Carrier profile · USDOT 2969381 · MC-9234 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

SML Transport Corp

6 power unitsavg 20.1 yrLocal · 2 statesCALEXICO, CA86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-9234 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

23Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

20.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(442) 250-9734 Email dispatchantonio.jauregui@smlcorp.com.mx

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 4

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 2017.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

20.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

72 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 53 vehicle and 72 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

45.0% · 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 15.3 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

68 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 7

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

≈6.0 / 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: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 72
Annualized: ≈36 / yr
Coverage: ≈6.0 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance44 · 21 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving32 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance29 · 7 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 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 ’26 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National Unity’18–’23

Palomar Specialty’23–’24

New Horizon’25–now

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → May 2026	$750K	20
PALOMAR SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Jan 2025	$750K	1
NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2024 → Dec 2024	$750K	9
PALOMAR SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Apr 2024	$750K	3
NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2018 → Apr 2023	$750K	10
COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2017 → Apr 2018	$750K	7

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 23

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

20.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

71.4%

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

CALEXICO, CA

116 SOUTH D STREET

Top corridor

CA 49

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4293263 USDOT 635221 USDOT 782944 USDOT 3409276

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jose jauregui — 8 carriers: USDOT 451664 USDOT 1948197 USDOT 1950257 USDOT 2044821 USDOT 2621206 USDOT 3616372 USDOT 4028436

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: 116 SOUTH D STREET, CALEXICO, CA, 92231
Mailing address: 236 E 1ST ST PMB 3101, CALEXICO, CA, 92231
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (442) 250-9734
Email: antonio.jauregui@smlcorp.com.mx
Web domain: smlcorp.com.mx

Registration

Officers: Jose Jauregui · Jose Jauregui
USDOT / docket: 2969381 · MC-9234
First registered: Feb 3, 2017
Last MCS-150: Oct 31, 2025 · 94,747 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

94,747

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 SML TRANSPORT CORP.

SML TRANSPORT CORP (USDOT 2969381) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 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 NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 72 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 53 vehicle-level and 72 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 6 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 31, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is SML TRANSPORT CORP's USDOT number?

SML TRANSPORT CORP's USDOT number is 2969381, and its motor carrier number is MC-9234.

Is SML TRANSPORT CORP authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, SML TRANSPORT CORP is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SML TRANSPORT CORP's safety record?

SML TRANSPORT CORP has a 35.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 174 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SML TRANSPORT CORP's fleet?

SML TRANSPORT CORP operates 6 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SML TRANSPORT CORP based?

SML TRANSPORT CORP is based in CALEXICO, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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