Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 645351 · MC-305135
DOUGLAS SMITH INC
1 power unitsELLENSBURG, WA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-305135 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power 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 30 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 16.9 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3030 yr active
since 1996Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
30 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is DOUGLAS SMITH INC safe to work with?
Is DOUGLAS SMITH INC safe to load? DOUGLAS SMITH INC (USDOT 645351, MC-305135) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in ELLENSBURG, WA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 30 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
DSDOUGLAS SMITH 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.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
Carolina · 99–03
Great West · 03–05
Northland · 06–10
19962010
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
5 insurer eras · collapsed from 10 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2006 → May 2010 | $750k | 1 |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2005 → Jun 2006 | $750k | 2 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jun 2003 → Jun 2005 | $750k | 1 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Jun 1999 → Jun 2003 | $750k | 4 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jun 1996 → Jun 1996 | $750k | 2 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
ELLENSBURG, WA
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
douglas smith — 42 carriers: USDOT 106000USDOT 346425USDOT 519481USDOT 538395USDOT 548379USDOT 582206USDOT 824198USDOT 1014618
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 14440 WILSON CREEK RD, ELLENSBURG, WA, 98926-7877
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 645, ELLENSBURG, WA, 98837
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (509) 925-7987
- Cell
- (707) 601-2458
- Fax
- (509) 962-4254
- —
Registration
- Officer
- Douglas Smith
- USDOT / docket
- 645351 · MC-305135
- First registered
- 06/14/1996
- Last MCS-150
- 07/29/2009 · 109,376 mi (2008)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is DOUGLAS SMITH INC's USDOT number?
DOUGLAS SMITH INC's USDOT number is 645351, and its motor carrier number is MC-305135.
Is DOUGLAS SMITH INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, DOUGLAS SMITH INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is DOUGLAS SMITH INC's fleet?
DOUGLAS SMITH INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is DOUGLAS SMITH INC based?
DOUGLAS SMITH INC is based in ELLENSBURG, WA.