Smith Brothers Trucking 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
63 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 5
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
- 28
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 64
- Annualized
- ≈32 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.1 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 Driving27 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
10 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 4, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 56 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2026 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2026 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2025 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2023 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2022 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2022 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2021 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2020 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2019 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2019 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2018 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2018 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2018 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2017 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2017 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2015 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2014 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2013 | KY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2012 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |