Carrier profile · USDOT 4078993 · MC-1551355 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Smart Choice Transport LLC

9 power unitsavg 8.2 yrMulti-region · 14 statesDAYTON, OH86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1551355 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(937) 815-4275 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

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

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.2 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2023 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

2 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 50.00% on 12 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
1 hours-of-service violation on record, most recent Aug 6, 2026.

Safety

17 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 50.0%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 — 12 vehicle and 17 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

54.5% · 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 3.8 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 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.

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 9-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 17
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 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 ’25 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive Preferred’23–’25

beyond this history

2023202420252026now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2023 → Jun 2025	$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): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

91.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Tennessee: 3 inspections
Ohio: 2 inspections
New Mexico: 1 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
Wisconsin: 1 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
Connecticut: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections
Texas: 1 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections

Home base

DAYTON, OH

1560 DODDINGTON DR

Most inspections: TN

3 inspections

TN 3 · OH 2 · NM 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

Last 12 months: 15 trucks also ran under 8 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3232256 USDOT 3475666 USDOT 3638791 USDOT 2531368 USDOT 4148210 USDOT 4156316 USDOT 2997572 USDOT 3077608Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (19 trucks · 24 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3449854 USDOT 3638791 USDOT 3963558 USDOT 3232256 USDOT 3475666 USDOT 2271858 USDOT 3869981 USDOT 4156316

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: 1560 DODDINGTON DR, DAYTON, OH, 45409
Mailing address: 2555 SOUTH DIXIE DR SUITE 202, KETTERING, OH, 45409
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (937) 815-4275
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Malika Yakubdjanova
USDOT / docket: 4078993 · MC-1551355
First registered: May 19, 2023
Last MCS-150: Jul 7, 2026 · 1,080,000 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

1,080,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 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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50%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

6 of 12 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

28violation records

10OOS-tagged records

6 of 12inspections 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.

Other vehicle maintenance

1050%5 / 10

Unsafe driving

922%2 / 9

Brakes

425%1 / 4

Lights

450%2 / 4

Hours of service

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%Stable

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

n/aMay 25 to Nov 250 / 0

50%Nov 25 to May 262 / 4

50%May 26 to Nov 264 / 8

Top 3 codes (6 of 28 records)

392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured2

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393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.201A-VURB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.48A-BI-SA Brakes inoperative1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A2 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A2-TAOTLM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9BRKLAMP Inoperative required lamps1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SMART CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC.

SMART CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 4078993) 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 GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 8, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 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 1, 2026.

The carrier received 17 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 17 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash 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 9 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 7, 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 SMART CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

SMART CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 4078993, and its motor carrier number is MC-1551355.

Is SMART CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. SMART CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SMART CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

SMART CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).