Carrier profile · USDOT 4167734 · MC-1602456 · Updated Aug 21, 2026

Smart Start Transportation Inc

4 power unitsavg 3.8 yrRegional · 5 statesPORTLAND, OR34/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1602456 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.8Avg age (yr)

2018–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(971) 435-6159 Email dispatchsmartstarttransportationinc@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 21, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 4

USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average66.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average57.1% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

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

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 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

Owner-operator

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.8 yr

Model years 2018–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

2 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2023 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 66.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 57.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 2

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 4-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 3 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Artisan Truckers’24–’24

Geico General’24–’26

beyond this history

202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Feb 2026	$750K	5
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Nov 2024	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2018

Oldest model yr

83.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

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

Home base

PORTLAND, OR

1126 SW CURRY ST

Top corridor

NY ⇄ OR

NY 2 · AL 2 · OH 1

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2096850 USDOT 3524719 USDOT 3626200 USDOT 4338616 USDOT 4273451 USDOT 4317400 USDOT 4171999 USDOT 4273232

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: 1126 SW CURRY ST, PORTLAND, OR, 97239
Mailing address: 5331 S MACADAM AVE STE 258 PMB 1062, PORTLAND, OR, 97239-3871
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (971) 435-6159
Fax: (971) 435-6159
Email: smartstarttransportationinc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: James Robert Winston Jr
USDOT / docket: 4167734 · MC-1602456
First registered: Dec 12, 2023
Last MCS-150: Oct 21, 2025 · 1 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

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 SMART START TRANSPORTATION INC.

SMART START TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 4167734) has a Vektor safety score of 34/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 21, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 66.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 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 21, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 21, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SMART START TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

SMART START TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 4167734, and its motor carrier number is MC-1602456.

Is SMART START TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 21, 2026, SMART START TRANSPORTATION INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SMART START TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

SMART START TRANSPORTATION INC has a 66.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 34/100 (tier: high_risk).