Carrier profile · USDOT 4194932 · MC-1617268 · Updated Aug 30, 2026

Smith & Son Delivery LLC

1 power unitavg 6 yrNational · 16 statesNORTH ROYALTON, OH74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1617268 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

6.0Avg age (yr)

2008–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(216) 598-5119 Email dispatchdariensmith3@gmail.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average38.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average65.4% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.5%

▲ 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-mo38.5%

▲ 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

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 2008–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

2 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

26 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 38.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 65.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 26 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 5.0 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

26 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '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

≈13.0 / 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: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 26
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈13.0 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance25 · 14 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving16 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 5 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness4 · 4 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
391.15 Driver qualificationsDriver Fitness2 · 2 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 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Preferred’24–’24

Canal’24–’25

Concert Specialty’25–now

202420252026now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2025 → Oct 2025	$750K	2
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2025 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	17
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2024 → Jun 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): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

64.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

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

Home base

NORTH ROYALTON, OH

7714 OAKHILL RD APT E

Top corridor

PA ⇄ OH

PA 3 · OH 3 · TN 3

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4268986Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 21800 USDOT 3216012 USDOT 3452668 USDOT 4087455 USDOT 4304855 USDOT 2370225 USDOT 4268986 USDOT 4061604

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7714 OAKHILL RD APT E, NORTH ROYALTON, OH, 44133
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (216) 598-5119
Email: dariensmith3@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Darien Smith
USDOT / docket: 4194932 · MC-1617268
First registered: Feb 15, 2024
Last MCS-150: Apr 8, 2025 · 65,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

65,000

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 SMITH & SON DELIVERY LLC.

SMITH & SON DELIVERY LLC (USDOT 4194932) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 14, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier received 26 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 26 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 30, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 8, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SMITH & SON DELIVERY LLC's USDOT number?

SMITH & SON DELIVERY LLC's USDOT number is 4194932, and its motor carrier number is MC-1617268.

Is SMITH & SON DELIVERY LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 30, 2026, SMITH & SON DELIVERY LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SMITH & SON DELIVERY LLC's safety record?

SMITH & SON DELIVERY LLC has a 38.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 26 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is SMITH & SON DELIVERY LLC's fleet?

SMITH & SON DELIVERY LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SMITH & SON DELIVERY LLC based?

SMITH & SON DELIVERY LLC is based in NORTH ROYALTON, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 16 states.

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