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Eric B SmithUSDOT 2571197VR 50/100DOUGLAS, GA
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Eric B Smith

USDOT
2571197
MC
898538

DBA SMITH ENTERPRISES

1 power unitObserved age 15.3 yrInspected in 2 jurisdictionsDOUGLAS, GA
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Vektor Rating VR

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Limited record

Not enough evidence for a Vektor Rating.

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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative
050%
Driver OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative
030%

24-mo population · 1 vehicle / 2 driver checks

Roadside inspection history· 24 calendar months · current month partial

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Inspection coverage· annual inspections / registered power unit

Annual inspections per registered power unit.

Well-monitored
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.0 / unit·yr
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Within the expected band for a 1-unit fleet — more roadside records are available to review alongside OOS and crash findings.
Registered power units
1
Inspections · 24 mo
2
Annualized
≈1 / yr
Coverage
≈1.0 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Oct 2026

Unsafe Driving
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Hours-of-Service
2.5measure
SMS · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
8.25measure
SMS · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Vehicle Maintenance
30measure
SMS · per-BASIC

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

Recorded violations · ranked by frequency

  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
  • 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
  • 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
  • 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 8, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

1ELD device issues
1No log / no ELD
1False logs
0Drove over hours

Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 3 total · 1 in 24 mo

Total crashes
In last 24 mo
Fatal
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20251011
20171001
20151011
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Feb 8, 2025GA01Yes
Dec 28, 2017FL00Yes
Jul 11, 2015GA01Yes