Carrier profile · USDOT 43827 · MC-32038 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SMITH BROS MOVING SERVICE INC

DBA MOUNTAIN WEST MOVING & STORAGE

8 power unitsLocal · 2 statesLA GRANDE, OR50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-32038 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.7Avg age (yr)

2007–2017 · vPIC

Call dispatch(541) 963-2331 Email dispatchmtwest@mountainwestmoving.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.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

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 · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 8-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: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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.

392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’25 · 8 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Coregis’95–’98

Granite State’05–’08

Vanliner’09–’12

Transguard America’12–’25

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Sep 2012 → Sep 2025	$750K	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2009 → Sep 2012	$750K	1
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Sep 2008 → Oct 2009	$750K	2
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2005 → Oct 2008	$750K	2
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Sep 2004 → Sep 2005	$750K	2
SECURITY INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD	Sep 2003 → Sep 2004	$750K	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2002 → Apr 2003	$750K	1
SECURITY INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD	Sep 2002 → Sep 2003	$750K	1
SECURITY INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD	Sep 1999 → Sep 1999	$750K	3
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Sep 1998 → Nov 1999	$750K	1
COREGIS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1995 → Sep 1998	$750K	1
CALIFORNIA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1994 → Sep 1995	$750K	1
SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Dec 1993 → Sep 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
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.

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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

OR busiest

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

Home base

LA GRANDE, OR

1315 JEFFERSON AVENUE

Top corridor

OR 1 · NV 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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1315 JEFFERSON AVENUE, LA GRANDE, OR, 97850
Mailing address: PO BOX 578, LA GRANDE, OR, 97850
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (541) 963-2331
Fax: (541) 963-9133
Email: mtwest@mountainwestmoving.com
Web domain: mountainwestmoving.com

Registration

Officers: Kaiger Braseth · Teresa Braseth
USDOT / docket: 43827 · MC-32038
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 9, 2026 · 90,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 607809720

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

90,000

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 SMITH BROS MOVING SERVICE INC.

SMITH BROS MOVING SERVICE INC (USDOT 43827) 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 and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 5, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% 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 — 1 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 8 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 9, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is SMITH BROS MOVING SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

SMITH BROS MOVING SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 43827, and its motor carrier number is MC-32038.

Is SMITH BROS MOVING SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, SMITH BROS MOVING SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SMITH BROS MOVING SERVICE INC's safety record?

SMITH BROS MOVING SERVICE INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 4 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.