SMITH GARDENS 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
44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 7
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
- 45
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 44
- Annualized
- ≈22 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 18, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
1 ELD violation in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 34 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2025 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2024 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2023 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2023 | CA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2020 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2018 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2018 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2017 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2017 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2017 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2016 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2016 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2014 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2014 | WA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2014 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2014 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2014 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2012 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2011 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2011 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2010 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2009 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2009 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2009 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |