Carrier profile · USDOT 1649227 · MC-607129 · Updated Jun 26, 2026

S & M TRANSPORT LLC

28 power unitsavg 16.1 yrRegional · 5 statesFOWLER, IN88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-607129 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

28Power units

24 observed · MCS-150

19Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(765) 414-0077 Email dispatchsmtransport.main@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 26, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 55 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

28 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.1 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

42 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 21 vehicle and 42 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 19.0 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

40 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 7

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 28-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 28
Inspections · 24 mo: 42
Annualized: ≈21 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 inspections / unit · yr

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Empire Fire’07–’09

Zurich American’11–’14

American Empire’13–’15

Zurich American’14–’18

American Empire’14–’18

General Star’18–’20

General Star’22–now

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 2022 → Nov 2025	$5M	4
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Oct 2022	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Nov 2022	$5M	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Nov 2021	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Nov 2021	$5M	2
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2019 → Nov 2020	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Nov 2020	$5M	4
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2018 → Nov 2019	$5M	1
AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2018 → Oct 2018	$5M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Sep 2018	$5M	2
AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2014 → Oct 2018	$5M	6
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2014 → Aug 2018	$5M	1
AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2013 → Aug 2015	$5M	3
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Aug 2014	$5M	4
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2009 → Aug 2010	$5M	3
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2007 → Aug 2009	$5M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 28
Observed power (24 mo): 24
Trailers (towed): 19

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.1 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

27.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

FOWLER, IN

154 N 1100 E

Top corridor

IN 24 · IL 13 · OH 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1398931Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 707020 USDOT 831109 USDOT 1398931 USDOT 162597 USDOT 105878 USDOT 1321571 USDOT 297572 USDOT 394563

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: 154 N 1100 E, FOWLER, IN, 47944
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (765) 414-0077
Cell: (765) 427-2007
Fax: (219) 261-2489
Email: smtransport.main@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Kim Hood
USDOT / docket: 1649227 · MC-607129
First registered: May 28, 2007
Last MCS-150: Sep 26, 2025 · 1,587,950 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 25, 2008
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,587,950

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 & M TRANSPORT LLC.

S & M TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 1649227) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 26, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY effective Nov 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 26, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier received 42 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 21 vehicle-level and 42 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 26, 2026.

It reports 28 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 26, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 25, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is S & M TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

S & M TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 1649227, and its motor carrier number is MC-607129.

Is S & M TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 26, 2026, S & M TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is S & M TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

S & M TRANSPORT LLC has a 14.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 55 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).