Carrier profile · USDOT 2134536 · MC-743306 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Smart Trucking Services Inc

DBA STS

40 power unitsavg 10.9 yrRegional · 4 statesNEWARK, NJ68/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-743306 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

40Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.9Avg age (yr)

2004–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(973) 344-9226 Email dispatchnelson.v@smarttruckingservices.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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

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No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average36.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

40 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.9 yr

Model years 2004–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 36.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 4.0 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

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 3

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 40-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 40
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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 Maintenance19 · 7 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 8 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

State Nationalspecialty’16–’20

American Guarantee’20–’22

American Zurich’22–’24

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OBSIDIAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2025	$750K	1
AMERICAN ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2024	$750K	1
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	May 2020 → May 2022	$750K	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	May 2016 → May 2020	$750K	3
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	May 2015 → May 2016	$750K	1
ARI INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2013 → May 2014	$750K	3
NORTHFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2012 → May 2013	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	May 2011 → May 2012	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 40
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.9 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

72.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CT busiest

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

Home base

NEWARK, NJ

500 DELANCY ST

Top corridor

CT ⇄ NJ

CT 5 · NJ 5 · NY 3

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.

Show all-time history (18 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4227446 USDOT 3515399 USDOT 736609 USDOT 2428546

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@smarttruckingservices.com — 27 carriers: USDOT 2723299 USDOT 3046472 USDOT 3177313 USDOT 3235598 USDOT 3316451 USDOT 3346459 USDOT 3356999 USDOT 3406726

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 500 DELANCY ST, NEWARK, NJ, 07105
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (973) 344-9226
Email: nelson.v@smarttruckingservices.com
Web domain: smarttruckingservices.com

Registration

Officer: Nelson Velastegui
USDOT / docket: 2134536 · MC-743306
First registered: Mar 24, 2011
Last MCS-150: Jan 31, 2025 · 3,658,986 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,658,986

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 TRUCKING SERVICES INC.

SMART TRUCKING SERVICES INC (USDOT 2134536) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 36.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 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 Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 40 power units and 32 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 31, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SMART TRUCKING SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

SMART TRUCKING SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 2134536, and its motor carrier number is MC-743306.

Is SMART TRUCKING SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, SMART TRUCKING SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SMART TRUCKING SERVICES INC's safety record?

SMART TRUCKING SERVICES INC has a 36.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 39 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).