Carrier profile · USDOT 1472900 · MC-799227 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

SPECIAL MATERIALS COMPANY

DBA SMC GLOBAL

25 power unitsavg 4.5 yrNational · 16 statesKERSHAW, SC88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-799227 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

29 observed · MCS-150

50Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.5Avg age (yr)

2012–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(803) 283-7575 Email dispatchmstafford@smc-global.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 128 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.5 yr

Model years 2012–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

80 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 14.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 69 vehicle and 80 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

16.7% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 5.4 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

80 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 7

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 80
Annualized: ≈40 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 inspections / unit · yr

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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
172.516 Other violationOther4 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther4 · 3 OOS
107.620 Other violationOther3 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS

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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 / liability$5,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Commerce Industry’13–’21

National Union’21–’23

Commerce Industry’23–now

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE · since Jan 2024

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	Aug 2023 → Jan 2024	$1M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Oct 2021 → Sep 2023	$1M	2
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	Oct 2013 → Oct 2021	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2012 → Nov 2013	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 29
Trailers (towed): 50

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

41.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SC busiest

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

Home base

KERSHAW, SC

369 LITTLE DUDE AVENUE

Top corridor

SC 28 · TX 13 · KY 8

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 16130 USDOT 3853821 USDOT 759493Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1467802 USDOT 3150981 USDOT 3604394 USDOT 16130 USDOT 267146 USDOT 103887 USDOT 3235680 USDOT 753560

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 369 LITTLE DUDE AVENUE, KERSHAW, SC, 29067
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (803) 283-7575
Email: mstafford@smc-global.com
Web domain: smc-global.com

Registration

Officers: Adam Feldman · Kevin Huber
USDOT / docket: 1472900 · MC-799227
First registered: Mar 10, 2006
Last MCS-150: Oct 30, 2025 · 2,205,468 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 9, 2017
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 11126138

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,205,468

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

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 SPECIAL MATERIALS COMPANY.

SPECIAL MATERIALS COMPANY (USDOT 1472900) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE effective Jan 4, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 80 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 69 vehicle-level and 80 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 25 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 30, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 9, 2017 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SPECIAL MATERIALS COMPANY's USDOT number?

SPECIAL MATERIALS COMPANY's USDOT number is 1472900, and its motor carrier number is MC-799227.

Is SPECIAL MATERIALS COMPANY authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, SPECIAL MATERIALS COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SPECIAL MATERIALS COMPANY's safety record?

SPECIAL MATERIALS COMPANY has a 14.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 128 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).