CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 1831413· MC1574077· CARRIER· EIN 84-4917253
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R&A TRUCKING LLC

4168 CLARKS VALLEY ROAD, SWORDS CREEK, VA, 24649(276) 701-2429ybts@bvu.netREX SMITH
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
80
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC1574077

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$1M on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 05/01/2026
AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC· policy CA 0065851
Authority history (3) ▾
03/28/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/03/2025)
03/28/2025MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
09/26/2023MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERDISMISSED
Insurance history2 insurers on record
Filing timeline (5)
  1. AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/04/202606/09/2026
  2. AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/04/202605/01/2026
  3. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/04/202504/04/2026
  4. AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/10/202504/17/2025
  5. AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/10/202504/04/2025

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle7 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver14 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

14 inspections · 22 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.

14
Inspections
22
Violations
0
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

11
total

Most inspected in · top 4 states

  • WV10
  • VA5
  • KY3
  • TN1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Tires violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 46% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing7 violations · 1 OOS (24 mo)
Tires2 viol43%
Lighting / lamps1 OOS1 viol26%
  • 393.9B-LTSOLighting - Turn signal - Any obscured on the rearmost vehicle.1× · 26%
Other3 viol23%
  • 393.30-BBattery - Not protected1× · 10%
  • 393.203A-CBPCab and Body Parts - Door missing/broken1× · 6%
  • 393.203C-CBPCab and Body Parts - Hood not securely fastened1× · 6%
Inspection / repair / DVIR1 viol9%
  • 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection1× · 9%
What to do
  • Gauge and thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
  • Replace before tread hits the limit; correct low pressure immediately
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 25 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

Improving
1
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
1
Clean
Focus here first
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

19
Inspections
22
Violations
0
Out-of-service
107
CSA points
0
Crashes
4
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

7 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

5 incomplete vehicle 1 truck 1 other
2014 PETERBILT 367seen 5×
1NPTX4EX0ED228028· UB89362 VA
2018 PETERBILT 567seen 4×
1NPCL4TX3JD479506· UC56819 VA
2018 KENWORTH T880seen 4×
1NKZX4TX4JJ193671· 81325P VA
2004 PETERBILT 357seen 3×
1NPALUEX94D818102· UB89363 VA
2020 KENWORTH W990seen 2×
1NK1X4TX0LJ395228· UC78791 VA
2009 PETERBILT 388
1XPWDB0X09N770821· 42524PZ VA
BENSON TRU
5DMDSAGC96M001128· 219149TM VA

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
3
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
3
3 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · <100 mi3 drivers
Company officer
REX SMITH
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2008-11-20
Last MCS-150 update
2025-05-20
Census status
Active

Fleet: 3 trucks.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs, phone numbers or officers with 8 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

8
Connected carriers
2
Fleet-transfer links
3
Most shared VINs
6
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: REX & PHIL SMITH (USDOT 1691726, registered 2007) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 6
1
R & D BROTHERS TRUCKING INC
USDOT 2151312Active· SWORDS CREEK, VA
Strong
PhoneShared VIN · 3
5DMDSAGC96M0011281NKZX4TX4JJ1936711XPWDB0X09N770821
2
REX & PHIL SMITH
USDOT 1691726Inactive· DAWSON, IL
Strong
Officer
3
REX SMITH
USDOT 2102880Inactive· NEW ALBANY, MS
Strong
Officer
4
REX SMITH
USDOT 954432Inactive· WEST FORK, AR
Strong
Officer
5
REX SMITH
USDOT 961214Inactive· FORT BRAGG, CA
Strong
Officer
6
REX SMITH CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC
USDOT 1382112Active· GRANDBURY, TX
Strong
Officer

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

11 events
  1. 06/09/2026Insurance cancelled — AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 0065851

  2. 05/01/2026Insurance filed — AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA 0065851

  3. 05/01/2026Insurance replaced — AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 0065851

  4. 04/04/2026Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy GRT39244A

  5. 05/20/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2024)

  6. 04/17/2025Insurance cancelled — AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 0052603

  7. 04/04/2025Insurance replaced — AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 0052603

  8. 03/28/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/03/2025)

  9. 03/28/2025MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  10. 09/26/2023MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — DISMISSED
  11. 11/20/2008Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-05-20
Reported mileage
64,300 mi (2024)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history
  1. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — R&A TRUCKING LLC, SWORDS CREEK, VA

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 22, 2026, 2:00 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.