Carrier profile · USDOT 1044574 · MC-492515 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Christopher C Smith

DBA CIRCLE C FARMS

3 power unitsALLARDT, TN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-492515 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(931) 879-5504 Email dispatchcircle_c@twlakes.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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 Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’17 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’07–’12

Sentry Select’12–’17

beyond this history

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2017

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2017	$750K	5
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2007 → Jun 2012	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2005 → Jun 2007	$750K	2
BROOKWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2004 → Jun 2005	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

ALLARDT, TN

1661 MOORE KNOB ROAD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@twlakes.net — 116 carriers: USDOT 29427 USDOT 173861 USDOT 174812 USDOT 190041 USDOT 252419 USDOT 263283 USDOT 309248 USDOT 315657

Shares a company officer with other carriers

chris smith — 52 carriers: USDOT 121954 USDOT 472342 USDOT 473594 USDOT 1012584 USDOT 1130909 USDOT 1212085 USDOT 1288100 USDOT 1302448

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1661 MOORE KNOB ROAD, ALLARDT, TN, 38504
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (931) 879-5504
Email: circle_c@twlakes.net
Web domain: twlakes.net

Registration

Officer: Chris Smith
USDOT / docket: 1044574 · MC-492515
First registered: Jul 29, 2002
Last MCS-150: Oct 23, 2025 · 74,620 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 25, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

74,620

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 CHRISTOPHER C SMITH.

CHRISTOPHER C SMITH (USDOT 1044574) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract 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 AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 3, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 23, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 25, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CHRISTOPHER C SMITH's USDOT number?

CHRISTOPHER C SMITH's USDOT number is 1044574, and its motor carrier number is MC-492515.

Is CHRISTOPHER C SMITH authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, CHRISTOPHER C SMITH is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CHRISTOPHER C SMITH's safety record?

CHRISTOPHER C SMITH has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.