Carrier profile · USDOT 256812 · MC-181389 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Smith Motor Freight Inc

13 power unitsavg 4.7 yrMulti-region · 9 statesFARMINGTON, MO82/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-181389 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.7Avg age (yr)

2005–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(573) 756-4883 Email dispatchsmithmotor.travis@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 2

Established 41 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1985.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 38 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.7 yr

Model years 2005–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

41 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 22.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 21 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 5.2 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

21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 4

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 13-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Inactive
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 11 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Great West’91–’97

Continental Western’04–’10

Northland’14–’18

Northland’21–’26

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2021 → Jan 2026	$1M	1
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 2020 → Apr 2021	$1M	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2018 → Apr 2020	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2014 → Apr 2018	$1M	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2012 → Apr 2012	$1M	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2011 → May 2011	$1M	3
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2010 → Apr 2011	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2004 → Apr 2010	$1M	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2002 → May 2004	$1M	2
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2000 → Apr 2002	$1M	1
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Apr 1999 → Apr 2000	$1M	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1997 → Apr 1999	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 1991 → May 1997	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

70.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

FARMINGTON, MO

1900 PROGRESS DR

Top corridor

MO 6 · TX 4 · AR 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 2 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 2169537 USDOT 2482938Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3461561 USDOT 3896648 USDOT 3569140 USDOT 3866789 USDOT 3593729 USDOT 4088068 USDOT 3777731 USDOT 2169537

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

Location

Physical address: 1900 PROGRESS DR, FARMINGTON, MO, 63640
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (573) 756-4883
Fax: (573) 756-5882
Email: smithmotor.travis@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Travis Rehkop
USDOT / docket: 256812 · MC-181389
First registered: Mar 27, 1985
Last MCS-150: Jan 9, 2026 · 1,146,780 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 23, 2012
D-U-N-S: 122605272

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

1,146,780

Annual mileage

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

SMITH MOTOR FREIGHT INC (USDOT 256812) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 13 power units and 13 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 9, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 23, 2012 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SMITH MOTOR FREIGHT INC's USDOT number?

SMITH MOTOR FREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 256812, and its motor carrier number is MC-181389.

Is SMITH MOTOR FREIGHT INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, SMITH MOTOR FREIGHT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SMITH MOTOR FREIGHT INC's safety record?

SMITH MOTOR FREIGHT INC has a 22.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 38 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is SMITH MOTOR FREIGHT INC's fleet?

SMITH MOTOR FREIGHT INC operates 13 power units and 13 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SMITH MOTOR FREIGHT INC based?

SMITH MOTOR FREIGHT INC is based in FARMINGTON, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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