Carrier profile · USDOT 260382 · MC-175706 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Smith Transit Inc

DBA SMITH COACHES

0 power unitsavg 8.3 yrRegional · 5 statesHELPER, UT100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-175706 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

8.3Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(435) 472-8269 Email dispatch[email protected]; [email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 5

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.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 32 inspections.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.3%

▼ 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

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.3 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · 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.

Safety

20 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 5.3%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 — 19 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

11.1% · 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 10.0 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

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 5

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.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’26 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Lancer’96–’03

Lancer’04–’16

Rli’16–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · RLI INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → Jan 2026	$5M	3
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2004 → May 2016	$5M	4
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1996 → Jan 2003	$5M	4
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Oct 1995 → Oct 1996	$5M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Oct 1994 → Oct 1995	$5M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

58.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

UT busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Utah: 13 inspections
Missouri: 2 inspections
Idaho: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections

Home base

HELPER, UT

38 UINTAH STREET

Most inspections: UT

13 inspections

UT 13 · MO 2 · ID 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 27402Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1778176 USDOT 779981 USDOT 27402

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@emerytelcom.net — 12 carriers: USDOT 542010 USDOT 772619 USDOT 808753 USDOT 821799 USDOT 1298941 USDOT 1577861 USDOT 1614655 USDOT 1682205

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 Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 38 UINTAH STREET, HELPER, UT, 84526
Mailing address: PO BOX 951, PRICE, UT, 84501
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (435) 472-8269
Fax: (435) 472-8200
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Web domain: gmail.com; smith

Registration

Officer: Corey Lewis Smith
USDOT / docket: 260382 · MC-175706
First registered: Jun 3, 1985
Last MCS-150: Jan 29, 2026 · 326,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 20, 2026
D-U-N-S: 29939402

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

326,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 4, 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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Reviews

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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 19 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

4violation records

1OOS-tagged records

1 of 19inspections 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

20%0 / 2

Lights

10%0 / 1

Other vehicle maintenance

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 6

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 4

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 3

17%May 26 to Nov 261 / 6

Top 3 codes (3 of 4 records)

390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1

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396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1

Before you tender

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

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

SMITH TRANSIT INC (USDOT 260382) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from RLI INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 5.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 20 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 29, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 20, 2026 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SMITH TRANSIT INC's USDOT number?

SMITH TRANSIT INC's USDOT number is 260382, and its motor carrier number is MC-175706.

Is SMITH TRANSIT INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. SMITH TRANSIT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SMITH TRANSIT INC's safety record?

SMITH TRANSIT INC has a 5.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).