SMITH EMPIRE LLC
Risk factors
Moderate 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 · August 28, 202610 inspections · 29 violations (5 OOS) · 40% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1396.3(a)(1)Vehicle Maint.2 OOS
Tire in contact with another part of the vehicle
16
2× · sev 8
- 2393.75(a)(1)Vehicle Maint.
Tire-ply or belt material exposed
8
1× · sev 8
- 3396.17(c)Vehicle Maint.
Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
8
2× · sev 4
- 4393.11TUVehicle Maint.
Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997
6
2× · sev 3
- 5393.209(c)Vehicle Maint.1 OOS
Loose steering column
6
1× · sev 6
- 6393.9A-LHWSVehicle Maint.
Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative
6
1× · sev 6
- 7393.9A-LSLIVehicle Maint.
Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
6
1× · sev 6
- 8393.9A-LTSIVehicle Maint.1 OOS
Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.
6
1× · sev 6
- 9395.8A1-HOSPHOS Compliance1 OOS
HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed
5
1× · sev 5
- 10393.45DLUVVehicle Maint.
Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle
4
1× · sev 4
Most inspected in · top 2 states
- TX9
- AR1
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.
Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 40% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 10% 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
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.
- 393.11TTTruck-Tractor with No retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material on vehicle manufactured after July 1997
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
- Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
- 393.95ANo/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
- Verify the extinguisher gauge is in the green and secured
- Keep a full set of warning triangles in the truck
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 NHTSA10 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.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
1
Tow-away
1
Injury
0
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi6 drivers
- Company officer
- BRANDON SMITH
- Operation
- Interstate
- D-U-N-S
- 76512963
- Registered since
- 2013-11-06
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-03-20
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 4 trucks · 4 leased/term 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.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares officers with 59 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
25 events- 08/27/2026Insurance filed — Worth Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy HGAT260901
- 03/20/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.3M mi reported (2025)
- 01/09/2025Insurance cancelled — CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy AQ1YTX003157-04
- 12/13/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/09/2025)
- 01/09/2024Insurance cancelled — CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy AQ1YTX003157-03
- 12/13/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/08/2024)
- 01/09/2023Insurance cancelled — CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy AQ1YTX003157-02
- 12/13/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/09/2023)
- 01/09/2022Insurance cancelled — CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy AQ1YTX003157-01
- 12/13/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/07/2022)
- 01/09/2021Insurance cancelled — CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy AQ1YTX003157-00
- 12/14/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/07/2021)
- 01/09/2020Insurance cancelled — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
BIPD/Primary · policy 2623TDUBMDJ19L5844
- 12/13/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/09/2020)
- 01/09/2019Insurance cancelled — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
BIPD/Primary · policy 2623TDUBMDJ18L3791
- 12/13/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/08/2019)
- 01/09/2018Insurance cancelled — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy A42507777-01
- 12/13/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/09/2018)
- 01/09/2017Insurance cancelled — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy A42507777
- 12/13/2016COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/09/2017)
- 08/17/2016Insurance name changed — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy A42507777
- 07/15/2016COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/22/2016)
- 06/24/2016Insurance replaced — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy A42507777
- 05/20/2016MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 11/06/2013Registered 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
- 2026-03-20
- Reported mileage
- 256,733 mi (2025)
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