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Company CheckL J SMITH INC · DOT 357128

Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

35280 SCIO-BOWERSTON ROAD, BOWERSTON, OH, 44695

DOT# 357128 Bowerston, Ohio

PRIVATE CARRIER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Apr 2, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Apr 2, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 3, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Dec 31, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 25, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address35280 SCIO-BOWERSTON ROAD, BOWERSTON, OH, 44695

Mailing Address35280 SCIO-BOWERSTON ROAD, BOWERSTON, OH, 44695

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

CommonN/A

ContractN/A

BrokerN/A

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only

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 1.69 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .5 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .03 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure .35 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage247,130 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review09/27/2005

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type-

Effective-

Company-

Policy #-

Last checked07/18/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet9 units

Drivers12

Mileage247,130 mi

MCS-15007/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total14

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total9

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 09/27/2005 | Rated: 09/29/2005

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

5 · 2 OOS -

2024

4 · 0 OOS ▼

2025

11 · 0 OOS =

2026

2 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Apr 2026, 14 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

9 roadside violations across 14 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Unsafe Driving 5 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 1 violation · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 0 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (22)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/02/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	N/B CARSON SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2026	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RIDGEFIELD WA	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/31/2025	WA	Full (Level I)	BOW WA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/25/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RAINBOW IF	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SR-91 W/B PERALTA SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CARSON PLATFORM SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	405 NB CARSON SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/20/2025	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUPONT WA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/18/2025	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	PELHAM AL	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	WA	Full (Level I)	BOW WA	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	RAINBOW IF (SOUTHBOUND)	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/06/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CONEJO IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/07/2025	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	RIDGEFIELD WA	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/18/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SR-91/WESTBOUND	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/14/2024	WA	Full (Level I)	BOW WA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/08/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	SR-241 S/B AT WINDYRIDGE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/04/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	SR-241 S/B AT WINDYRIDGE	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/25/2023	WA	Full (Level I)	SC33 BOW HILL (POE)	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2023	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SC07 FT LEWIS NORTHBOUND	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	SR-52 E/B E/OF SANTO	3	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
10/02/2023	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DU PONT WA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/02/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	PERALTA SCALES W/B	4	1	0	4	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections14

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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87/100

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 87

−10

Starts at 100−13 totalFinal 87

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Operating history unknown−3

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers, a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA N/A

Not required for private carriers, a non-hazmat private carrier hauling its own goods is generally not required to file proof of insurance with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-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.

L J SMITH INC

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SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (22)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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