SMF 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
28 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 4
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
- 27
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 30
- Annualized
- ≈15 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving16 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
9 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 1, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 67 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2022 | MI | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2020 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2020 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2018 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2015 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2015 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2015 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2015 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2014 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2014 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2013 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 14, 2013 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2012 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2011 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 27, 2011 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2010 | IN | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2010 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2009 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 23, 2009 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2008 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |