Small fleet
27 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 17, 2026
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Nothing flagged.
Small fleet
27 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
7.7 yr
Model years 1999–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.
44 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1982 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
SMF INC (USDOT 213318) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 17, 2026.
The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 17, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 15, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 17, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 17, 2026.
The carrier received 30 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 30 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 17, 2026.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 17, 2026.
It reports 27 power units and 38 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 14, 2026.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 8, 1998 in the federal record refreshed Jul 17, 2026.
SMF INC's USDOT number is 213318, and its motor carrier number is MC-160899.
As of Jul 17, 2026, SMF INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
SMF INC has a 17.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 45 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
SMF INC operates 27 power units and 38 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
SMF INC is based in MONROE, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 12 states.
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30 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 5
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2023 → Sep 2025 | $750K | 2 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2022 → Sep 2023 | $750K | 2 |
| BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY | Dec 2021 → Dec 2022 | $750K | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2013 → Jan 2022 | $750K | 2 |
| HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Dec 2001 → Dec 2013 | $750K | 3 |
| TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. | Dec 2000 → Dec 2001 | $750K | 1 |
| CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. | Dec 1999 → Dec 2000 | $750K | 1 |
| FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY OF WISCONSIN | Dec 1995 → Dec 1999 | $750K | 1 |
| RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY | Dec 1994 → Dec 1995 | $750K | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 4 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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