SPECIAL MATERIALS COMPANY
USDOT 1472900 · Doing business as SMC GLOBAL
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (25 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileA I Transport
- Out-of-service rate14.6% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)4 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 13 years ago
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1472900 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-799227 |
| Legal Name | SPECIAL MATERIALS COMPANY |
| DBA Name | SMC GLOBAL |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 8032837575 |
| Address | 369 LITTLE DUDE AVENUE, Kershaw, SC, 29067 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20171109) |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | A I Transport |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $5,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2024-01-04 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI TRANSPORT | $5,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2024-01-04 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2012-10-23 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 2012-10-23 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 85 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 85 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 89 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 67 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 82 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 14.6% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 4 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 3 towaway) |
- 2026-01-23 — NC — towaway
- 2025-05-13 — TX — towaway
- 2024-12-12 — SC — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-12-04 — TX — 1 injured
Most frequent violation categories: 7 (11), 23 (8), 12 (6).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 25 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 25 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 2,205,468 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 30-OCT-25 |
SPECIAL MATERIALS COMPANY operates 25 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in SC.
Nearby
Other carriers in Kershaw, SC
- STRADFORD TRANSPORTATION LLC — USDOT 1366769, 5 power units
- LANDEL LOGISTICS LLC — USDOT 1188890, 1 power units
- ROBERT E MILLIUS — USDOT 1270142, 1 power units
- DALE BUSH — USDOT 1271471, 1 power units
- HARDIE ROGERS III — USDOT 1285345, 1 power units
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