Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 261691 · MC-238132
NORMAN G SMITH
DBA NGS TRUCKING
1 power unitsNORTHVILLE, SD
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-238132 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power 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
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 41 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority4141 yr active
since 1985Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
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
41 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is NORMAN G SMITH safe to work with?
Is NORMAN G SMITH safe to load? NORMAN G SMITH (USDOT 261691, MC-238132) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in NORTHVILLE, SD, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 41 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
NGNORMAN G SMITH 50
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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)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
Great West · 91–99
Northland · 99–05
Great West · 04–25
19912025
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.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 4 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Dec 2004 → Oct 2025 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | May 1999 → Jan 2005 | $750k | 2 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jan 1991 → May 1999 | $750k | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- 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
NORTHVILLE, SD
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@nvc.net — 83 carriers: USDOT 12581USDOT 375829USDOT 396091USDOT 445073USDOT 446084USDOT 450434USDOT 456499USDOT 583223
Shares a company officer with other carriers
norman smith — 12 carriers: USDOT 947167USDOT 998951USDOT 1015980USDOT 1419994USDOT 1688906USDOT 2045902USDOT 2179382USDOT 2294742
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 309 W OAK ST, NORTHVILLE, SD, 57465
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 32, NORTHVILLE, SD, 57465
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (605) 460-1336
- ngsmith@nvc.net
- Web domain
- nvc.net
Registration
- Officer
- Norman Smith
- USDOT / docket
- 261691 · MC-238132
- First registered
- 07/03/1985
- Last MCS-150
- 09/26/2025 · 70,000 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 797960531
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is NORMAN G SMITH's USDOT number?
NORMAN G SMITH's USDOT number is 261691, and its motor carrier number is MC-238132.
Is NORMAN G SMITH authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, NORMAN G SMITH is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is NORMAN G SMITH's fleet?
NORMAN G SMITH operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is NORMAN G SMITH based?
NORMAN G SMITH is based in NORTHVILLE, SD.