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
29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 4
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
- 51
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 29
- Annualized
- ≈15 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving23 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 3 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 48 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 42 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2024 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2022 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2020 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2020 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2019 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2018 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 4, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2016 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2015 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2014 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |