Carrier profile · USDOT 63417 · MC-99735 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Smith & Waters Inc

23 power unitsavg 13.6 yrRegional · 7 statesHODGES, SC74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-99735 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

23Power units

17 observed · MCS-150

37Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(864) 456-7421 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average36.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.8%

▲ 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

Asset-based

23 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — 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.

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CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 36.84% on 19 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
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28 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Aug 6, 2026.

Safety

51 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 36.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 19 vehicle and 51 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

80.0% · 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 3.9 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

47 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 23-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 23
Inspections · 24 mo: 51
Annualized: ≈26 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Maintenance34 · 5 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving33 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 14 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 4 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’20 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Royal’97–’03

Continental’07–’16

Liberty Fire’16–’20

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2020

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	May 2016 → Jun 2020	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2007 → May 2016	$1M	4
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2006 → Dec 2005	$1M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2005 → Dec 2007	$1M	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Dec 2003 → Feb 2006	$1M	1
ROYAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 1997 → Dec 2003	$1M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Dec 1995 → Dec 1997	$1M	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 1993 → Dec 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 23
Observed power (24 mo): 17
Trailers (towed): 37

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

72.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SC busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

South Carolina: 31 inspections
North Carolina: 7 inspections
Georgia: 6 inspections
Tennessee: 3 inspections
New Mexico: 2 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections

Home base

HODGES, SC

2915 NATION ROAD

Most inspections: SC

31 inspections

SC 31 · NC 7 · GA 6

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 2, 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 701035Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 14762 USDOT 701035 USDOT 2271663

Shares a company officer with other carriers

leland king — 2 carriers: USDOT 701035

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 2, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2915 NATION ROAD, HODGES, SC, 29653
Mailing address: PO BOX 946, PULASKI, VA, 24301
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (864) 456-7421
Fax: (864) 456-7963
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: smith-waters.com

Registration

Officer: Leland King
USDOT / docket: 63417 · MC-99735
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 23, 2026 · 862,381 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 18, 2001
D-U-N-S: 3793502

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

862,381

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 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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37%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

7 of 19 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

75violation records

17OOS-tagged records

7 of 19inspections 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

2162%13 / 21

Unsafe driving

160%0 / 16

Hours of service

150%0 / 15

Lights

140%0 / 14

Brakes

743%3 / 7

Driver fitness

250%1 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

80%

15%

30%

50%Nov 24 to May 253 / 6

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 6

33%Nov 25 to May 261 / 3

75%May 26 to Nov 263 / 4

Top 3 codes (16 of 75 records)

393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)8
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection4

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392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps2
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer2
395.32B ELD — non-authenticated driving2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
383.71H Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLILC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203A-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-SAPPAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209E-STPSD Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.30-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45A-BHTIJ Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCLMBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A2-TAOBB Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TFL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H1-ELDNUM ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H2-ELDNISDT ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H3-ELDMF ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.26B ELD — required data elements1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-PROPN Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A3-PROP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8E1-PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BALR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-F Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SMITH & WATERS INC.

SMITH & WATERS INC (USDOT 63417) 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 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 5, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 36.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 51 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 51 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 23 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 23, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 18, 2001 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SMITH & WATERS INC's USDOT number?

SMITH & WATERS INC's USDOT number is 63417, and its motor carrier number is MC-99735.

Is SMITH & WATERS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026. SMITH & WATERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SMITH & WATERS INC's safety record?

SMITH & WATERS INC has a 36.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 99 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).