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SMD Express LLCUSDOT 2575421VR 50/100COLUMBUS, OH
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SMD Express LLC

USDOT
2575421
MC
900730
2 power unitsInspected in 2 jurisdictionsCOLUMBUS, OH
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Vektor Rating VR

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Limited record

Not enough evidence for a Vektor Rating.

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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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
050%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%

24-mo population · 1 vehicle / 2 driver checks

Roadside inspection history· 24 calendar months · current month partial

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Inspection coverage· annual inspections / registered power unit

Annual inspections per registered power unit.

Expected band
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.5 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 2-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
2
Inspections · 24 mo
2
Annualized
≈1 / yr
Coverage
≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Oct 2026

Unsafe Driving
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Vehicle Maintenance
13measure
SMS · per-BASIC

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

Recorded violations · ranked by frequency

  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 2 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 3 total · 1 in 24 mo

Total crashes
In last 24 mo
Fatal
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20251011
20201001
20161011
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jan 15, 2025NY02Yes
Mar 12, 2020VA00Yes
Jul 5, 2016TX01Yes