Carrier profile · USDOT 3157449 · MC-108781 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Smith and Luman LLC

DBA SMITH AND LUMAN

3 power unitsavg 12.3 yrRegional · 5 statesKEMP, TX86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-108781 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.3Avg age (yr)

2006–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(903) 275-8330 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average66.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 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

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.3 yr

Model years 2006–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

13 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 66.67% on 9 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
6 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jan 14, 2026.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 66.7%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 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

71.4% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 4.4 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

11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 2

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

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 ’26 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Redwood Fire’18–’19

Progressive County’21–’23

North America’23–’24

Southlake Specialty’24–’25

Progressive County’25–’26

20182020202220242026now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	1
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Mar 2025	$750K	1
INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA	Mar 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Mar 2021 → Mar 2023	$750K	2
REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2018 → May 2019	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.3 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 7 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections

Home base

KEMP, TX

14173 COUNTY ROAD 4016

Most inspections: TX

7 inspections

TX 7 · MO 1 · OK 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2175724 USDOT 3534495 USDOT 2596200

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jeremy smith — 62 carriers: USDOT 48340 USDOT 1026178 USDOT 1138853 USDOT 1334941 USDOT 1443089 USDOT 1466392 USDOT 1570373 USDOT 1657737

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 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 14173 COUNTY ROAD 4016, KEMP, TX, 75143
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (903) 275-8330
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officers: Jeremy Smith · Paul Luman
USDOT / docket: 3157449 · MC-108781
First registered: Jul 6, 2018
Last MCS-150: May 10, 2026 · 306,350 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

306,350

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 1, 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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67%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

6 of 9 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

67violation records

9OOS-tagged records

6 of 9inspections 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.

Lights

1817%3 / 18

Other vehicle maintenance

1828%5 / 18

Brakes

170%0 / 17

Unsafe driving

813%1 / 8

Hours of service

60%0 / 6

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

100%Nov 24 to May 251 / 1

50%May 25 to Nov 251 / 2

100%Nov 25 to May 261 / 1

60%May 26 to Nov 263 / 5

Top 3 codes (11 of 67 records)

393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components4
393.9 Inoperative required lamps4
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3

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393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing3
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)3
393.78 Windshield wipers3
393.9H Inoperative required lamps3
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps3
393.106C2-C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.48A Brakes inoperative2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)2
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection2
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.110B Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.209E-SPSLA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45DLPC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D2 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A2-TAOBB Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9T Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.24C2II ELD — record edits / data1
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
396.3A1B Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak1

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Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SMITH AND LUMAN LLC.

SMITH AND LUMAN LLC (USDOT 3157449) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 20, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 66.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 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 1, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 10, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SMITH AND LUMAN LLC's USDOT number?

SMITH AND LUMAN LLC's USDOT number is 3157449, and its motor carrier number is MC-108781.

Is SMITH AND LUMAN LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. SMITH AND LUMAN LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SMITH AND LUMAN LLC's safety record?

SMITH AND LUMAN LLC has a 66.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 18 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).