Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 388801 · MC-999788
SHERIDAN D SMITH INC
1 power unitsavg 5.5 yrLocal · 1 statesCHESTER, ME
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-999788 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
1 observed · MCS-150
1Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
5.5Avg age (yr)
2017–2024 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on file
Operating authority3636 yr active
since 1990Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo50.050.0 %
▲ 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 peersNewer
5.5 yr
Model years 2017–2024 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
36 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is SHERIDAN D SMITH INC safe to work with?
Is SHERIDAN D SMITH INC safe to load? SHERIDAN D SMITH INC (USDOT 388801, MC-999788) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in CHESTER, ME, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 36 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 3 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 50.0% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA rates it Satisfactory. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
SDSHERIDAN D SMITH INC 100
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Safety
3 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 50.0% (24-mo)2 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)2 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.0 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 1-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
- Registered power units
- 1
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 2
- Annualized
- ≈1 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 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.
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1
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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 (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
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Equipment & fleet
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)
- 1
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2024
Newest model yr
2017
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo22
ME busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
CHESTER, ME
Top corridor
ME
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@midmaine.com — 56 carriers: USDOT 50756USDOT 241072USDOT 317666USDOT 331134USDOT 434398USDOT 434664USDOT 568718USDOT 610248
Shares a company officer with other carriers
owen smith — 5 carriers: USDOT 418845USDOT 1073279USDOT 2964223USDOT 3871155
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)11
Observed (24 mo)11
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 15 PEA RIDGE RD, CHESTER, ME, 04457
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (207) 794-8067
- Cell
- (207) 290-2309
- Fax
- (207) 794-3003
- Web domain
- midmaine.com
Registration
- Officers
- Owen Smith · Dale Smith
- USDOT / docket
- 388801 · MC-999788
- First registered
- 04/10/1990
- Last MCS-150
- 05/12/2026 · 58,806 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Satisfactory · 06/08/2006
- D-U-N-S
- 19030030
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Frequently asked
What is SHERIDAN D SMITH INC's USDOT number?
SHERIDAN D SMITH INC's USDOT number is 388801, and its motor carrier number is MC-999788.
Is SHERIDAN D SMITH INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, SHERIDAN D SMITH INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is SHERIDAN D SMITH INC's safety record?
SHERIDAN D SMITH INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 3 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is SHERIDAN D SMITH INC's fleet?
SHERIDAN D SMITH INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is SHERIDAN D SMITH INC based?
SHERIDAN D SMITH INC is based in CHESTER, ME, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.