Carrier profile · USDOT 2953367 · MC-404 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

SMG Royal Transportation LLC

10 power unitsavg 9.5 yrNational · 20 statesFORT WORTH, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-404 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.5Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(682) 554-3808 Email dispatchdispatch.smg@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.5 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

50 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 40 vehicle and 50 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

27.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 9.1 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

50 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 5

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 50
Annualized: ≈25 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.5 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving16 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 6 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not 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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Hallmark County’16–’18

Progressive County’18–’19

United Wisconsin’19–’20

Navigators Specialty’21–’22

Concert Specialty’22–’23

Accredited’23–’25

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. · since Dec 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Dec 2023 → Dec 2025	$750K	8
CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Dec 2023	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Sep 2022 → Dec 2022	$750K	1
NAVIGATORS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Sep 2022	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2020 → Sep 2021	$750K	1
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2020	$750K	6
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Dec 2018 → Dec 2019	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Dec 2018	$750K	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 20 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

FORT WORTH, TX

311 NICHOLS STUDIO 14

Top corridor

TX 10 · NM 10 · CA 5

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: 4 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3946706 USDOT 4216959 USDOT 895739 USDOT 3789359 USDOT 2911927 USDOT 4485906Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (19 trucks · 27 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 46749 USDOT 3946706 USDOT 4216959 USDOT 895739 USDOT 1245038 USDOT 3789359 USDOT 2575336 USDOT 3788627

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ivan gomez — 14 carriers: USDOT 1174948 USDOT 1585146 USDOT 1875992 USDOT 1911886 USDOT 1971261 USDOT 2564668 USDOT 2807708 USDOT 3018200

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 311 NICHOLS STUDIO 14, FORT WORTH, TX, 76102
Mailing address: 813 MINDEN ST, FORT WORTH, TX, 76110
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (682) 554-3808
Email: dispatch.smg@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Ivan Gomez
USDOT / docket: 2953367 · MC-404
First registered: Dec 9, 2016
Last MCS-150: Jan 26, 2026 · 432,619 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 19, 2022
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

432,619

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 SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC.

SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2953367) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading 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 NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. effective Dec 17, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 50 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 40 vehicle-level and 50 driver-level — across 20 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 26, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 19, 2022 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 2953367, and its motor carrier number is MC-404.

Is SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 35.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 65 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 10 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in FORT WORTH, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 20 states.

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