Smith Trucking 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
109 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 9
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
- 73
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 111
- Annualized
- ≈56 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving64 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance22 · 4 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 17 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 14, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 67% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 99 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2025 | SC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2024 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2023 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2023 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2023 | NC | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2023 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2022 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2022 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2022 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2022 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2022 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2022 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2021 | SC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2021 | SC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2021 | SC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2021 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2021 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2021 | SC | 0 | 9 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2020 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2020 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2019 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |