SMITH & WATERS INC
USDOT 63417
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (23 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileSentry Select Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate12.7% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 41 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 | 63417 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-99735 |
| Legal Name | SMITH & WATERS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8644567421 |
| Address | 2915 NATION ROAD, Hodges, SC, 29653 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20010618) |
| 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.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Sentry Select Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2020-06-05 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentry Select Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2020-06-05 | — |
| RLI INSURANCE COMPANY | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2006-12-31 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 1985-05-22 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 1985-05-22 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 84 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 88 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 87 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 81 / 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 | 55 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 12.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2025-08-04 — GA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (15), 12 (14), 23 (12).
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) | 23 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 18 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 862,381 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 23-JAN-26 |
SMITH & WATERS INC operates 23 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in SC.
Nearby
Other carriers in Hodges, SC
- NICKLES LANDCLEARING INC — USDOT 454401, 9 power units
- A & M TRUCKING COMPANY INC OF ABBEVILLE — USDOT 485752, 2 power units
- KERNELLS AUTO SALES — USDOT 599795, 2 power units
- THOMAS D CROWDER — USDOT 265505, 1 power units
- THOMAS D CROWDER — USDOT 306387, 1 power units
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