Carrier profile · USDOT 661981 · MC-303802 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

JAMES A SMITH TRANSPORTATION INC

42 power unitsCULLMAN, AL50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-303802 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

42Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(256) 739-1408 Email dispatchjustin@jamesrsmith.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 42 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

42 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’19 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Lincoln General’03–’06

Great West’06–’09

Peoples Bank’09–’13

Great West’11–’19

beyond this history

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2019

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2011 → Oct 2019	$1M	3
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Aug 2009 → Sep 2011	$1M	1
PEOPLES BANK OF ALABAMA	Jan 2009 → Oct 2013	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2006 → Aug 2009	$1M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2003 → Aug 2006	$1M	4
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2001 → Aug 2003	$1M	3
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	Aug 1999 → Aug 2001	$1M	3
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1998 → Aug 1999	$1M	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Jul 1996 → Aug 1998	$1M	5

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 42
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

CULLMAN, AL

240 COUNTY ROAD 222

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@jamesrsmith.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 154913 USDOT 4011031

Shares a company officer with other carriers

teressa quick — 3 carriers: USDOT 154913 USDOT 4011031

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 240 COUNTY ROAD 222, CULLMAN, AL, 35055
Mailing address: PO BOX 1947, CULLMAN, AL, 35056
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (256) 739-1408
Cell: (256) 595-7227
Fax: (256) 739-9854
Email: justin@jamesrsmith.com
Web domain: jamesrsmith.com

Registration

Officers: Teressa Quick · Alan Smith
USDOT / docket: 661981 · MC-303802
First registered: Oct 4, 1996
Last MCS-150: Mar 21, 2025 · 3,390,827 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,390,827

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for JAMES A SMITH TRANSPORTATION INC.

JAMES A SMITH TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 661981) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 42 power units and 42 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 21, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.