CSA
Authorized · PassengerUSDOT 2484072· MC860094· CARRIER· EIN 46-4999143
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ROYCE TRANSPORTATION LLC

11352 MILOANN ST, ARCADIA, CA, 91006(626) 372-9677jroycesmith@yahoo.comJAMES R SMITH
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$5M BIPD
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
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

MC860094

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

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Passenger
Liability (BIPD)
$5M on file
$5M required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$5M coverageeff 05/16/2014
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY· policy BA168342
Authority history (1) ▾
05/22/2014MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED

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.

Vehicle2 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

2 inspections · 1 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.

2
Inspections
1
Violations
0
OOS violations
1
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

1
total

Most inspected in · top 3 states

  • CA3
  • US1
  • MT1

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.

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 50% 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

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 50% 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 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

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol 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

Vehicle Maintenance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance 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

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.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

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).

5
Inspections
1
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
0
Crashes
2
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

1 distinct vehicle seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

1 other
MCIseen 5×
2M93JMHA28W064457· KARES CA

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

PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
5
5 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi5 drivers
Company officer
JAMES R SMITH
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2014-03-12
Last MCS-150 update
2026-01-21
Census status
Active

Fleet: 0 trucks · 1 buses.

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 with 22 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

22
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
22
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: J R SMITH BULK TRANS INC (USDOT 434764, registered 1991) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 22
1
BOBCAT TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 2952598Inactive· TYLERTOWN, MS
Strong
Officer
2
HARDSCRABBLELLC
USDOT 1713220Active· THE DALLES, OR
Strong
Officer
3
J R SMITH BULK TRANS INC
USDOT 434764Inactive· HOPKINTON, MA
Strong
Officer
4
JAMES R SMITH
USDOT 1234375Inactive· VERO BEACH, FL
Strong
Officer
5
JAMES R SMITH
USDOT 2336210Inactive· PICKENS, SC
Strong
Officer
6
JAMES R SMITH
USDOT 1921756Inactive· THOMASTON, GA
Strong
Officer
7
JAMES R SMITH
USDOT 2740795Active· AUBURN, CA
Strong
Officer
8
JAMES R SMITH
USDOT 2757017Active· CORNING, CA
Strong
Officer
9
JAMES R SMITH
USDOT 2757783Active· THOUSAND OAKS, CA
Strong
Officer
10
JAMES R SMITH
USDOT 2757930Active· TUJUNGA, CA
Strong
Officer
11
JAMES R SMITH
USDOT 2132619Inactive· SPRING HILL, FL
Strong
Officer
12
JAMES R SMITH
USDOT 854348Inactive· BALTIMORE, MD
Strong
Officer
13
KINGS TOWING LLC
USDOT 3202651Active· CASTALIN SPGS, TN
Strong
Officer
14
MIDWEST MARKETING CO INC
USDOT 1920711Active· VINCENNES, IN
Strong
Officer
15
NEW GROWTH WHOLESALE NURSERY
USDOT 2881075Active· WITTMANN, AZ
Strong
Officer
16
PRO ELITE CARRIERS LLC
USDOT 4161517Inactive· CARTERSVILLE, GA
Strong
Officer
17
ROCKSTAR INDUSTRIES INC
USDOT 2376650Inactive· BAILEY, MS
Strong
Officer
18
ROCKY TOP DELIVERY SERVICE INC
USDOT 662834Inactive· LIVINGTON, TN
Strong
Officer
19
RUDY SMITH SERVICE INC
USDOT 516126Active· NEW ORLEANS, LA
Strong
Officer
20
SANICO INC
USDOT 284779Active· PHILLIPSBURG, NJ
Strong
Officer
21
SE ENERGY SERVICES
USDOT 2088747Inactive· GLENMOORE, PA
Strong
Officer
22
WISE TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 2267549Inactive· DECATUR, 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

4 events
  1. 01/21/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.0M mi reported (2025)

  2. 05/22/2014MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  3. 05/16/2014Insurance filed — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy BA168342

  4. 03/12/2014Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Satisfactory
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
2024-08-30
Last review
2025-04-02
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-01-21
Reported mileage
7,735 mi (2025)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 28, 2026, 4:19 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.