ROBERT FRANK SMITH JR
USDOT 607705 · Doing business as SMITH TRUCKING
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (3 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate11.1% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 607705 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-925307 |
| Legal Name | ROBERT FRANK SMITH JR |
| DBA Name | SMITH TRUCKING |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 8286742562 |
| Address | 3841 BILLS CREEK RD, Lake Lure, NC, 28746 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| 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 | 89 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 89 / 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 | 9 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 11.1% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2025-03-03 — NC — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (2), 12 (1).
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) | 3 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 2 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 173,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 21-MAY-26 |
ROBERT FRANK SMITH JR operates 3 power units — a larger fleet than 81% of carriers registered in NC.
Nearby
Other carriers in Lake Lure, NC
- E B DOCK — USDOT 596608, 2 power units
- STANLEY P WILSON — USDOT 226442, 1 power units
- ROBERT G WALKER — USDOT 342146, 1 power units
- BENCHMARK WALL SYSTEMS INC — USDOT 426325, 1 power units
- HOWARD WHITAKER WILSON — USDOT 47478
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