SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC
USDOT 1769704
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (45 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate9.6% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)9 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1769704 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-599500 |
| Legal Name | SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 5592723500 |
| Address | 8201 S PALO VERDE RD, Buckeye, AZ, 85326 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20210414) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 91 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 88 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 99 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 71 / 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 | 312 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 9.6% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 9 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 9 towaway) |
- 2026-05-18 — WY — towaway
- 2025-11-19 — NV — towaway
- 2025-05-25 — OR — towaway
- 2025-03-14 — TX — towaway
- 2025-01-09 — NM — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (43), 16 (33), 47 (23).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 45 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 40 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 6,456,944 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 06-MAY-25 |
SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC operates 45 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in AZ.
Nearby
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