S J Smith Co Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
28 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
S J Smith Co Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
3707 W River Dr, Davenport, IA 52802-2411
Phone
(563) 324-5237
Power units
41
Drivers
52
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
3.6%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 28 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
10.7%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 28 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
jgraber@sjsmith.com — company domain
Domain age
sjsmith.com registered 1996-09-08 (30 years)
Mail host
Microsoft 365
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
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: IA 06/2022 · IA 08/2020 · IL 08/2018 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2026 | MO | Level I — Full |
| Nov 17, 2025 | MO | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 25, 2025 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 20, 2025 | IA | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 29, 2025 | IA | Level I — Full |
| May 2, 2025 | IA | Level I — Full |
| Apr 23, 2025 | MO | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 4, 2025 | MO | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 21, 2025 | IA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 10, 2025 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 3, 2025 | MO | Level I — Full |
| Jan 17, 2025 | MO | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 9, 2025 | IA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 21, 2024 | IL | Level I — Full |
| Jul 15, 2024 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 10, 2024 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 4, 2024 | MO | Level I — Full |
| Jun 4, 2024 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 20, 2024 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 30, 2024 | IL | Level I — Full |
| Mar 4, 2024 | MO | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 13, 2024 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 14, 2023 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 6, 2023 | IL | Level I — Full |
| Nov 2, 2023 | MO | Level I — Full |
| Sep 20, 2023 | MO | Level I — Full |
| Aug 30, 2023 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 25, 2023 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 28 of 28 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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