Carrier profile · USDOT 4838018 · Updated Jun 28, 2026

SMITH READY MIX, INC.

129 power unitsVALPARAISO, IN50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

129Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(219) 405-0680 Email dispatchDAVIDSMITH@SMITHREADYMIX.COM

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 28, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

New entrant, limited track record

Watch · 1

New entrant, limited track recordRegistered under a year ago with few inspections — limited public safety history to evaluate.

In good standing · 0

Nothing flagged.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

129 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityNew

0 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2026 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

What we know

This carrier has a federal identity but no operating activity on the record. Everything the FMCSA holds is below — we're not drawing empty charts around it.

On the federal record· FMCSA census + L&I

USDOT: 4838018
USDOT registration: Active
Registered: May 20, 20260 years ago
Domicile: VALPARAISO, IN
Self-reported fleet: 129 power units350 drivers
Phone: (219) 405-0680

Why this record is thin· what the federal datasets return

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record — so there is no out-of-service rate, no BASIC percentile and no violation history to show.
No equipment observed in inspections — so no VIN-decoded units, fleet age or trailer count.
No inspection geography — so no operating footprint or lane map.
No insurance filing history on record — so no coverage limit, insurer or continuity timeline to chart.

An absent record is not a clean record. Verify operating authority and insurance directly with FMCSA — and request a certificate of insurance — before tendering a load.

Federal record →Authority & insurance →

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SMITH READY MIX, INC..

SMITH READY MIX, INC. (USDOT 4838018) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 28, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 28, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 28, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 28, 2026.

It reports 129 power units and 350 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing available in the FMCSA record refreshed Jun 28, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 28, 2026.