Sherman Smith Trucking Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 2
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 12
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 7
- Annualized
- ≈4 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Maintenance14 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 5 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Aug 20, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 21 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2026 | AL | 0 | 5 | No |
| Mar 30, 2023 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2022 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2021 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2020 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2018 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2018 | AL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 12, 2018 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2014 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2012 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2012 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2011 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2009 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2006 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2005 | AL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2005 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2005 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2004 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2004 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2004 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2003 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |