SMITHWAY INC
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 censusPRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi3 drivers
- Company officer
- SHANE SMITH
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 1997-07-14
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2023-01-10
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 2 trucks · 2 leased/term tractors.
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 officers with 28 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
24 events- 11/29/2023Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 793248001
- 02/22/2023Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP
BIPD/Primary · policy CA02083585
- 02/22/2023Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 793248001
- 01/10/2023MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2022)
- 03/13/2022Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2083585
- 12/31/2013Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2083585
- 03/27/2013Insurance name changed — PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 1912062
- 02/22/2013COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/25/2013)
- 02/22/2013Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 1912062
- 10/25/2012MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (12/05/2023)
- 11/30/2011Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy CA 4655164
- 11/25/2011Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 4655164
- 05/21/2011Insurance cancelled — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 4655164
- 05/20/2011Insurance replaced — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 4655164
- 04/15/2010MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (12/05/2011)
- 10/25/2002Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy PAP2170270199
- 10/18/2002Insurance cancelled — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy 84 MS PS 42 95
- 02/26/1999Insurance cancelled — TRUMBULL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy VT 0001567
- 01/21/1999Insurance replaced — TRUMBULL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy VT 0001567
- 01/21/1999Insurance replaced — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy PAP2170270199
- 04/07/1998Insurance cancelled — TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy KS 0003089
- 02/26/1998Insurance replaced — TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy KS 0003089
- 11/04/1997MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (01/08/2003)
- 07/14/1997Registered with FMCSA
PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2023-01-10
- Reported mileage
- 124,832 mi (2022)
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