JAMES SMITH
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.
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
- JAMES SMITH
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 1998-08-12
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-02-17
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 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.
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
20 events- 03/01/2026Insurance filed — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CT2011303599
- 03/01/2026Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN392407
- 03/01/2025Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 6576323
- 02/17/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.0M mi reported (2024)
- 03/09/2018Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CM0063461
- 03/01/2018Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CM0063461
- 02/12/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/27/2018)
- 03/01/2017Insurance cancelled — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy A0053211001
- 02/02/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/02/2017)
- 03/01/2016Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MCP08560A
- 02/14/2014Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 8430511
- 02/14/2012Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA06522401
- 09/10/2011Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy PIA06522401
- 03/17/2011Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy PIA06522401
- 02/24/2011Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy PIA06522401
- 02/18/2011COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/02/2011)
- 02/14/2011Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TN287007
- 01/18/2011COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/09/2011)
- 10/06/2000MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 08/12/1998Registered 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
- Compliance review
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- 2017-08-21
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-02-17
- Reported mileage
- 24,000 mi (2024)
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