Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3042323 · MC-1072622
BRIAN SMITH
DBA BRIANS TOWING
3 power unitsSALE CREEK, TN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1072622 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
3Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
High risk
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Insurance on fileEstablished 9 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 3 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.
Operating authority88 yr active
since 2017Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
8 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is BRIAN SMITH safe to work with?
Is BRIAN SMITH safe to load? BRIAN SMITH (USDOT 3042323, MC-1072622) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in SALE CREEK, TN, operating 3 power units and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 8 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (44/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
BSBRIAN SMITH 44
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 1 insurer · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+1 earlier
Amguard · 22–25
20222025
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
2 insurer eras · collapsed from 5 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2025 → Dec 2025 | $750k | 2 |
| AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2022 → Mar 2025 | $750k | 3 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 3
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
SALE CREEK, TN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
brian smith — 131 carriers: USDOT 19459USDOT 89159USDOT 113179USDOT 259596USDOT 465983USDOT 502128USDOT 548020USDOT 662414
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 117 WIDOW ST, SALE CREEK, TN, 37373
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (423) 413-9071
- brians1659@gmail.com
Registration
- Officer
- Brian Smith
- USDOT / docket
- 3042323 · MC-1072622
- First registered
- 08/25/2017
- Last MCS-150
- 03/17/2024 · 80,000 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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Federal activity
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
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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Frequently asked
What is BRIAN SMITH's USDOT number?
BRIAN SMITH's USDOT number is 3042323, and its motor carrier number is MC-1072622.
Is BRIAN SMITH authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BRIAN SMITH is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is BRIAN SMITH's fleet?
BRIAN SMITH operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BRIAN SMITH based?
BRIAN SMITH is based in SALE CREEK, TN.