CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 326846· MC1049780· CARRIER· EIN 56-0809062
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RUTHS SALADS INC

201 W 2ND AV-SUITE G, GASTONIA, NC, 28052(770) 519-0471billing@ruthsalad.comDAVID SMITH
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
100
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
No red flags in the public FMCSA record

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

MC1049780

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

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 07/01/2019
OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY· policy BAS 57989425
Authority history (1) ▾
08/09/2019MOTOR PROPERTY 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.

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

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).

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
7
Crashes
3
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.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
4
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
4
3 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0M mi
reported 2021
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi4 drivers
Company officer
DAVID SMITH
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
1988-09-08
Last MCS-150 update
2023-09-01
Census status
I

Fleet: 4 trucks · 2 owned tractors · 2 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.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares officers with 59 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

59
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
59
Strong links
Strong· 59
1
A1 SEPTIC
USDOT 883034Active· ORLANDO, FL
Strong
Officer
2
B & H FOODS INC
USDOT 321145Inactive· CARROLLTON, GA
Strong
Officer
3
BASCIALLUY SIGNS
USDOT 1798170Inactive· MILFORD, MI
Strong
Officer
4
BULKHEAD EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 2050775Active· ROBSTOWN, TX
Strong
Officer
5
BULL WASTE & RECYCLING INC
USDOT 892712Inactive· BERLIN, NJ
Strong
Officer
6
CDS MACHINE INC
USDOT 2120904Active· COWETA, OK
Strong
Officer
7
COWLES TOOL
USDOT 1506589Active· AUSTINTOWN, OH
Strong
Officer
8
CURRY'S COLLISION CENTER INC
USDOT 879513Active· GRIFFIN, GA
Strong
Officer
9
D C SMITH TRANSPORT LTD
USDOT 2383605Inactive· SURREY, BC
Strong
Officer
10
D N A MOTOR XPRESS CORPORATION
USDOT 1441574Inactive· JACKSONVILLE, FL
Strong
Officer
11
DAVE'S GLASS COMPANY
USDOT 1522225Active· SIOUX CITY, IA
Strong
Officer
12
DAVID A SMITH
USDOT 1242130Inactive· CHADBOURN, NC
Strong
Officer
13
DAVID A SMITH
USDOT 1516094Active· WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI
Strong
Officer
14
DAVID A SMITH
USDOT 1792191Inactive· HOWELL, MI
Strong
Officer
15
DAVID C SMITH
USDOT 1806574Inactive· ELLETTSVILLE, IN
Strong
Officer
16
DAVID D SMITH
USDOT 1233012Inactive· HUDSON, WI
Strong
Officer
17
DAVID F SMITH
USDOT 2117781Inactive· SHELBYVILLE, TN
Strong
Officer
18
DAVID J SMITH
USDOT 951984Inactive· TAYLOR, MO
Strong
Officer
19
DAVID M SMITH
USDOT 600464Inactive· SPEEDWELL, TN
Strong
Officer
20
DAVID P SMITH
USDOT 1164583Inactive· CHATTANOOGA, TN
Strong
Officer
21
DAVID SCOTT SMITH
USDOT 1466380Inactive· BANNER ELK, NC
Strong
Officer
22
DAVID SMITH
USDOT 885540Inactive· MONANGO, ND
Strong
Officer
23
DAVID SMITH
USDOT 1193159Inactive· SULLIGENT, AL
Strong
Officer
24
DAVID SMITH
