CSA
Not AuthorizedUSDOT 2292951· MC782960· CARRIER· EIN 62-1455404
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MORNING STAR TRANSPORT

Legal: DAVID A SMITH

720 FOX RD, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37922(865) 582-5377sharnee01@comcast.netDAVID A SMITH
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Inactive
operating authority
Insurance
No active filing
$750K required — verify
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
2 flags
see details below
0
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Operating authority is not activeNo active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on filePossible 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

MC782959

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

No active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on file
Common
None
Contract
None
Broker
None
Liability (BIPD)
No active filing
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Authority history (2) ▾
03/19/2021CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/12/2021)
04/27/2012MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (11/13/2024)
Insurance history3 insurers on record
Filing timeline (4) ▾
  1. NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/15/2021 → 11/07/2024
  2. NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/15/2020 → 04/15/2021
  3. CANAL INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/15/2017 → 04/15/2020
  4. PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/15/2012 → 04/15/2017

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.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · August 28, 2026

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

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
Distinct codes

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Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
1
1 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
Company officer
DAVID A SMITH
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2012-04-09
Last MCS-150 update
2025-02-03
Census status
I

Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors.

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 graph

This carrier shares officers or emails with 43 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

43
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
43
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: DAVID A SMITH (USDOT 1207735, registered 2004) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 43
1
3-D TOWING & BODY
USDOT 2698706Active· CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA
Strong
Officer
2
AHT CORPORATION
USDOT 1091291Inactive· CORBIN, KY
Strong
Email
3
ARCHANGEL MOTOR LINES LLC
USDOT 3843653Inactive· TALBOTT, TN
Strong
Email
4
BENNY MAGGARD
USDOT 3035991Inactive· SPEEDWELL, TN
Strong
Email
5
BILLY KELLY
USDOT 3895017Inactive· TAZEWELL, TN
Strong
Email
6
BRENT PHILLIPS TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 2198807Active· PIONEER, TN
Strong
Email
7
C&C HOTSHOT SERVICES LLC
USDOT 2898799Inactive· NEWPORT, TN
Strong
Email
8
CHROME SHACK INC
USDOT 1384074Inactive· WHITE PINE, TN
Strong
Email
9
D A SMITH TRUCKING INC
USDOT 705942Active· OTTSVILLE, PA
Strong
Officer
10
DAVE'S TOWING SERVICE LLC
USDOT 1785917Active· MARINE CITY, MI
Strong
Officer
11
DAVID A SMITH
USDOT 1207735Inactive· ATWATER, OH
Strong
Officer
12
DAVID A SMITH
USDOT 1213486Inactive· MANSFIELD, OH
Strong
Officer
13
DAVID A SMITH
USDOT 2107240Inactive· MAHTOMEDI, MN
Strong
Officer
14
DAVID A SMITH
USDOT 691381Inactive· BLUE MOUNTAIN, MS
Strong
Officer
15
DAVID A SMITH
USDOT 2776268Active· LOS ANGELES, CA
Strong
Officer
16
DAVID A SMITH
USDOT 843245Active· CUSHING, ME
Strong
Officer
17
DAVID A SMITH
USDOT 2750018Active· LEBEC, CA
Strong
Officer
18
DAVID A SMITH CONTRACT SERVICES INC
USDOT 1574760Active· NEW MARKET, AL
Strong
Officer
19
DAVID A SMITH PRINTING INC
USDOT 880096Inactive· HARRISBURG, PA
Strong
Officer
20
DENVER RICKETTS
USDOT 504311Inactive· STANTON, MI
Strong
Email
21
DOUBLE B XPRESS LLC
USDOT 3011893Inactive· CROSSVILLE, TN
Strong
Email
22
DRTM TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 1895477Active· ST JOSEPH, MN
Strong
Officer
23
DUMPSTER RENTALS FAST LLC
USDOT 4472778Active· LONDON, OH
Strong
Officer
24
GARY WASHAM
USDOT 1016194Inactive· LUTTRELL, TN
Strong
Email
25
GEORGE COLLIER
USDOT 3590369Inactive· TAZEWELL, TN
Strong
Email
26
GLENN GROSS
USDOT 2318803Inactive· BEAN STATION, TN
Strong
Email
27
J DALLAS STANLEY TRUCKING
USDOT 3995096Active· ETOWAH, TN
Strong
Email
28
JEFFREY KRING
USDOT 4025069Inactive· HARRIMAN, TN
Strong
Email
29
JOHN BARON
USDOT 642352Inactive· JACKSON, NJ
Strong
Email
30
LAND CO ENVIRONMENTS INC
USDOT 2706893Active· PETALUMA, CA
Strong
Officer
31
LIMELIGHT TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 3862095Inactive· SWEETWATER, TN
Strong
Email
32
NET SOLUTIONS LLC
USDOT 3938978Active· OLYMPIA FLDS, IL
Strong
Officer
33
PROTRANS INC
USDOT 460274Inactive· SPOKANE VALLEY, WA
Strong
Officer
34
RICHARD K WELCH
USDOT 297445Inactive· SPEEDWELL, TN
Strong
Email
35
RLC LOGISTICS OF TENNESSEE LLC
USDOT 3744571Inactive· MORRISTOWN, TN
Strong
Email
36
ROBERT HENDERSON
USDOT 462596Active· MADISONVILLE, GA
Strong
Email
37
ROSS BOHANNON
USDOT 1042487Inactive· NIOTA, TN
Strong
Email
38
SGS SUPPLY LLC
USDOT 2696702Active· PLACNETIA, CA
Strong
Officer
39
SMITH CONTRACTING INC
USDOT 1040779Active· WHITEHALL, MT
Strong
Officer
40
T & L TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 1863019Inactive· ALBANY, KY
Strong
Email
41
TRAVIS CHRISTIAN
USDOT 3060307Inactive· KNOXVILLE, TN
Strong
Email
42
TRUCKIN' TRANZ LLC
USDOT 2167605Inactive· HARRISBURG, PA
Strong
Officer
43
UNITED SOUTH LLC
USDOT 2929099Active· MC MINNVILLE, TN
Strong
Email

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

8 events
  1. 02/03/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.0M mi reported (2024)

  2. 11/07/2024Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy WN298033

  3. 04/15/2021Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy WN212285

  4. 03/19/2021CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/12/2021)

  5. 04/15/2020Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 798530001

  6. 04/15/2017Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 1539391

  7. 04/27/2012MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (11/13/2024)

  8. 04/09/2012Registered 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
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-02-03
Reported mileage
1 mi (2024)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 27, 2026, 11:57 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.