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USDOT 154913MC175233

James R Smith Trucking Co Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

41 years (granted 1984)

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Liability filing

No BIPD filing parsed — verify directly

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Inspections

105 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

James R Smith Trucking Co Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

240 County Road 222, Cullman, AL 35055

Phone

(256) 739-1408

Power units

48

Drivers

50

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC175233

Common: Inactive · Contract: Inactive · Broker: Inactive

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: — · Cargo: — · Bond: ✓

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Reinstated — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Reinstated — Property Broker

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 02/02/2026 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 03/09/2026
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 02/02/2026 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 03/09/2026
  • type license: BROKER · order2 type desc: VOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 11/01/2013 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/04/2013
  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 10/26/2001 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 09/30/2001
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 10/13/1998 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 09/16/1998

Insurance filings

85 — Traditions Bank

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 105 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

14.3%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 105 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

justin@jamesrsmith.com — company domain

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Domain age

jamesrsmith.com registered 1998-04-23 (28 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

1

Reportable crashes

0

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: TN 06/2025 · TN 01/2024 · AL 10/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2025: 432024: 462023: 16
Level III — Driver-only: 44Level II — Walk-around: 36Level I — Full: 25
DateStateLevel
Nov 10, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 24, 2025VALevel I — Full
Oct 23, 2025MSLevel I — Full
Oct 21, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Oct 5, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 2, 2025FLLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 16, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Aug 28, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 21, 2025ALLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2025FLLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 4, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 4, 2025ALLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 28, 2025OKLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 27, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Jul 22, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 8, 2025VALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 8, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 2, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 27, 2025ALLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 18, 2025ALLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2025FLLevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2025ALLevel II — Walk-around
May 21, 2025VALevel I — Full
May 19, 2025ALLevel II — Walk-around
May 15, 2025MSLevel II — Walk-around
May 13, 2025FLLevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2025NYLevel III — Driver-only
May 6, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
May 4, 2025ALLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 29, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 26, 2025ALLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 22, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2025ALLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 11, 2025ALLevel I — Full
Apr 10, 2025ALLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 25, 2025ALLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 10, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Mar 10, 2025ALLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 5, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2025NDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 22, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Jan 1, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2024GALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 23, 2024ALLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 19, 2024ALLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 9, 2024FLLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 4, 2024CTLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 3, 2024MOLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 1, 2024GALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 25, 2024KYLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 20, 2024MSLevel I — Full
Oct 28, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 24, 2024TNLevel I — Full
Oct 15, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 14, 2024MSLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 4, 2024ALLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 19, 2024TNLevel I — Full
Sep 5, 2024TNLevel I — Full
Aug 22, 2024ALLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 21, 2024ARLevel I — Full
Aug 14, 2024VALevel I — Full
Aug 9, 2024KYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 8, 2024MSLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 31, 2024ALLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 31, 2024MSLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 24, 2024ALLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 10, 2024ALLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 3, 2024TNLevel I — Full
Jun 29, 2024ALLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2024ALLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 11, 2024TNLevel I — Full
May 30, 2024MSLevel II — Walk-around
May 22, 2024MILevel I — Full
May 20, 2024MSLevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2024ALLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2024ALLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 8, 2024TNLevel I — Full
Apr 8, 2024KYLevel I — Full
Apr 3, 2024ALLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 27, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 17, 2024ALLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 4, 2024ALLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 28, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2024KYLevel I — Full
Feb 20, 2024ALLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 11, 2024ALLevel I — Full
Jan 8, 2024NDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 2, 2024MSLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 20, 2023ALLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 12, 2023GALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 9, 2023TNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 25, 2023MSLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 23, 2023TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 17, 2023GALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 13, 2023TNLevel I — Full
Oct 2, 2023LALevel I — Full
Sep 21, 2023ALLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 20, 2023TNLevel I — Full
Aug 28, 2023MILevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 105 inspections on file.

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