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USDOT 1769704 · SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC
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SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC

USDOT 1769704 MC 599500 Phoenix, AZ Authorized For-Hire
45 power units 40 drivers 6.5M mi/yr
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FRED Score 30.2 / 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
18 yrs history · 308 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
  • Worth a closer look: the flags to ask about, with the questions
  • 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
45 all owned
Drivers · CDL
40 · 40
Annual miles
6.5M ~143k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors450045
Trailers450045

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Apr 14, 2021)5 yrs old
Registered
May 7, 2008 (18 yrs)
MCS-150 update
May 6, 2025
Officers
KIRPAL SIHOTA · ROBERT FISHER
Phone
(559) 272-3500
Email
csr@smartwayexp.com
Address
825 S 63Rd Ave, Phoenix AZ 85043

Cargo

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MeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh ProduceBeveragesPaper Products

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
8
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 1 person hurt in all
Inspections
308
63% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
13.8%
26 of 188 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
2.6%
8 of 305 driver inspections
Violations
181
38 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 42 inspections, 3 out of service 42 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 46 inspections, 4 out of service 46 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 32 inspections, 1 out of service 32 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 43 inspections, 5 out of service 43 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 42 inspections, 3 out of service 42 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 40 inspections, 6 out of service 40 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 26 inspections, 4 out of service 26 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 33 inspections, 8 out of service 33 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

181 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    98 · 31 out-of-service
    Brakes 37 · Lights 21 · Tires 18 · Cargo securement 6 · Wheels & hubs 6 · 10 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    41 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 24 · Reckless / lane 11 · Seat belt 3 · Phone use 1 · Other 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    39 · 4 out-of-service
    False log 14 · Over hours limit 13 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 11 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 3 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 2 · Medical certificate 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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1 violation falls outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include it.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • May
    18
    2026
    May 18, 2026 · Wyoming
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    19
    2025
    Nov 19, 2025 · Nevada
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    25
    2025
    May 25, 2025 · Oregon
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Mar
    14
    2025
    Mar 14, 2025 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, severe crosswinds, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    9
    2025
    Jan 9, 2025 · New Mexico
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Snow road, daylight, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Dec
    15
    2024
    Dec 15, 2024 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dusk, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Nov
    17
    2024
    Nov 17, 2024 · California
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Oct
    12
    2024
    Oct 12, 2024 · Nevada
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Feb 27, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2020
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY (Feb 2025); OBSIDIAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Oct 2024)
  • 8 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 4 took effect (the last Feb 27, 2026, replaced the same day); 4 replaced before they took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Inspections by state
  • California 123
  • New Mexico 70
  • Colorado 25
  • Utah 25
  • Washington 16
  • Texas 12
  • Arizona (HQ) 11
  • Nevada 7

Runs well beyond its home state: 11 of 308 inspections were in Arizona.

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