USDOT 1484191Inactive· PORTLAND, TN
Strong
Officer
25
DAVID SMITH
USDOT 1517317Inactive· JOHNSON, VT
Strong
Officer
26
DAVID SMITH
USDOT 1518566Inactive· JOHNSON, VT
Strong
Officer
27
DAVID SMITH
USDOT 1519219Inactive· BINGHAMTON, NY
Strong
Officer
28
DAVID SMITH
USDOT 1530108Active· LANHAM, MD
Strong
Officer
29
DAVID SMITH
USDOT 1809946Active· PEWAMO, MI
Strong
Officer
30
DAVID SMITH
USDOT 1825876Active· RIPLEY, WV
Strong
Officer
31
DAVID SMITH
USDOT 2028608Inactive· SPARTANBURG, SC
Strong
Officer
32
DAVID SMITH
USDOT 2060780Inactive· SHREVEPORT, LA
Strong
Officer
33
DAVID SMITH
USDOT 2075734Inactive· WILLOW HILL, IL
Strong
Officer
34
DAVID SMITH
USDOT 2331224Inactive· RIPLEY, MS
Strong
Officer
35
DAVID SMITH JR
USDOT 613630Inactive· BIMBLE, KY
Strong
Officer
36
DAVID SMITH LIVESTOCK
USDOT 657366Inactive· NIANGUA, MO
Strong
Officer
37
DAVID SMITH MASONRY INC
USDOT 1827236Inactive· NEWCASTLE, CA
Strong
Officer
38
DAVID T SMITH
USDOT 946923Inactive· HOPKINTON, MA
Strong
Officer
39
DB SMITH SERVICES LTD
USDOT 2357696Active· DEVINE, TX
Strong
Officer
40
DIAMOND D TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION
USDOT 2358196Inactive· FRANKFORT, IL
Strong
Officer
41
DLS TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 2030135Inactive· HUMPHREY, AR
Strong
Officer
42
EASYPARTNERS 1 LLC
USDOT 1812551Inactive· OLATHE, KS
Strong
Officer
43
FACTORY FIVE RACING INC
USDOT 1489093Active· WAREHAM, MA
Strong
Officer
44
FELIX TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 1197790Inactive· JACKSON, AL
Strong
Officer
45
FOCUS CARRIERS INC
USDOT 955192Inactive· MEMPHIS, TN
Strong
Officer
46
HAWKS CRY WOODWORKS
USDOT 1795434Inactive· OXFORD, NC
Strong
Officer
47
JUNK BOYS LLC
USDOT 1790118Inactive· MISHAWAKA, IN
Strong
Officer
48
KOKH LLC
USDOT 389461Inactive· OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
Strong
Officer
49
NEBRASKA COLLEGE OF TECHNICAL AGRICULTURE
USDOT 2050865Inactive· CURTIS, NE
Strong
Officer
50
OFFICE FURNITURE NOW INC
USDOT 964213Active· CLEARWATER, FL
Strong
Officer
51
SDR TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 1458152Active· MEMPHIS, TN
Strong
Officer
52
SHOOTING STAR RETRIEVERS
USDOT 2073983Active· OSHKOSH, WI
Strong
Officer
53
SMITH LANDSCAPING INC
USDOT 1239642Active· WILKINSON, IN
Strong
Officer
54
SMITH PAVING & EXCAVATING LLC
USDOT 1452825Inactive· NANTY GLO, PA
Strong
Officer
55
SMITH ROOFING LLC
USDOT 1824621Active· INWOOD, WV
Strong
Officer
56
SMITTY TRAVEL INC
USDOT 1781846Inactive· HARVEY, IL
Strong
Officer
57
SOUTH BREVARD TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 883850Active· MELBOURNE, FL
Strong
Officer
58
SUN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 961801Inactive· CHATTANOOGA, TN
Strong
Officer
59
TELL TOOL INC
USDOT 373732Inactive· WESTFIELD, MA
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. 09/01/2023MCS-150 update filed

    0.0M mi reported (2021)

  2. 08/09/2019MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  3. 07/01/2019Insurance filed — OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy BAS 57989425

  4. 09/08/1988Registered 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
Satisfactory
Type
Compliance review
Rated
1991-09-09
Last review
1991-08-07
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2023-09-01
Reported mileage
1 mi (2021)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 25, 2026, 10:58 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.