KENNETH SMITH 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
25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 4
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
- 29
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 26
- Annualized
- ≈13 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving33 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 39 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 112 total · 7 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2026 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2025 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2025 | IN | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 26, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2022 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2021 | IN | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2020 | IL | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2018 | IL | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |