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Carrier profile · USDOT 626938 · MC-482255 · Updated 06/13/2026

MATT J SMITH

DBA M J & T TRANSPORT AND SMITH AND SONS

1 power unitsMONTROSE, CO

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-482255 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Awaiting decode

Call dispatch(970) 497-9959 Email dispatchmatt.smith654765@gmail.com

Carrier verification summary for MATT J SMITH

MATT J SMITH (USDOT 626938) has a Vektor safety score of 84/100 and a Review before loading verdict, computed deterministically from the FMCSA record refreshed 06/13/2026.

MATT J SMITH (USDOT 626938) holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of 06/13/2026.

MATT J SMITH (USDOT 626938) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 06/13/2026.

MATT J SMITH (USDOT 626938) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of 06/13/2026.

MATT J SMITH (USDOT 626938) reports 1 power unit and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 11/08/2023.

MATT J SMITH (USDOT 626938) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed 06/13/2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)

$750K

on file

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)On file

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

Owner-operator

1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Awaiting VIN decode

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

No roadside inspections on record.

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor

$750k on filegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750k floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750k 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

$750k BIPD last filed · 4 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Great West’14–’18

Artisan Truckers’18–now

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY · since May 2024

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2018 → May 2024	$750k	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2014 → Oct 2018	$750k	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2012 → Jan 2014	$750k	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2006 → Dec 2006	$750k	3
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 2004 → May 2005	$750k	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
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

MONTROSE, CO

66760 SOLAR ROAD

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 company officer with other carriers

matt j smith — 2 carriers: USDOT 3449640

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 66760 SOLAR ROAD, MONTROSE, CO, 81403
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (970) 497-9959
Email: matt.smith654765@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Matt J Smith
USDOT / docket: 626938 · MC-482255
First registered: 01/12/1996
Last MCS-150: 11/08/2023
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

—Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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