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SMOOTH ROADS LLC

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Company CheckSMOOTH ROADS LLC · DOT 3827162

DBA: RISING STAR FREIGHT

5887 SEFFNER DR, WESTERVILLE, OH, 43081

DOT# 3827162 MC# 1386999 Westerville, Ohio 4 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

9 events tracked · latest Jul 7, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jul 7, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 2, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
May 14, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 3, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Apr 21, 2025
REINSTATED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.
Apr 16, 2025
REVOKED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.
Nov 6, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 2

Oct 7, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN).
Sep 2, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN).

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

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Physical Address5887 SEFFNER DR, WESTERVILLE, OH, 43081

Mailing Address5887 SEFFNER DR, WESTERVILLE, OH, 43081

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1386999

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating4 years

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 5 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage125,756 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective04/11/2026

CompanyBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN

Policy #02TRM063512-02

Last checked08/12/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers5

Mileage125,756 mi

Operating4 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service1

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

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

3 · 2 OOS -

2024

1 · 1 OOS ▼

2026

3 · 1 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2026

0 crashes ▼

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 Jul 2026, 3 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (33.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
11/06/2024	KNOXVILLE	TN	0	0	1	4	Clear	Dry	Dark - Unknown

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

2 roadside violations across 3 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

Vehicle Maintenance 1 violation · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 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 (7)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/07/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-70	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	MOHAWK TN	2	1	1	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/14/2026	WV	Full (Level I)	BRUCETON MILLS WV	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/24/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON US30 E AT AIRPORT RD	3	1	1	2	1	-	▲Detail
11/23/2023	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	2	2	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
09/22/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE	2	2	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
08/25/2023	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 64	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections2

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM063512-01	$750,000	04/11/2025	09/02/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM063512-01	$750,000	04/11/2025	10/07/2025	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT1154077748	$750,000	04/10/2024	04/10/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT1154077748	$750,000	04/10/2024	04/10/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT1154077748	$750,000	04/10/2024	04/10/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CLF2020000279	$750,000	04/10/2023	04/10/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA956627474	$750,000	03/16/2022	04/10/2023	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1386999	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/03/2025
MC1386999	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/21/2025	-	-
MC1386999	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/22/2022	REVOKED	04/16/2025
MC1386999	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/14/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/09/2024

No revocation records.

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89/100

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 89

Starts at 100−11 totalFinal 89

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)−3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 4 years ago.

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 5 vehicles (~0.2 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 5 vehicles (~0.2 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

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.

SMOOTH ROADS LLC

Trust Score

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (7)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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