Carrier profile · USDOT 3631000 · MC-1243984 · Updated Jun 24, 2026

Rick Smyth Trucking LLC

1 power unitLocal · 1 statesST IGNATIUS, MT50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1243984 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(360) 333-9803 Email dispatchricksmythtrucking@blackfoot.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 24, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

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 Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
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 in forcegeneral-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 ’26 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

United Financial’21–’24

Acuity A’24–’25

United Financial’25–now

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since May 2026

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2025 → May 2026	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2024	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 0

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 across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MT busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

ST IGNATIUS, MT

517 1ST AVE

Top corridor

MT 1

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 registration email domain with other carriers

@blackfoot.net — 158 carriers: USDOT 172196 USDOT 200739 USDOT 238835 USDOT 246427 USDOT 269873 USDOT 306973 USDOT 320482 USDOT 340905

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 517 1ST AVE, ST IGNATIUS, MT, 59865
Mailing address: PO BOX 694, ST IGNATIUS, MT, 59865-0694
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (360) 333-9803
Email: ricksmythtrucking@blackfoot.net
Web domain: blackfoot.net

Registration

Officer: Richard L Smyth
USDOT / docket: 3631000 · MC-1243984
First registered: May 10, 2021
Last MCS-150: Jan 9, 2026 · 84,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

84,000

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for RICK SMYTH TRUCKING LLC.

RICK SMYTH TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3631000) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 24, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY effective May 3, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 24, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 24, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 9, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RICK SMYTH TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

RICK SMYTH TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 3631000, and its motor carrier number is MC-1243984.

Is RICK SMYTH TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 24, 2026, RICK SMYTH TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RICK SMYTH TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

RICK SMYTH TRUCKING LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 3 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is RICK SMYTH TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

RICK SMYTH TRUCKING LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is RICK SMYTH TRUCKING LLC based?

RICK SMYTH TRUCKING LLC is based in ST IGNATIUS, MT, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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