Smith Bus Company 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
116 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 13
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
- 1
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 116
- Annualized
- ≈58 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈58.0 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 184 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 51 total · 8 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2025 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2025 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 9, 2025 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2024 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2024 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2022 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2019 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2018 | PA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2017 | PA | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2015 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |