Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1120092 · MC-457025
MICHAEL G SMITH
DBA M G S TRUCKING CO
1 power unitsCHUBBUCK, ID
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-457025 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 23 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 10.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2323 yr active
since 2003Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
23 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is MICHAEL G SMITH safe to work with?
Is MICHAEL G SMITH safe to load? MICHAEL G SMITH (USDOT 1120092, MC-457025) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in CHUBBUCK, ID, operating 1 power unit and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 23 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
MGMICHAEL G SMITH 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+2 earlier
Lincoln General · 03–08
Northland · 08–10
National · 11–14
20032015
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
5 insurer eras · collapsed from 13 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Nov 2014 → Nov 2015 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Nov 2011 → Nov 2014 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2010 → Nov 2011 | $750k | 3 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2008 → Jun 2010 | $750k | 2 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2003 → Oct 2008 | $750k | 6 |
03
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.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
CHUBBUCK, ID
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
michael smith — 280 carriers: USDOT 286147USDOT 382438USDOT 387827USDOT 395109USDOT 400664USDOT 530137USDOT 550459USDOT 586506
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 410 JAMES AVE, CHUBBUCK, ID, 83202
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (208) 380-3841
- Fax
- (208) 597-7425
Registration
- Officers
- Michael Smith · Amanda Smith
- USDOT / docket
- 1120092 · MC-457025
- First registered
- 04/17/2003
- Last MCS-150
- 09/30/2015 · 128,088 mi (2013)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Frequently asked
What is MICHAEL G SMITH's USDOT number?
MICHAEL G SMITH's USDOT number is 1120092, and its motor carrier number is MC-457025.
Is MICHAEL G SMITH authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, MICHAEL G SMITH is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is MICHAEL G SMITH's fleet?
MICHAEL G SMITH operates 1 power unit and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is MICHAEL G SMITH based?
MICHAEL G SMITH is based in CHUBBUCK, ID.