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Company CheckSMART BEVERAGES INC · DOT 1738509

DBA: JLS EXPRESS

5 WASHINGTON ST STE 300, VALPARAISO, IN, 46383

DOT# 1738509 MC# 722674 Valparaiso, Indiana 15 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Mar 31, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Mar 31, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jan 12, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 23, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Sep 3, 2024
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).

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

Contact Details

Phone(516) 330-6614

Email[email protected]

Physical Address5 WASHINGTON ST STE 300, VALPARAISO, IN, 46383

Mailing Address68 S SERVICE RD STE 100, MELVILLE, NY, 11747

Other Companies at This Address

Address5 WASHINGTON ST STE 300, VALPARAISO, IN 46383

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
AXLE LOGISTICS & FREIGHT LLC	3666271	—	Active
NORSTAR LOGISTICS LLC	3922961	(800) 997-9534	Active
SMART BEVERAGES INC this company	1738509	(516) 330-6614	Active
BADGER LOGISTICS INC	1623259	(219) 265-5260	Inactive
FIGUEROA TRANSPORT LLC	4145007	(219) 280-0248	Inactive
JASPER LOGISTICS INC	3911513	(219) 488-2000	Inactive
JOURNEY ELITE EXPRESS LLC	3657354	(219) 213-6555	Inactive
MY LOGISTICS SOLUTION LLC	1509873	(312) 202-2438	Inactive
NNT LOGISTICS INC	3470361	(312) 880-7568	Inactive
PRO RIDER INC	3546506	(773) 251-6584	Inactive
PRO RIDER INC	3549913	(773) 251-6584	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

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC722674

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating15 years

Company Overview

SMART BEVERAGES INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Valparaiso, Indiana. The company has been in operation for 15 years, registered with the FMCSA on 02/15/2008. The fleet consists of 5 power units and 5 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 381,683 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 8 inspections, SMART BEVERAGES INC maintains an excellent safety record. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, SMART BEVERAGES INC has a Trust Score of 95/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage381,683 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceActual

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 RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS66.7% avg 20.7%

Last Review12/19/2024

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type34

Effective05/01/2012

CompanyWESTCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #I21067829 001

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers5

Mileage381,683 mi

Operating15 years

MCS-15010/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total5

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total3

Out of Service2

OOS Rate66.7%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 12/19/2024

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 · 1 OOS —

2024

5 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

1 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

2 · 1 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 Mar 2026 — 5 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (40% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

16 roadside violations across 5 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 8 violations · 2 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 7 violations · 0 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 (11)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
03/31/2026 ▼	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENE TWP PA	5	1	1	0	4	1	-
Violations (5) 396.17C-PI — CFR 396.17C-PI Non-OOS 393.9A-LCL — CFR 393.9A-LCL Non-OOS 393.9A-LIL — CFR 393.9A-LIL Non-OOS 393.23-LEU — CFR 393.23-LEU OOS 395.30B1-ELDDFR — CFR 395.30B1-ELDDFR Non-OOS
01/12/2026	NJ	Driver-Only (Level III)	NJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/23/2025 ▼	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLAINVIEW NY	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLIFTA — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
09/03/2024 ▼	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	GLEN REST AREA WB	2	0	2	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 395.8(e)(1) — CFR 395.8(e)(1) Non-OOS 395.8(f)(1) — CFR 395.8(f)(1) Non-OOS
08/09/2024 ▼	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRAND RIDGE FL	8	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (8) 393.75(a)(3) — CFR 393.75(a)(3) OOS 393.11(a)(1) — CFR 393.11(a)(1) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.95(a)(3) — CFR 393.95(a)(3) Non-OOS 395.32(b) — CFR 395.32(b) Non-OOS 395.32(b) — CFR 395.32(b) Non-OOS 395.32(b) — CFR 395.32(b) Non-OOS 395.32(b) — CFR 395.32(b) Non-OOS
05/30/2024 ▼	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	YAPHANK (EB)	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 395.8(e)(1) — CFR 395.8(e)(1) Non-OOS
04/30/2024 ▼	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	GROVELAND (SB)	7	0	0	0	7	0	-
Violations (7) 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.11 — No or defective lighting devices Non-OOS (Vehicle Maintenance) 393.11 — No or defective lighting devices Non-OOS (Vehicle Maintenance) 393.11 — No or defective lighting devices Non-OOS (Vehicle Maintenance) 396.3(a)(1) — CFR 396.3(a)(1) Non-OOS 396.17(c) — CFR 396.17(c) Non-OOS 393.55(e) — CFR 393.55(e) Non-OOS
04/09/2024 ▼	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WICOMICO COUNTY	4	1	1	0	3	1	-
Violations (4) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.9 — CFR 393.9 Non-OOS 393.9 — CFR 393.9 Non-OOS 393.45B2UV — CFR 393.45B2UV OOS
10/25/2023 ▼	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUMFRIES SCALES NORTH	2	0	2	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 395.24(c)(2)(iii) — CFR 395.24(c)(2)(iii) Non-OOS
08/10/2023 ▼	US	Full (Level I)	TROUTVILLEVA	1	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (1) 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS
07/27/2023	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROSCOE (EB)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PARK INSURANCE CO	02PICAU1060-11	$750,000	10/02/2011	12/01/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PARK INSURANCE CO	02PICAU661-10	$750,000	09/08/2010	09/08/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PARK INSURANCE CO	02PICAU661-10	$750,000	09/08/2010	04/15/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	0510TSH641010/061	$0	09/08/2010	09/08/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN215779	$750,000	08/10/2017	05/01/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0065659	$1,000,000	05/01/2018	04/25/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0065659	$1,000,000	05/01/2018	05/01/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN215779	$750,000	05/01/2017	08/10/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2171629	$750,000	05/01/2013	05/01/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PARK INSURANCE CO	02PICAU1706-12	$750,000	05/01/2012	05/01/2013	Cancelled
34	CARGO	WESTCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	I2067829 001	$0	05/01/2012	05/01/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PARK INSURANCE CO	02PICAU1706-12	$750,000	05/01/2011	05/01/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0151674001	$750,000	04/25/2020	04/25/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 0641371	$750,000	04/25/2019	04/25/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PARK INSURANCE CO	02PICAU1060-11	$750,000	04/14/2011	10/02/2011	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC722674	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/16/2010	REVOKED	12/07/2011
MC722674	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/06/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/08/2011
MC722674	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/14/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/17/2017
MC722674	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/07/2012	-	-
MC722674	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/04/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/26/2019
MC722674	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/04/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/27/2018
MC722674	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/04/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/24/2013
MC722674	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/31/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/24/2025
MC722674	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/21/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/18/2011

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95/100

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 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

Vehicle 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

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

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 66.6667% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 66.6667% 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) knockout	−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.

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Inspection Records (11)

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