Carrier profile · USDOT 56001 · MC-82122 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Smedley Company the

20 power unitsavg 16.7 yrLocal · 2 statesBRANFORD, CT87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-82122 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.7Avg age (yr)

2000–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(203) 315-6066 Email dispatchwrp4@smedleycrane.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 average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average10.0% vs the 6.7% national average.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 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

Asset-based

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.7 yr

Model years 2000–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 10.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 4.2 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

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 1

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 20-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’23 · 8 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

American Reading’86–’04

American Alternative’15–’19

Pennsylvania Manuf’21–now

1986199620062016now

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 · PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. · since Oct 2023

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	Oct 2021 → Oct 2023	$750K	2
PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	Oct 2020 → Oct 2020	$750K	2
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2020	$750K	1
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 2015 → Oct 2019	$750K	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2013 → Oct 2015	$750K	1
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2011 → Aug 2013	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2007 → Jan 2008	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO.	Jun 1994 → Dec 1994	$750K	1
AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	Dec 1986 → Sep 2004	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.7 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

30.0%

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

CT busiest

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

Home base

BRANFORD, CT

20-2 THOMPSON ROAD

Top corridor

CT 9 · NY 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 2018275

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@smedleycrane.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2018275

Shares a company officer with other carriers

william r palmer iv — 2 carriers: USDOT 2018275

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

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: 20-2 THOMPSON ROAD, BRANFORD, CT, 06405
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (203) 315-6066
Fax: (203) 315-6060
Email: wrp4@smedleycrane.com
Web domain: smedleycrane.com

Registration

Officers: William R Palmer Iii · William R Palmer Iv
USDOT / docket: 56001 · MC-82122
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Dec 4, 2025 · 1,355,020 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 9, 2007
D-U-N-S: 4864666

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,355,020

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 SMEDLEY COMPANY THE.

SMEDLEY COMPANY THE (USDOT 56001) 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. effective Oct 5, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 10 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 20 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 4, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 9, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SMEDLEY COMPANY THE's USDOT number?

SMEDLEY COMPANY THE's USDOT number is 56001, and its motor carrier number is MC-82122.

Is SMEDLEY COMPANY THE authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, SMEDLEY COMPANY THE is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SMEDLEY COMPANY THE's safety record?

SMEDLEY COMPANY THE has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 24 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SMEDLEY COMPANY THE's fleet?

SMEDLEY COMPANY THE operates 20 power units and 25 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SMEDLEY COMPANY THE based?

SMEDLEY COMPANY THE is based in BRANFORD, CT, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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