Carrier profile · USDOT 148573 · MC-204976 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

WILLIAM E SMITH TRUCKING INC

17 power unitsavg 2.8 yrRegional · 7 statesMT AIRY, NC94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-204976 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

2.8Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(336) 786-5815 Email dispatchsmithtrucking@surry.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes20 crashes involving injuries are on 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 43 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2.8 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 25 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

23 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 3

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 17-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Canal’92–’96

Carolina’02–’07

Great West’08–’15

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2023

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2022 → Mar 2023	$1M	1
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Mar 2022	$1M	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2019	$1M	2
INTEGON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2015 → May 2016	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2008 → May 2015	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2007 → May 2008	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2002 → May 2007	$1M	5
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2001 → May 2002	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 1999 → May 2001	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1996 → May 1999	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1992 → Jun 1996	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 20

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

2.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

MT AIRY, NC

2973 RIVERSIDE DRIVE

Top corridor

NC 7 · NM 5 · CA 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 849845 USDOT 815265 USDOT 2477377 USDOT 383914 USDOT 4188065 USDOT 2266921 USDOT 518463 USDOT 3503185

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@surry.net — 79 carriers: USDOT 158989 USDOT 279917 USDOT 281057 USDOT 373276 USDOT 438922 USDOT 475375 USDOT 484321 USDOT 532133

Shares a company officer with other carriers

william e smith — 15 carriers: USDOT 338595 USDOT 440664 USDOT 657463 USDOT 790301 USDOT 905253 USDOT 1024793 USDOT 1030259 USDOT 1276366

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2973 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, MT AIRY, NC, 27030
Mailing address: P O BOX 583, MT AIRY, NC, 27030
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (336) 786-5815
Email: smithtrucking@surry.net
Web domain: surry.net

Registration

Officers: William E Smith · Will Smith
USDOT / docket: 148573 · MC-204976
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 6, 2026 · 2,504,270 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 2, 2008
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,504,270

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 WILLIAM E SMITH TRUCKING INC.

WILLIAM E SMITH TRUCKING INC (USDOT 148573) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 31, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 33 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 6, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 2, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WILLIAM E SMITH TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

WILLIAM E SMITH TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 148573, and its motor carrier number is MC-204976.

Is WILLIAM E SMITH TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is WILLIAM E SMITH TRUCKING INC's safety record?

WILLIAM E SMITH TRUCKING INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 43 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).