Carrier profile · USDOT 264036 · MC-178789 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

Smith Trucking Inc

73 power unitsavg 5 yrRegional · 6 statesBOWMAN, SC81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-178789 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

73Power units

68 observed · MCS-150

66Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.0Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(803) 829-2552 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 41 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1985.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

73 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

41 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 30.56% on 36 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
4 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jun 26, 2026.

Safety

132 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 17, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 30.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 36 vehicle and 132 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

50.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 20.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

128 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '26 · 10

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 73-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 73
Inspections · 24 mo: 132
Annualized: ≈66 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving81 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance26 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 20 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Redland’01–’07

Maxum’08–’13

Technology’13–’22

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Sep 2023

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Sep 2023	$750K	1
TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC	Sep 2013 → Sep 2022	$750K	2
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2008 → Sep 2013	$750K	2
OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2007 → Oct 2008	$750K	2
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2001 → Oct 2007	$750K	3
CONTINENTAL NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 1994 → Mar 1996	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 17, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 73
Observed power (24 mo): 68
Trailers (towed): 66

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

72.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

131

SC busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

South Carolina: 110 inspections
North Carolina: 16 inspections
Georgia: 3 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections

Home base

BOWMAN, SC

5605 VANCE RD

Most inspections: SC

110 inspections

SC 110 · NC 16 · GA 3

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 17, 2026

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4321519 USDOT 1320877Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2123810 USDOT 1639126 USDOT 1538656 USDOT 50146 USDOT 3706 USDOT 2379992 USDOT 4402832 USDOT 3519209

Shares a company officer with other carriers

craig smith — 61 carriers: USDOT 92897 USDOT 185600 USDOT 352327 USDOT 480525 USDOT 528770 USDOT 634958 USDOT 878323 USDOT 1069868

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 17, 2026

Location

Physical address: 5605 VANCE RD, BOWMAN, SC, 29018
Mailing address: PO BOX 600, BOWMAN, SC, 29018
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (803) 829-2552
Fax: (803) 829-1082
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: smithtruckingsc.com

Registration

Officers: John R Smith · Craig Smith
USDOT / docket: 264036 · MC-178789
First registered: Aug 27, 1985
Last MCS-150: Sep 9, 2025 · 4,145,952 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 21, 2002
D-U-N-S: 157492422

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,145,952

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 17, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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31%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

11 of 36 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

99violation records

16OOS-tagged records

11 of 36inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

570%0 / 57

Other vehicle maintenance

1968%13 / 19

Brakes

128%1 / 12

Lights

617%1 / 6

Hours of service

30%0 / 3

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Other / unclassified

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

50%

15%

30%

27%Oct 24 to Apr 253 / 11

0%Apr 25 to Oct 250 / 4

25%Oct 25 to Apr 262 / 8

46%Apr 26 to Oct 266 / 13

Top 3 codes (36 of 99 records)

392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)19
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)9
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)8

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392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects5
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt3
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.201A-FRCLS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)3
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)3
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
390.21(b) USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-DMOVE State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWPB State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLILC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.110B2I-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A4 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.20BELDNV Hours of service / ELD1
395.22H2-ELDNISDT ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H3-ELDMF ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
399.211-CBP Other violation1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SMITH TRUCKING INC.

SMITH TRUCKING INC (USDOT 264036) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 17, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Sep 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 17, 2026.

The carrier received 132 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 36 vehicle-level and 132 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 17, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 17, 2026.

It reports 73 power units and 59 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 9, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 17, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 21, 2002 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 17, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SMITH TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

SMITH TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 264036, and its motor carrier number is MC-178789.

Is SMITH TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 17, 2026. SMITH TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SMITH TRUCKING INC's safety record?

SMITH TRUCKING INC has a 30.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 204 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).