Carrier profile · USDOT 4316685 · MC-1683484 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Smart Choice Truck Lines Inc

1 power unitavg 10 yrLocal · 2 statesRESEDA, CA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1683484 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.0Avg age (yr)

2015–2018 · vPIC

Call dispatch(424) 318-0842 Email dispatchSMARTCHOICETRUCKLINESINC@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate2 federal roadside inspections 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 · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

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 peersTypical

10 yr

Model years 2015–2018 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityNew

1 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 2 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.

Well-monitored

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

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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$1,000,000 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

$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 ’26 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Benchmark Specialty’25–’26

beyond this history

20252026now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jan 2026

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BENCHMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2025 → Jan 2026	$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): 2
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

10.0 yr

Average age

2018

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

66.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WA busiest

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

Home base

RESEDA, CA

7242 CLAIRE AVE

Top corridor

WA ⇄ CA

WA 1 · NJ 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4046571

Shares a company officer with other carriers

hayk kirakosyan — 2 carriers: USDOT 2594521

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7242 CLAIRE AVE, RESEDA, CA, 91335
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (424) 318-0842
Email: smartchoicetrucklinesinc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Hayk Kirakosyan
USDOT / docket: 4316685 · MC-1683484
First registered: Oct 30, 2024
Last MCS-150: Sep 26, 2025 · 43,624 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

43,624

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 SMART CHOICE TRUCK LINES INC.

SMART CHOICE TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 4316685) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jan 21, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 26, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SMART CHOICE TRUCK LINES INC's USDOT number?

SMART CHOICE TRUCK LINES INC's USDOT number is 4316685, and its motor carrier number is MC-1683484.

Is SMART CHOICE TRUCK LINES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, SMART CHOICE TRUCK LINES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SMART CHOICE TRUCK LINES INC's safety record?

SMART CHOICE TRUCK LINES INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 2 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: 2 federal roadside inspections 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 SMART CHOICE TRUCK LINES INC's fleet?

SMART CHOICE TRUCK LINES INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SMART CHOICE TRUCK LINES INC based?

SMART CHOICE TRUCK LINES INC is based in RESEDA, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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