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JOHN L SMITH TRUCKING LLC

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Company CheckJOHN L SMITH TRUCKING LLC · DOT 1409252

2346 260TH AVE, DE WITT, IA, 52742

DOT# 1409252 MC# MC-534024 De Witt, Iowa

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameJOHN L SMITH TRUCKING LLC

DOT Number1409252

MC NumberMC-534024

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationDe Witt, Iowa

MCS-15002/25/2026

Contact Details

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Physical Address2346 260TH AVE, DE WITT, IA, 52742

Other Companies at This Address

Address2346 260TH AVE, DE WITT, IA 52742

1

Others here

2

Distinct phones

1

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
JOHN L SMITH TRUCKING LLC this company	1409252	Sign in	Active
DAVID J & SUSAN M KNIPPER	497415	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC534024

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

2 · 2 OOS -

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Inspection Records (2)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/27/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	IL-40 SOUTHBOUND AT US-6	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/27/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	IL-40 SOUTHBOUND AT US-6	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 7104183007	$1,000,000	09/20/2009	06/11/2012	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP CIM 7104183007	$0	09/20/2009	09/30/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	CTP00448008	$1,000,000	08/29/2005	09/20/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	1000190981	$750,000	06/11/2019	06/11/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	1000190981	$750,000	06/11/2019	06/21/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-ZA4139	$750,000	06/11/2018	06/11/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 6219186	$750,000	06/11/2017	06/11/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 6219186	$1,000,000	06/11/2017	06/11/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2650937	$750,000	06/11/2015	06/11/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-X45140	$750,000	06/11/2012	06/11/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-X45140	$750,000	06/11/2012	07/16/2015	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC534024	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	09/23/2005	-	-
MC534024	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/15/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/15/2017

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97/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 97

97

Starts at 100−3 totalFinal 97

Operating history unknown−3

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.