SMITH TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 853967
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (59 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate10.5% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)7 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 853967 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-376112 |
| Legal Name | SMITH TRANSPORTATION INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | INDIVIDUAL |
| Phone | 8776311254 |
| Address | 2540 S 88 ST, Kansas City, KS, 66111 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20080409) |
| 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 | 88 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 85 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 99 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 79 / 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 | 95 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 10.5% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 7 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 7 towaway) |
- 2026-06-18 — KY — towaway
- 2026-06-04 — GA — towaway
- 2026-02-25 — GA — towaway
- 2025-09-22 — SC — towaway
- 2025-01-25 — IL — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (22), 12 (20), 20 (10).
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) | 59 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 57 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 4,205,469 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 01-APR-26 |
SMITH TRANSPORTATION INC operates 59 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in KS.
Nearby
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