Carrier profile · USDOT 173829 · MC-148159 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

WAYNE SMITH TRUCKING INC

123 power unitsavg 6.2 yrNational · 19 statesMORRILTON, AR88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-148159 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

123Power units

86 observed · MCS-150

119Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(501) 354-0995

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record9 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 281 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

123 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.2 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

156 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 18.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 65 vehicle and 156 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.5% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 3.5 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

149 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 11

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 123-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 123
Inspections · 24 mo: 156
Annualized: ≈78 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving93 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance22 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 13 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’15 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’89–’96

Athena’96–’04

Empire Fire’04–’09

Northland’09–’14

beyond this history

1989199920092019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA · since Nov 2015

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2014 → Dec 2015	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2009 → Nov 2014	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2004 → Dec 2009	$750K	3
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1996 → Nov 2004	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1989 → Nov 1996	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 123
Observed power (24 mo): 86
Trailers (towed): 119

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

22.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

156

AR busiest

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

Home base

MORRILTON, AR

41 WST CIRCLE

Top corridor

AR 75 · OK 17 · MO 13

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1970020Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (24 trucks · 23 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 213754 USDOT 239699 USDOT 3470540 USDOT 3521697 USDOT 3818037 USDOT 2257395 USDOT 2207448 USDOT 4282906

Shares a company officer with other carriers

peggy smith — 8 carriers: USDOT 343835 USDOT 1497724 USDOT 1566393 USDOT 1667886 USDOT 1837742 USDOT 2077799 USDOT 2918995

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

123

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: 41 WST CIRCLE, MORRILTON, AR, 72110
Mailing address: PO BOX 356, MORRILTON, AR, 72110-0356
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (501) 354-0995
Fax: (501) 354-3807
Email: —

Registration

Officers: Peggy Smith · Neil Corder
USDOT / docket: 173829 · MC-148159
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Sep 10, 2024 · 11,755,867 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 21, 2000
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

123

Power units

123

Drivers

123

CDL drivers

11,755,867

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 WAYNE SMITH TRUCKING INC.

WAYNE SMITH TRUCKING INC (USDOT 173829) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA effective Nov 1, 2015 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 18.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 156 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 65 vehicle-level and 156 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 9 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 123 power units and 123 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 10, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 21, 2000 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WAYNE SMITH TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

WAYNE SMITH TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 173829, and its motor carrier number is MC-148159.

Is WAYNE SMITH TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, WAYNE SMITH TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WAYNE SMITH TRUCKING INC's safety record?

WAYNE SMITH TRUCKING INC has a 18.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 281 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).