Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2094045 · MC-760984
PATRICK & JOSEPH CREMEANS
DBA SMOOTH MOVES PIANO MOVING
2 power unitsCINCINNATI, OH
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-760984 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power 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 16 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 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 5.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1515 yr active
since 2010Insurance (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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
15 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is PATRICK & JOSEPH CREMEANS safe to work with?
Is PATRICK & JOSEPH CREMEANS safe to load? PATRICK & JOSEPH CREMEANS (USDOT 2094045, MC-760984) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in CINCINNATI, OH, operating 2 power units and 6 drivers. Operating authority has been active 15 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
P&PATRICK & JOSEPH CREMEANS 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.
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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 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
Auto Owners · 11–16
Auto Owners · 20–21
20112021
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.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 5 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2020 → Dec 2021 | $750k | 1 |
| AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2016 → Sep 2017 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. | Jul 2016 → Dec 2016 | $750k | 1 |
| AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2011 → Aug 2016 | $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)
- 2
- 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
CINCINNATI, OH
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@fuse.net — 713 carriers: USDOT 63059USDOT 63101USDOT 81383USDOT 81406USDOT 91290USDOT 140167USDOT 145429USDOT 210394
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 7340 PERRY ST, CINCINNATI, OH, 45231
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (513) 522-4818
- Cell
- (513) 520-3496
- Fax
- (513) 672-0702
- smoothmoves@fuse.net
- Web domain
- fuse.net
Registration
- Officers
- Patrick Cremeans · Joseph Cremeans
- USDOT / docket
- 2094045 · MC-760984
- First registered
- 11/09/2010
- Last MCS-150
- 05/05/2021 · 90,200 mi (2020)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is PATRICK & JOSEPH CREMEANS's USDOT number?
PATRICK & JOSEPH CREMEANS's USDOT number is 2094045, and its motor carrier number is MC-760984.
Is PATRICK & JOSEPH CREMEANS authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, PATRICK & JOSEPH CREMEANS is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is PATRICK & JOSEPH CREMEANS's fleet?
PATRICK & JOSEPH CREMEANS operates 2 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is PATRICK & JOSEPH CREMEANS based?
PATRICK & JOSEPH CREMEANS is based in CINCINNATI, OH.