	Unsafe Driving
383.23A2-LCDLN	License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL	1	1	8	Driver Fitness
383.51A-SOUT	Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for safety-related or unknown reason and outside the state of driver's license issuance	1	1	5	Driver Fitness
393.19	Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp	1	0	6	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	2	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.87A-FPLA	Flag - Required flag(s) - any missing flag on a projecting load when more than one is required	1	0	1	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LHLI	Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LTSI	Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.	1	1	6	Vehicle Maint.
396.17C-PI	Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection	2	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: 23


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

7/17/2026	AR7420000679	AR	NR80896	AR	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
7/13/2026	LALASIS01626	LA	NR80540	AR	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.16-D Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV						7
6/23/2026	AR7250000233	AR	NR79577	AR	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
Driver Fitness Violation: 383.51A-SOUT Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for safety-related or unknown reason and outside the state of driver's license issuance (OOS)						5 + 2 (OOS)
5/7/2026	LALASIS01380	LA	NR80550	AR	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
4/15/2026	AR7250000103	AR	NR79563	AR	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
1/15/2026	AR5670000729	AR	NR80890	AR	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
1/7/2026	AR5670000717	AR	NR80538	AR	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
12/30/2025	LALASIS01005	LA	NR79566	AR	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.16-D Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV						7
11/19/2025	LALAEUS00677	LA	NR79575	AR	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.16-D Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV						7
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection						4
10/15/2025	AR8290000055	AR	NR80549	AR	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
8/2/2025	AR7420000489	AR	NR80540	AR	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
7/18/2025	AR5980000515	AR	NR79576	AR	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
7/10/2025	AR7420000471	AR	NR79114	AR	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
6/10/2025	AR8180000224	AR	NR80223	AR	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
5/10/2025	AR8180000177	AR	NR80544	AR	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
3/31/2025	LALASIS00061	LA	NR79748	AR	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. (OOS)						6 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.87A-FPLA Flag - Required flag(s) - any missing flag on a projecting load when more than one is required						1
3/12/2025	LALASIS00002	LA	NR80538	AR	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
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
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)
2/19/2025	LALAEUS00047	LA	NR79746	AR	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
Driver Fitness Violation: 383.23A2-LCDLN License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL (OOS)						8 + 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: 396.3(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: 396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection						4
12/17/2024	LALAEUS00021	LA	NR79569	AR	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
12/17/2024	LALAEUS00019	LA	NR79575	AR	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
12/16/2024	AR7520000387	AR	NR79736	AR	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
12/9/2024	AR5670000326	AR	NR79742	AR	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative						6
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.19 Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp						6
9/2/2024	AR5550000296	AR	NR79742	AR	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: 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)

5/10/2025	AR2025527645	AR	NR78552	AR	1	2	Yes	No	2	1	2

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:
Total Inspections: 23
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 14
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 9
Total Crashes* : 1

*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 09/06/2026 updated monthly from FMCSA )

No penalties found

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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: None	Total Inspections: 23 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 14 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 9	Total Crashes: 1*
	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 23 8.7% Vehicle Inspections 13 23.1% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 1 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.

18 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 18 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.

18 Average Power Units = 18 Current Power Units + 18 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 18 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# 969003 = 100% Combination trucks/motor coach buses
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
4,833 VMT per Average Power Unit = 87,000 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 18 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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