SMITH TRANSPORT LLC

DOT# 2452863 MC# 846876 Eaton, OH Authorized For-Hire
(937) 681-0779 smithtransllc@gmail.com 4301 Dixon Rd, Eaton OH 45320-9566
11 tractors 22 drivers 1.4M mi/yr · ~130k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 30.0 / 100
Low confidence
13 yrs history · 12 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
11
Drivers · CDL
22 · 11
Annual miles
1.4M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 4 7 0 11
Trailers 3 5 0 8

Registration

Registered
11-10-2013 (13 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-17-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
ANTHONY SMITH

Cargo

54.7
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Liquids/Gases Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Paper Products Farm Supplies Construction Coal/Coke
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 1.58×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Poor. Its estimate (1.58× similar fleets) is in the Poor range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Poor line (1.57×), so the grade stays Marginal.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.8 vs 0.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.8
Similar fleets
0.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About 1.6× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 0.5 a year. The grade counts 5 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
About typical. Out-of-service orders, violations and unsafe-driving or hours-of-service violations are all close to the rate expected for its inspections.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Jun 2025).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
Strengths
  • 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
12
58% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
20.0%
1 of 5
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
8.3%
1 of 12
National avg 6.7%
Violations
12
2 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Ohio (about 12 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.091 0.034
Inspections 0.86 1.23
Violations 0.55 0.97
Critical violations 0.09 0.18

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

12 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    8 · 1 OOS
    Lights 6 · Brakes 1 · Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
2 crashes
  • Sep
    11
    2026
    West Virginia
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    14
    2024
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Northland Insurance Company
on record since Nov 30, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2013
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: NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY → Northland Insurance Company (Nov 2025); GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. → NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY (Nov 2024)
  • 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Nov 30, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Dec 5, 2013)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Kentucky 5
  • Ohio (HQ) 4
  • Indiana 3