SMITH'S TRUCKING
Legal: K & Z ENTERPRISES 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 202662 inspections · 30 violations (6 OOS) · 17% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.75A3-TAOLVehicle Maintenance2 OOS
Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
16
2× · sev 8
- 2393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Vehicle Maintenance
Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
16
2× · sev 8
- 3393.209D-STGBLVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Steering - Gear box mounting bolt loose
6
1× · sev 6
- 4392.2-SLLMLUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane
5
1× · sev 5
- 5393.11A1-CSLRRVehicle Maintenance
Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997
3
1× · sev 3
- 6393.132C-CHVEVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Flattened/Crushed Vehicles - Improper securement of flattened or crushed vehicles.
3
1× · sev 3
- 7393.95A4-EEUSVehicle Maintenance
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2
1× · sev 2
- 8392.2-SLLS1
State/Local Laws - Speeding 1-5 miles per hour over the speed limit
1
1×
- 9395.24Hours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
1
1× · sev 1
- 10392.2-SLLEWA2
State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 2501-5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- AL8
- MS4
- TN3
- TX3
- OK2
- NE1
- MO1
- KY1
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.
Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 35.3% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
- Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed
Following / lane / reckless violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 51% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other2× · 24%
- 392.2-SLLMLState/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane1× · 18%
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation1× · 11%
- Defensive-driving refresher on following distance and lane discipline
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 56% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain2× · 49%
- 395.8E-HOSPDOOSHOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last rest period. Explain:1× · 10%
- 395.8Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)1× · 3%
- 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner8× · 14%
- 395.24D-ELDPTHOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official, a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hours of service records in accordance with t1× · 4%
- 395.30B1-ELDDFRHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.1× · 1%
- 395.3A2-HOSPDHOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Tim1× · 10%
- 395.3A2-HOSPDITHOS (Property) - Driver driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the time of inspection. Time1× · 10%
- Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
- Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
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
Tires violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 75% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS5× · 26%
- 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth2× · 11%
- 393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves1× · 6%
- 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.3× · 11%
- 393.9A-LRLILighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative1× · 4%
- 393.11A1-CSLRRConspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 19972× · 3%
- 393.45B2PCBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit2× · 7%
- 393.45DLPCBrake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit1× · 3%
- 393.55E-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 19981× · 3%
- 393.209D-STGBLSteering - Gear box mounting bolt loose1× · 6%
- 393.209D-STBSPSteering - Ball and socket joint has movement greater than 1/8 inch measured with hand pressure1× · 1%
- Gauge and thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
- Replace before tread hits the limit; correct low pressure immediately
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
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.
- 393.75A3-TAOL×2Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
- 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32×2Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
- 393.209D-STGBLSteering - Gear box mounting bolt loose · OOS
- Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
- Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
- 392.2-SLLSWZState/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
- 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other
- 392.2-SLLMLState/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane
- Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Hands off the phone; always belt up
- 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
- 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 NHTSA51 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 21 more.
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+ mi18 drivers
- Interstate · <100 mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- CHRISTOPHER G SMITH
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 1999-08-31
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-02-27
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 19 trucks · 19 owned tractors · 42 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 9 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
52 events- 02/27/2026MCS-150 update filed
1.5M mi reported (2025)
- 03/03/2024Insurance filed — Canal Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CT1135254855
- 03/03/2024Insurance replaced — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy A0145281001
- 03/03/2024Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CT1135254855
- 04/05/2022CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/16/2022)
- 03/03/2022Insurance cancelled — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy 1BWHAL1901259704-00
- 02/04/2022CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/22/2022)
- 03/03/2021Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CA1896443
- 03/03/2020Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
BIPD/Primary · policy TP9882963 02
- 02/05/2020CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/03/2020)
- 03/03/2019Insurance cancelled — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
BIPD/Primary · policy TP9882963 01
- 02/04/2019CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/04/2019)
- 03/03/2018Insurance replaced — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LTO0030752
- 03/03/2017Insurance replaced — OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.
BIPD/Primary · policy BA0715957
- 03/03/2016Insurance cancelled — NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PK2015MCA00938
- 02/05/2016CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/04/2016)
- 03/03/2015Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CM0057957
- 02/04/2015CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/04/2015)
- 08/20/2014Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CM0057957
- 03/03/2014Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA06589000
- 02/04/2014CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/04/2014)
- 05/26/2012Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA06589000
- 04/30/2012CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/04/2012)
- 04/29/2011Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy PIA06589000
- 03/03/2011Insurance replaced — STAR INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA0581245
- 03/03/2010Insurance replaced — STAR INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA0474943
- 07/09/2009Insurance cancelled — STAR INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA0474943
- 06/12/2009CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/07/2009)
- 02/28/2009Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LUB1001520208
- 02/02/2009CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/05/2009)
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 2014-07-22
- Last review
- 2019-08-30
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-02-27
- Reported mileage
- 1,482,234 mi (2025)
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