Carrier profile · USDOT 399154 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Smith-rowe LLC

200 power unitsavg 8.1 yrRegional · 3 statesMOUNT AIRY, NC94/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

200Power units

46 observed · MCS-150

26Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(336) 789-8221 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes11 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 2

Established 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 199 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

200 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

143 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 13.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 61 vehicle and 143 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

21.4% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 13.1 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

140 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 11

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 200-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 200
Inspections · 24 mo: 143
Annualized: ≈72 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 9 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness7 · 7 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness5 · 3 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness3 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 200
Observed power (24 mo): 46
Trailers (towed): 26

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

73.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

143

NC busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

North Carolina: 139 inspections
Virginia: 3 inspections
South Carolina: 1 inspections

Home base

MOUNT AIRY, NC

639 OLD US 52 S

Most inspections: NC

139 inspections

NC 139 · VA 3 · SC 1

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 12358 USDOT 3623326 USDOT 2464275 USDOT 108607

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

200

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 639 OLD US 52 S, MOUNT AIRY, NC, 27030
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (336) 789-8221
Fax: (336) 789-6807
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: smithrowe.com

Registration

Officers: Henry B Rowe Iii · David Locke.Rowe
USDOT / docket: 399154
First registered: Jul 3, 1990
Last MCS-150: Feb 12, 2026 · 2,646,002 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · May 30, 1991
D-U-N-S: 966660479

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

200

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

2,646,002

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 1, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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13%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

8 of 61 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

50violation records

20OOS-tagged records

8 of 61inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

1759%10 / 17

Unsafe driving

150%0 / 15

Driver fitness

9100%9 / 9

Lights

911%1 / 9

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to Apr 250 / 11

14%May 25 to Oct 253 / 21

13%Nov 25 to Apr 262 / 15

21%May 26 to Oct 263 / 14

Top 3 codes (11 of 50 records)

392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4
383.23A2 Operating without a valid CDL3

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393.9TS Inoperative required lamps3
391.11B4 Driver not qualified2
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate2
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
390.19B2-BIENNIAL Unified registration / MCS-1501
391.41A-MCPC No / expired medical certificate1
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2FT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.100(a) Cargo securement (general)1
393.43DBMA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SMITH-ROWE LLC.

SMITH-ROWE LLC (USDOT 399154) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 143 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 61 vehicle-level and 143 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 200 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 12, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned May 30, 1991 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SMITH-ROWE LLC's USDOT number?

SMITH-ROWE LLC's USDOT number is 399154.

Is SMITH-ROWE LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. SMITH-ROWE LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is SMITH-ROWE LLC's safety record?

SMITH-ROWE LLC has a 13.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 199 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SMITH-ROWE LLC's fleet?

SMITH-ROWE LLC operates 200 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SMITH-ROWE LLC based?

SMITH-ROWE LLC is based in MOUNT AIRY, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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