RICHARD SMITH TRUCKING
Risk factors
High 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, 20260 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · —% of inspections had an OOS finding.
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.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
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.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- RICHARD SMITH
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 1992-04-22
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2009-09-09
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 1 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.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares officers with 60 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
9 events- 09/09/2009MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2001)
- 05/06/2009Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CLP79399A
- 11/16/2005CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/01/2005)
- 10/25/1997Insurance replaced — INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE WEST
BIPD/Primary · policy CHO1344127
- 10/23/1996Insurance cancelled — INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE WEST
BIPD · policy CH01344127-00
- 10/25/1995Insurance replaced — INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE WEST
BIPD · policy CH01344127-00
- 10/25/1994CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/22/1994)
- 04/22/1992Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- 03/10/1992MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (05/12/2009)
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
- 2009-09-09
- Reported mileage
- 142,304 mi (2001)
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