William E Smith Trucking Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
30 years (granted 1996)
Liability filing
$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
40 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
William E Smith Trucking Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
2973 Riverside Drive, Mt Airy, NC 27030
Phone
(336) 786-5815
Power units
17
Drivers
33
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC204976
Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: ✓ · Bond: —
Authority history
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Dismissed — Property Broker
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
Insurance filings
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
5.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 40 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 40 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
smithtrucking@surry.net — company domain
Domain age
surry.net registered 1996-03-24 (30 years)
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
1
Reportable crashes
1
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: NM 12/2025 · NC 01/2024 · TX 01/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | OK | Level I — Full |
| Apr 1, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 30, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 18, 2026 | TN | Level I — Full |
| Mar 5, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 31, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 2, 2025 | NM | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 23, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 1, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 31, 2025 | AR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 23, 2025 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 1, 2025 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Jun 16, 2025 | NM | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 9, 2025 | NM | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 4, 2025 | TN | Level I — Full |
| May 5, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 27, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 10, 2024 | NM | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 2, 2024 | AZ | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 5, 2024 | AR | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 10, 2024 | AZ | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 23, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 20, 2024 | AZ | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 16, 2024 | NM | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 8, 2024 | AR | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 5, 2024 | AR | Level I — Full |
| May 16, 2024 | AZ | Level I — Full |
| May 14, 2024 | AZ | Level I — Full |
| Mar 23, 2024 | TN | Level I — Full |
| Feb 20, 2024 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Feb 1, 2024 | NM | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 23, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 11, 2024 | SC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 9, 2024 | NM | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 14, 2023 | NM | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 27, 2023 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 21, 2023 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 18, 2023 | AR | Level I — Full |
| Sep 9, 2023 | AR | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 25, 2023 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 40 of 40 inspections on file.
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Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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