Carrier profile · USDOT 3319131 · MC-1055787 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SMITH SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION LLC

DBA SMITH SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION

2 power unitsDESHLER, OH73/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1055787 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(419) 460-0435 Email dispatchSMITHSPECIALIZED@OUTLOOK.COM

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 7 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

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

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityFlagged

6 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Preferred’20–’23

Sentry Select’23–’24

Great West’24–’24

beyond this history

2020202220242026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2025 → Apr 2025	$750K	1
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Mar 2025	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2024 → Oct 2024	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2020 → Feb 2023	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

DESHLER, OH

420 EAST MAPLE STREET

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked

FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 3319131. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.

Named as the prior authority of newer carriers

1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 3319131.

Shares a company officer with other carriers

sharon smith — 14 carriers: USDOT 639929 USDOT 1066399 USDOT 1245826 USDOT 1265146 USDOT 1720440 USDOT 2588330 USDOT 2811496 USDOT 3006198

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 420 EAST MAPLE STREET, DESHLER, OH, 43516
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (419) 460-0435
Fax: (419) 469-5628
Email: smithspecialized@outlook.com

Registration

Officer: Sharon Smith
USDOT / docket: 3319131 · MC-1055787
First registered: Aug 5, 2019
Last MCS-150: Jan 7, 2026 · 25,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

25,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SMITH SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION LLC.

SMITH SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3319131) has a Vektor safety score of 73/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 13, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.