SMOOTH OPERATORS 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
33 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 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
- 38
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 34
- Annualized
- ≈17 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
15 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 6, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 60% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 29 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2025 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2022 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2022 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2020 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2020 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2016 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2013 | DC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2011 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2010 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2009 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2009 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2009 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2008 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2008 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2006 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2005 | IL | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2001 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |