Carrier profile · USDOT 1037092 · MC-849846 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

SMD Logistics Inc

104 power unitsavg 10 yrLocal · 2 statesSOMERTON, AZ87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-849846 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

104Power units

45 observed · MCS-150

27Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.0Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(760) 352-2364 Email dispatchds@smdlogistics.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes9 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

104 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

90 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 23.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 89 vehicle and 84 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

27.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 4.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

90 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 14

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 104-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 104
Inspections · 24 mo: 90
Annualized: ≈45 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving33 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 5 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’18 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Travelers Property’14–’18

beyond this history

2014201720202023now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT · since Nov 2018

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jan 2014 → Nov 2018	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 104
Observed power (24 mo): 45
Trailers (towed): 27

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

24.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

SOMERTON, AZ

17815 SOUTH HWY 95

Top corridor

CA ⇄ AZ

CA 59 · AZ 31

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1039072 USDOT 1006481Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4334389 USDOT 2596975 USDOT 1039072 USDOT 394563 USDOT 1006481 USDOT 3107990

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@smdlogistics.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 787646 USDOT 1119213

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david scaroni — 5 carriers: USDOT 787646 USDOT 1119213 USDOT 1456139 USDOT 2203665

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

104

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 17815 SOUTH HWY 95, SOMERTON, AZ, 85350
Mailing address: PO BOX 472, HEBER, CA, 92249
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (760) 352-2364
Fax: (760) 353-0938
Email: ds@smdlogistics.com
Web domain: smdlogistics.com

Registration

Officers: Chris Sharp · David Scaroni
USDOT / docket: 1037092 · MC-849846
First registered: Jun 25, 2002
Last MCS-150: Feb 28, 2025 · 2,397,976 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

104

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,397,976

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SMD LOGISTICS INC.

SMD LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 1037092) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT effective Nov 8, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 90 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 89 vehicle-level and 84 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 104 power units and 70 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 28, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SMD LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

SMD LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 1037092, and its motor carrier number is MC-849846.

Is SMD LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, SMD LOGISTICS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SMD LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

SMD LOGISTICS INC has a 23.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 117 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SMD LOGISTICS INC's fleet?

SMD LOGISTICS INC operates 104 power units and 70 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SMD LOGISTICS INC based?

SMD LOGISTICS INC is based in SOMERTON, AZ, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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