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Company CheckWILLIAM EDWARDS · DOT 814431

DBA: SMOKEY MOUNTAIN EXPRESS

160 WARREN ST, MADISONVILLE, TN, 37354

DOT# 814431 MC# 361665 Madisonville, Tennessee 27 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

7 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Jul 17, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 26, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 29, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 21, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 2, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 1, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address160 WARREN ST, MADISONVILLE, TN, 37354

Mailing Address160 WARREN ST, MADISONVILLE, TN, 37354

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC361665

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating27 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 .84 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .73 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 1.14 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage480,000 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)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS11.1% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS20.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review04/29/2021

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/08/2026

CompanyNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #WN377321

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers5

Mileage480,000 mi

Operating27 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away3

Driver Inspections

Total9

Out of Service1

OOS Rate11.1%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service1

OOS Rate20.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 04/29/2021

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 · 0 OOS -

2024

3 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

4 · 1 OOS =

2026

4 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

2 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 Jun 2026, 9 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (11.1% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

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	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
07/17/2026	WILLIAMS	AZ	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
01/01/2026	WILLIAMS	AZ	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
06/29/2024	UNINCORPORATED	CA	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/09/2024	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

4 roadside violations across 9 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 2 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 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 (13)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/26/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONTEREY TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH40 EB SHAMROCK SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHOUDRANT LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2026	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CASTIAC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/13/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	UNION	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/16/2025	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	US95	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RUTLEDGE GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/25/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	NEEDLES AREA	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	NV	Full (Level I)	OSINO CHECKSITE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2024	NV	Walk-Around (Level II)	SILVER SPRINGS	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
11/28/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	CACHE CREEK	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2023	NC	Full (Level I)	MCDOWELL COUNTY, I-40, E	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections10

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	29T100068	$1,000,000	07/22/2022	08/18/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	29T100068	$1,000,000	07/22/2022	07/22/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0132245001	$750,000	07/22/2019	07/22/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN175640	$750,000	07/22/2015	07/22/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN175640	$750,000	07/22/2015	08/21/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0058846	$1,000,000	07/22/2014	07/22/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0002107	$750,000	07/22/2011	07/22/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	CA0591734	$750,000	07/22/2010	07/22/2011	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN603990	$0	07/22/2008	08/23/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 0427808	$750,000	07/22/2008	07/22/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK-6006086-1	$0	07/22/2007	07/22/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK-6006086-1	$750,000	07/22/2007	07/22/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSN000012292	$0	07/22/2006	07/22/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN EQUITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GT100715	$750,000	07/22/2006	07/22/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN449120	$0	06/27/2005	03/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN449120	$1,000,000	06/27/2005	04/06/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN449120	$1,000,000	06/27/2005	03/01/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN449120	$0	06/27/2005	04/06/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	427645	$750,000	06/25/1999	01/18/2000	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	427645	$0	06/25/1999	01/18/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	483875	$750,000	03/01/2006	07/27/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	483875	$750,000	03/01/2006	07/22/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C342840	$0	03/01/2006	07/27/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C342840	$0	03/01/2006	07/22/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN370534	$1,000,000	03/01/2003	06/27/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN370534	$0	03/01/2003	06/27/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	427645	$0	01/18/2000	06/25/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	427645	$750,000	01/18/2000	06/25/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP201599	$1,000,000	01/01/2003	03/01/2003	Replaced
34	CARGO	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP201599	$0	01/01/2003	03/01/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP201599	$1,000,000	01/01/2003	04/09/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP201599	$0	01/01/2003	04/09/2003	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC361665	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/08/1999	REVOKED	09/12/2000
MC361665	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/08/1999	REVOKED	09/12/2000
MC361665	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/30/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/26/2006
MC361665	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/30/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/26/2006
MC361665	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/25/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/24/2007
MC361665	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/31/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/16/2005
MC361665	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/31/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/16/2005
MC361665	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/02/2003	-	-
MC361665	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/02/2003	-	-

No revocation records.

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85/100

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 85

−10

Starts at 100−15 totalFinal 85

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−10

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

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

-10

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 5 vehicles (~0.6 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 11.1111% vs national avg 5.51%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−10 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 5 vehicles (~0.6 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 11.1111% vs national avg 5.51%.

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.

WILLIAM EDWARDS

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (4)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (13)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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