SMG CARRIERS INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 10
- Drivers · CDL
- 13 · 13
- Annual miles
- 1.4M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Trailers | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Registration
- Registered
- 07-01-2015 (11 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 12-11-2025
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- SERGIO MARENTES JR
Cargo
- 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.
Not enough record to grade yet.
67 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.
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.
A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-6 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.
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Drivers put out of service5 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 English proficiency, 2 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL (Nov 2024 – Jun 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Falsified logs2 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
- 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 8.9% vs 22.3% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 2
Track record
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in California (about 31 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.050 | 0.034 |
| Inspections | 5.50 | 1.23 |
| Violations | 2.65 | 0.97 |
| Critical violations | 0.30 | 0.18 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
53 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert27 · 5 OOSBrakes 10 · Lights 6 · Tires 1 · Other parts 10
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Hours of service No alert15 · 3 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 8 · No log 4 · False log 2 · Over hours limit 1
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Unsafe driving No alert8 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 2 · Speeding 2 · Other 4
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSEnglish proficiency 2 · No valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Mar192025ArizonaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Trisura Specialty Insurance Companyon record since Dec 21, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2017
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → Trisura Specialty Insurance Company (Dec 2025); QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY → MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Dec 2024)
- 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 4 took effect (the last Dec 21, 2025, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 4
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Dec 27, 2017)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
11 filings and 11 authority events since 2017 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Dec 21, 2025Trisura Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Nov 24, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 17, 2025opened after MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 21, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 21, 2024MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 21, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 25, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 12, 2024opened after QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 21, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 26, 2024QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 21, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 2, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 12, 2024opened after QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 26, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 21, 2023QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 26, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 24, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 22, 2023opened after QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 21, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 21, 2022QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 21, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 25, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 22, 2022opened after QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 21, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 21, 2021QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 21, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 24, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 22, 2021opened after QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 21, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 21, 2020QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 21, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 24, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 18, 2020opened after WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 21, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 11, 2020WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · ended Dec 21, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 16, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 17, 2020opened after WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 11, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 21, 2019WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · ended Apr 11, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 25, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 24, 2019opened after QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 21, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 21, 2018QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 21, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 26, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 18, 2018opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 21, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 27, 2017Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 21, 2017UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 21, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- California (HQ) 48
- Washington 6
- Federal inspectors 5
- Arizona 3
- Oregon 3
- Nevada 2
72% of inspections were in its home state.
How the estimate is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (13 power units: 10 filed, 13 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 13 power units this active to have about 0.6 crashes a year (sized from the 13 units seen roadside; 10 filed). This motor carrier recorded 3 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 1.0 a year) — about 1.8× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 0.6 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.4× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
- 3 inspections with no out-of-service result
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 8 | 3.60 | |
| HOS Compliance | 10 | 1.06 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.48 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 15 | 2.50 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-NOV-25 – 30-OCT-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.