James R Smith Trucking Co Inc
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 · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
59 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 8
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.
- Registered power units
- 48
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 62
- Annualized
- ≈31 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Aug 28, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 57% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 124 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2000 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1999 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1995 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2025 | TN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 12, 2024 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2023 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2022 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2021 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2020 | AL | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2019 | AL | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2019 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2019 | MO | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2018 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 3, 2018 | TN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 21, 2018 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2018 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2017 | AL | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 2, 2017 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2017 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2016 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2016 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2016 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2015 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2015 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2015 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2014 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2014 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |