SMITH ENTERPRISES
Legal: JAMES MICHAEL SMITH
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.
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+ mi2 drivers
- Company officer
- JAMES M SMITH
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 1996-10-22
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2009-03-12
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 2 trucks · 2 owned tractors · 5 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 14 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
21 events- 03/12/2009MCS-150 update filed
0.0M mi reported (1998)
- 01/11/2006Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy GWP17850A
- 01/14/2004Insurance cancelled — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CT769188-7001-011
- 12/10/2003Insurance replaced — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CT769188-7001-011
- 12/03/2003Insurance cancelled — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CT7691887001-011
- 02/04/2002CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/20/2002)
- 01/08/2002Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 438079
- 11/14/2001Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 433723
- 11/14/2001Insurance replaced — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CT7691887001-011
- 12/22/2000Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 431320
- 11/14/2000Insurance replaced — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 431320
- 11/14/1999Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 425096
- 02/14/1999Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy MTC050286
- 11/16/1998Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 328331
- 02/16/1998Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 328331
- 02/14/1998Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy MTC029767
- 01/08/1998Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 328331
- 11/16/1997Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 325984
- 02/14/1997Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy MTC029453
- 12/05/1996MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (01/17/2006)
- 10/22/1996Registered 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
- 2009-03-12
- Reported mileage
- 10,000 mi (1998)
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