Carrier profile · USDOT 514855 · MC-261707 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

S AND M TRANSPORTATION INC

DBA MIAMI WAREHOUSE LOGISTICS

45 power unitsavg 6.5 yrRegional · 6 statesSARALAND, AL73/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-261707 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

45Power units

38 observed · MCS-150

51Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.5Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(251) 679-3344 Email dispatchBSMITH@SMTRANS.COM

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

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Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 112 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

45 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.5 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityFlagged

33 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

Safety

70 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 19.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 46 vehicle and 70 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 3.2 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

70 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 14

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 45-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 45
Inspections · 24 mo: 70
Annualized: ≈35 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 6 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’22 · 11 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Lincoln General’01–’07

Zurich American’12–’16

Protective’17–’21

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2022 → Sep 2022	$750K	4
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2021 → Sep 2022	$750K	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2017 → Sep 2021	$750K	1
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Sep 2016 → Sep 2017	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Sep 2016	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2007 → Sep 2007	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2001 → Sep 2007	$750K	3
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2000 → Nov 2001	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE INSURANCE CO,	Aug 2000 → Nov 2000	$750K	1
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1998 → Aug 2000	$750K	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1997 → Sep 1998	$750K	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1996 → Aug 1997	$750K	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1995 → Aug 1996	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1993 → Sep 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 45
Observed power (24 mo): 38
Trailers (towed): 51

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

19.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AL busiest

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

Home base

SARALAND, AL

245 JACINTOPORT BLVD

Top corridor

AL 49 · FL 13 · MS 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked

FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 514855. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.

Named as the prior authority of newer carriers

1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 514855.

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 178393 USDOT 1605061 USDOT 232734 USDOT 292991 USDOT 1932442 USDOT 36777 USDOT 2914676 USDOT 2196398

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 245 JACINTOPORT BLVD, SARALAND, AL, 36571
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (251) 679-3344
Cell: (251) 404-0019
Fax: (251) 662-9611
Email: bsmith@smtrans.com
Web domain: smtrans.com

Registration

Officer: Benjamin Jeffrey Smith
USDOT / docket: 514855 · MC-261707
First registered: Mar 3, 1993
Last MCS-150: Feb 28, 2025 · 2,323,917 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 22, 2008
D-U-N-S: 621142702

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,323,917

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 S AND M TRANSPORTATION INC.

S AND M TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 514855) has a Vektor safety score of 73/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 19.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 70 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 46 vehicle-level and 70 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 45 power units and 45 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 28, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 22, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is S AND M TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

S AND M TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 514855, and its motor carrier number is MC-261707.

Is S AND M TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, S AND M TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is S AND M TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

S AND M TRANSPORTATION INC has a 19.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 112 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 73/100 (tier: review).