Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 422008
SMITH BROS INC
2 power unitsSTARK, KS
CARRIER INACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power 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 36 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 5.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3535 yr active
since 1990Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal11
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
35 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is SMITH BROS INC safe to work with?
Is SMITH BROS INC safe to load? SMITH BROS INC (USDOT 422008) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in STARK, KS, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 35 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
SBSMITH BROS INC 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?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- 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
STARK, KS
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@ckt.net — 109 carriers: USDOT 71626USDOT 271224USDOT 272601USDOT 314600USDOT 319483USDOT 381963USDOT 385243USDOT 387132
Shares a company officer with other carriers
patrick j smith — 5 carriers: USDOT 634546USDOT 973362USDOT 1476203USDOT 2230858
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 21585 VICTORY RD, STARK, KS, 66775
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 68, STARK, KS, 66775
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (620) 754-3958
- Fax
- (620) 754-3262
- sbros@ckt.net
- Web domain
- ckt.net
Registration
- Officers
- Patrick J Smith · Judy C Smith
- USDOT / docket
- 422008
- First registered
- 09/22/1990
- Last MCS-150
- 06/30/2021 · 15 mi (2020)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 52300704
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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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 SMITH BROS INC's USDOT number?
SMITH BROS INC's USDOT number is 422008.
Is SMITH BROS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, SMITH BROS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is SMITH BROS INC's fleet?
SMITH BROS INC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is SMITH BROS INC based?
SMITH BROS INC is based in STARK, KS.