# SOUTHWESTERN MOTOR TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 136555)

> SOUTHWESTERN MOTOR TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 136555) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 12, 2026.
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> The carrier holds active broker authority but no active for-hire carrier authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 12, 2026.
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> It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $0 limit in force from PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. effective Mar 23, 2000 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 12, 2026.
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> Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 12, 2026.
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> The carrier received 154 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 123 vehicle-level and 154 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 12, 2026.
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> The carrier has 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 22 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 12, 2026.
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> It reports 288 power units and 510 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2025.
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> It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 5, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

## Verdict
- Vektor verdict: Review before loading
- Vektor safety score: 70/100 (0–100, higher is safer)
- FMCSA snapshot: Aug 12, 2026

## Authority & insurance
- Common for-hire authority: None
- Contract for-hire authority: None
- Broker authority: Active
- BIPD insurance: Active filing — $0 limit · PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. · effective Mar 23, 2000

## Safety — FMCSA roadside record, trailing 24 months
- Roadside inspections (24 months): 154 — 123 vehicle-level, 154 driver-level
- Vehicle out-of-service rate (24 months): 12.2% — vs 22.26% CVSA national average, at or below benchmark
- Driver out-of-service rate (24 months): 1.3% — vs 6.67% CVSA national average, at or below benchmark
- Reportable crashes (24 months): 10
- Fatal crashes (full FMCSA record): 22
- FMCSA safety rating (separate federal field): Satisfactory, assigned Nov 5, 2015

## Fleet
- Power units: 288
- Drivers: 510
- Most recent MCS-150 filing: May 7, 2025

## Identity
- USDOT: 136555
- Docket: MC-80252
- Legal name: SOUTHWESTERN MOTOR TRANSPORT INC
- Doing business as: SMT LINES
- Domicile: SAN ANTONIO, TX
- Hazmat: Yes
- Registered with FMCSA: Jun 1, 1974
- States with observed roadside inspections: 11

Source: FMCSA public records via the U.S. DOT Open Data Portal · data as of Aug 12, 2026. A Vektor verdict is deterministic decision support computed from that record — not an FMCSA safety rating and not an endorsement.

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