JR SMITH TRUCKING
Legal: JR SMITH TRUCKING LLC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA 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.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202612 inspections · 55 violations (1 OOS) · 6% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1396.17C-PIVehicle Maintenance
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
36
9× · sev 4
- 2393.53B-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
8
2× · sev 4
- 3393.55E-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998
8
2× · sev 4
- 4393.55C2-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. System does not function or indicates
8
2× · sev 4
- 5392.2-SLLIRP
State/Local Laws - IRP apportioned tag or registration violation
4
4×
- 6393.11A1-LLPLVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - License plate lamp missing
4
2× · sev 2
- 7393.47E
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
2
2×
- 8390.21TC-MC
Required CMV marking(s) not legible from 50 feet while stationary due to improper size/location/color
2
2×
- 9392.2-SLLEQP
State/Local Laws - Violation of state and local law - Equipment violation.
2
2×
- 10393.60D
Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance
2
2×
Most inspected in · top 2 states
- WA16
- CA1
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.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Inspection / repair / DVIR violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
High impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 91% is at/over the 80% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.
- 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection9× · 48%
- 393.55C2-BAir Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. System does not function or indicates2× · 13%
- 393.55E-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 19982× · 10%
- 393.53B-BAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear1× · 3%
- 393.11A1-LCHLLighting - Lamps improper color, height, location.1× · 8%
- 393.11A1-LLPLLighting - License plate lamp missing2× · 6%
- 393.11A1-CSLRRConspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 19971× · 4%
- Do — and document — a real pre-trip and post-trip DVIR
- Keep the annual inspection current and records in the truck
Driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactDriver OOS rate is 9.1% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
- Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
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.
- 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
- Do — and document — a real pre-trip and post-trip DVIR
- Keep the annual inspection current and records in the truck
- 392.2-SLLIRPState/Local Laws - IRP apportioned tag or registration violation
- Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
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 NHTSA12 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
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 censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi5 drivers
- Interstate · <100 mi5 drivers
- Company officer
- JONATHAN SMITH
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2009-11-21
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-05-31
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 7 trucks · 7 owned tractors · 8 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs or officers with 46 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
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
16 events- 10/02/2026Insurance filed — Sentry Select Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy A0232320001
- 10/02/2026Insurance ended — Great West Casualty Co
policy GRT29022A
- 05/31/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.0M mi reported (2024)
- 10/02/2024Insurance filed — Great West Casualty Co
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy GRT29022A
- 10/02/2024Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2002487
- 05/04/2020Insurance name changed — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2776391
- 04/02/2020Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2776391
- 04/01/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/06/2020)
- 11/19/2015Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 70TRS040332
- 10/23/2015COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/16/2015)
- 12/18/2014Insurance cancelled — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 8196137
- 11/20/2014Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 8196137
- 11/07/2014Insurance cancelled — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 8196137
- 12/13/2013Insurance cancelled — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 8196137
- 08/30/2011MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 11/21/2009Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-05-31
- Reported mileage
- 100 mi (2024)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyFebruary, 2022
- Drivers grew to 6
January, 2021
First on-record entry — JR SMITH TRUCKING LLC, ELLENSBURG, WA
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