Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA POKE TRUCKING INC
DON SMITH (USDOT 1825173) has a Vektor safety score of 85/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
DON SMITH (USDOT 1825173) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
DON SMITH (USDOT 1825173) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY effective Nov 7, 2014 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
DON SMITH (USDOT 1825173) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.
DON SMITH (USDOT 1825173) reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 15, 2025.
DON SMITH (USDOT 1825173) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
17 yr unchanged
Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.
DON SMITH's USDOT number is 1825173, and its motor carrier number is MC-662192.
As of 2026-06-13, DON SMITH is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
DON SMITH has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 85/100 (tier: review).
DON SMITH operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
DON SMITH is based in CRYSTAL SPRINGS, PA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
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2 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Nov 2014
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked
Named as the prior authority of newer carriers
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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