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Smith Constructors IncUSDOT 159327VR 82/100COLUMBIA, TN
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Smith Constructors Inc

USDOT
159327
MC
1648841
31 power unitsObserved age 6.9 yrInspected in 5 jurisdictionsCOLUMBIA, TN
CARRIER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
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Vektor Rating VR

82/100

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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 · vs national

Vehicle OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 22.2%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

24-mo population · 7 vehicle / 18 driver checks

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling
How to read this trend

Vehicle-level inspections resulting in a vehicle OOS order, pooled over each trailing six-month window. Trending down 13.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark measures the same population.

Roadside inspection history· 24 calendar months · current month partial

18 inspections · Dec '24–Nov '26

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS
How to read monthly counts

Monthly FMCSA records across 24 calendar months, including the current partial month. This calendar window differs from the rolling day-level inspection summary. Vehicle and driver populations can overlap within one inspection. The line shows inspections with any OOS result.

Inspection coverage· annual inspections / registered power unit

Annual inspections per registered power unit.

Thin coverage
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.3 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 31-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously.
Registered power units
31
Inspections · 24 mo
18
Annualized
≈9 / yr
Coverage
≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Oct 2026

Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

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 Driving20 · 1 OOS
  • 393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
  • 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
  • 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
  • 383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
  • 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 21 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 9 total · 4 in 24 mo

Total crashes
In last 24 mo
Fatal
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20261001
20253022
20241011
20232002
20071001
19931000
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Oct 8, 2026TN00Yes
Nov 20, 2025TN01No
Jun 4, 2025TN00Yes
May 6, 2025NC01Yes
May 29, 2024TN02Yes
Jun 9, 2023TN00Yes
May 31, 2023TN00Yes
May 31, 2007TN00Yes
Jan 25, 1993MI00No