JOHN SMITH GRADING AND TRUCKING
Legal: JOHN SMITH TRUCKING 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 censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi5 drivers
- Company officer
- E.J. MICHAUD
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 2000-04-07
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2010-08-09
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 8 trucks · 8 owned 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 3 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
16 events- 11/19/2010Insurance cancelled — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
CARGO · policy 2001ANJ098015-014
- 10/13/2010Insurance cancelled — STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA
BIPD/Primary · policy TFM 300577
- 08/09/2010MCS-150 update filed
0.9M mi reported (2009)
- 03/12/2010Insurance cancelled — GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy GIC 10-1900-00107
- 03/12/2010Insurance replaced — STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA
BIPD/Primary · policy TFM 300577
- 02/16/2010COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/15/2010)
- 04/09/2009Insurance cancelled — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
CARGO · policy 2010AEQ22SIA01696
- 03/12/2009Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA04599501
- 03/12/2009Insurance replaced — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
CARGO · policy 2010AEQ22SIA01696
- 03/05/2009Insurance replaced — NATIONAL TRUST INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD · policy CPP CAU0100013947
- 04/10/2008MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (10/19/2010)
- 02/12/2002Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy MTC075276
- 06/27/2001COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/26/2001)
- 06/01/2001Insurance cancelled — CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy DGN003807
- 04/04/2001MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (05/01/2002)
- 04/07/2000Registered 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
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 2010-08-26
- Last review
- 2010-08-19
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2010-08-09
- Reported mileage
- 857,671 mi (2009)
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