SMART EXPRESS INC
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 202611 inspections · 18 violations (1 OOS) · 5% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Vehicle Maintenance
Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
24
3× · sev 8
- 2396.17C-PIVehicle Maintenance
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
12
3× · sev 4
- 3392.2-SLLS2Unsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
4
1× · sev 4
- 4393.47E
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
2
2×
- 5392.2FTNot in SMS
State or International Fuel Tax (IFTA) Violation
1
1×
- 6396.17C
Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
1
1×
- 7393.95A
No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
1
1×
- 8393.95F
Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
1
1×
- 9393.53B
CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
1
1×
- 10396.3A1BOSVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on the vehicle or combination
0
1× · sev 0
Most inspected in · top 7 states
- CA11
- IL2
- OH2
- IN1
- NV1
- UT1
- NY1
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.
Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% 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
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness 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
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.
- 395.8C-HOSFHOS (Form) - Record of duty status form failed to include city/state/village/location for every change of duty status in each 24 hour period. Date:
- Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
- Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
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.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi2 drivers
- Company officer
- BHAGWANT SINGH
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2020-01-17
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-03-05
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 2 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 graphThis carrier shares VINs or officers with 27 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
22 events- 03/05/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.6M mi reported (2025)
- 02/06/2026Insurance filed — Southlake Specialty Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy DRNCA100612
- 02/06/2026Insurance cancelled — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TMA81003599
- 01/12/2026COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/09/2026)
- 02/06/2025Insurance cancelled — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TMA71005138
- 01/10/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/07/2025)
- 02/06/2024Insurance cancelled — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TMA22101756
- 01/10/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/07/2024)
- 02/08/2023Insurance cancelled — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy GWP80456 00
- 02/06/2023Insurance replaced — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy GWP80456 00
- 01/12/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/07/2023)
- 02/06/2022Insurance cancelled — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy GWP63353 00
- 01/10/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/07/2022)
- 11/11/2021Insurance cancelled — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy GWP63353 00
- 08/11/2021Insurance cancelled — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy GWP63353 00
- 07/15/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/28/2021)
- 02/06/2021Insurance cancelled — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WMC1842283
- 01/11/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/09/2021)
- 01/02/2021Insurance cancelled — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WMC1842283
- 02/11/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 02/06/2020Insurance replaced — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WMC1842283
- 01/17/2020Registered 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
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- 2022-02-02
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-03-05
- Reported mileage
- 579,179 mi (2025)
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