Carrier profile · USDOT 3613834 · MC-1231876 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

King Smoke Trucking LLC

1 power unitavg 19.5 yrLocal · 2 statesOXFORD, FL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1231876 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

19.5Avg age (yr)

2000–2013 · vPIC

Call dispatch(352) 303-3360 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average16.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% 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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.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-mo50.0%

▲ 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

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

19.5 yr

Model years 2000–2013 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — 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.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 50.00% on 4 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
15 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Aug 11, 2026.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '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

≈3.0 / 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: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.0 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 Maintenance16 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.34 ELD — malfunction proceduresHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 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$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 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive Express’21–’23

Accredited’23–’26

202120232025now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since May 2026

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	May 2023 → May 2026	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2023	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

19.5 yr

Average age

2013

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

FL busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Florida: 3 inspections
Georgia: 3 inspections

Home base

OXFORD, FL

10454 COUNTY ROAD 229

Most inspections: FL

3 inspections

FL 3 · GA 3

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 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 10558Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 10454 COUNTY ROAD 229, OXFORD, FL, 34484
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (352) 303-3360
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Pete Sesler
USDOT / docket: 3613834 · MC-1231876
First registered: Apr 16, 2021
Last MCS-150: Oct 31, 2025 · 80,035 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

80,035

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 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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50%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 4 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

37violation records

3OOS-tagged records

2 of 4inspections 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.

Hours of service

140%0 / 14

Lights

130%0 / 13

Other vehicle maintenance

633%2 / 6

Unsafe driving

30%0 / 3

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 1

100%Nov 25 to May 262 / 2

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (17 of 37 records)

395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer8
395.24 ELD — record edits / data5
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps4

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393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps4
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.7A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
395.34A1-ELDDFN ELD — malfunction procedures1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1

Before you tender

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Hours of service

Review duty-status logs and missing-entry controls.

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 KING SMOKE TRUCKING LLC.

KING SMOKE TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3613834) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading 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 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective May 11, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 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 7, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 31, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KING SMOKE TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

KING SMOKE TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 3613834, and its motor carrier number is MC-1231876.

Is KING SMOKE TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. KING SMOKE TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KING SMOKE TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

KING SMOKE TRUCKING LLC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).