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DBA SMITH COACHES
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Nothing flagged.
Small fleet
0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
3.8 yr
Model years 2019–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.
41 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
SMITH TRANSIT INC (USDOT 260382) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 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 $5,000,000 limit in force from RLI INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.
The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 4 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 0 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 29, 2026.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 13, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.
SMITH TRANSIT INC's USDOT number is 260382, and its motor carrier number is MC-175706.
As of Aug 20, 2026, SMITH TRANSIT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
SMITH TRANSIT INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 28 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
SMITH TRANSIT INC operates 0 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
SMITH TRANSIT INC is based in HELPER, UT, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.
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16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 5
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · RLI INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| RLI INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2016 → Aug 2025 | $5M | 3 |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2004 → May 2016 | $5M | 4 |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 1996 → Jan 2003 | $5M | 4 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Oct 1995 → Oct 1996 | $5M | 1 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Oct 1994 → Oct 1995 | $5M | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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