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Carrier profile · USDOT 2968656 · MC-8843 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SMITH & SON'S TRUCKING LLC

1 power unitsEVEREST, KS

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-8843 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(785) 741-1473 Email dispatchNICKRSMITH2112@GMAIL.COM

Carrier verification summary for SMITH & SON'S TRUCKING LLC

SMITH & SON'S TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2968656) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

SMITH & SON'S TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2968656) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

SMITH & SON'S TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2968656) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY effective Dec 11, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

SMITH & SON'S TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2968656) reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 4, 2025.

SMITH & SON'S TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2968656) has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 18, 2020 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

National’17–’18

United Financial’18–now

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2018 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2017 → Mar 2018	$750K	2

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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.

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

EVEREST, KS

1324 SAGEBERUSH RD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

nick smith — 7 carriers: USDOT 1196542 USDOT 3018094 USDOT 3327428 USDOT 3494711 USDOT 4216587 USDOT 4504907

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1324 SAGEBERUSH RD, EVEREST, KS, 66424
Mailing address: 1324 SAGEBRUSH RD, EVEREST, KS, 66424
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (785) 741-1473
Cell: (785) 741-1405
Email: nickrsmith2112@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Nick Smith · Carley Smith
USDOT / docket: 2968656 · MC-8843
First registered: Feb 2, 2017
Last MCS-150: Dec 4, 2025 · 46,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 18, 2020
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

46,000

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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