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USDOT 1021423 · MURPHY BROWN LLC
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MURPHY BROWN LLC

DBA SMITHFIELD HOG PRODUCTION

USDOT 1021423 Warsaw, NC Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
511 power units 675 drivers 28.2M mi/yr
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FRED Score 38.4 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
24 yrs history · 134 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
511
Drivers · CDL
675 · 675
Annual miles
28.2M ~55k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks212023
Tractors2482400488
Trailers4953200815

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
Registered
Apr 19, 2002 (24 yrs)
MCS-150 update
May 8, 2026 (Biennial Update)
Officers
KRIAG WESTERBEEK · MARK HALL
Phone
(910) 293-3434
Email
lhjackson@smithfield.com
Address
2822 Hwy 24 West, Warsaw NC 28398

Cargo

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Machinery/Large ObjectsIntermodal ContainersLivestockGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsGrain/Feed/HayDry BulkFarm SuppliesConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
29
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 16 injury · 22 people hurt in all
Inspections
134
87% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
19.0%
8 of 42 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.6%
2 of 124 driver inspections
Violations
36
14 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 13 inspections, 1 out of service 13 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 19 inspections, 1 out of service 19 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 20 inspections, 1 out of service 20 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 16 inspections, 1 out of service 16 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 23 inspections, 1 out of service 23 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 17 inspections, 2 out of service 17 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 14 inspections, 2 out of service 14 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 4 inspections.
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Violations

36 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    24 · 12 out-of-service
    Lights 10 · Brakes 5 · Tires 2 · Cargo securement 1 · Other parts 6
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1 · Speeding 1 · Other 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    4 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · Over hours limit 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 2 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 3
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Aug
    26
    2026
    Aug 26, 2026 · North Carolina
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    11
    2026
    Aug 11, 2026 · North Carolina
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    17
    2026
    Jul 17, 2026 · Iowa
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    2
    2026
    Jul 2, 2026 · North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    16
    2026
    Jun 16, 2026 · North Carolina
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    11
    2026
    Jun 11, 2026 · North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    26
    2026
    Feb 26, 2026 · North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    2
    2025
    Dec 2, 2025 · Missouri
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

21 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • North Carolina (HQ) 100
  • Iowa 12
  • South Carolina 8
  • Colorado 3
  • Virginia 3
  • Missouri 2
  • Nebraska 2
  • Illinois 1

75% of inspections were in its home state.

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