Mitchell Collision and Towing Center Inc
DBA JIM SMITH WRECKER SERVICE
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
8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 3
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
- 11
- Annualized
- ≈6 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving13 · 0 OOS
- 393.17 Lamps/reflectors on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness4 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 18 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 17 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2023 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2022 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2022 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 25, 2021 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2021 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2021 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 23, 2020 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2020 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2020 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2020 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2019 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2019 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2018 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2017 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2016 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2016 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2015 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |