SML TRANSPORT CORP

DBA TRANSPORTES SML S DE RL DE CV
USDOT 2969381MC-Docket MC009234CALEXICO, CA
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SML TRANSPORT CORP (USDOT 2969381) in CALEXICO, CA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 4 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2024-02-24 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 1 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-04-30) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 27 times, most recent 2026-04-30 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 7 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.83
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.13
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 9.73

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
70
Inspections
14
OOS inspections
17
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
6
Total drivers
6
Years in business
9
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
29.4%Above national

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
27 times last 2026-04-30
Physical address
7 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-10-31
Insurance lapse history
4 lapse(s) most recent 2024-02-24
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

163
Inspections
27
OOS inspections
198
Violations
38
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-06 → 2026-05-06.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
108 23 2026-04-16
Unsafe driving 392
25 2 2026-02-05
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
16 1 2026-03-24
Driver qualifications 391
2 0 2025-07-15

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-07 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2026-04-07 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-04-07 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-04-07 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2026-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing resulting in axle shift OOS
2026-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2026-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Leaking hub
2026-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing
2026-03-20 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-03-20 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Trailers lower rear retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after Decem
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Steering - Ball and socket joint has movement under load of the stud nut
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Frame - Cracked/loose/broken frame member affecting support of functional components
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2026-01-29 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing.
2025-11-25 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2025-11-06 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves
2025-11-06 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2025-11-01 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-11-01 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-11-01 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Trailers upper rear reflex reflectors inadequate on vehicle manufactured before December 1 1993
2025-10-14 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-10-14 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves
2025-10-14 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2025-10-14 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2025-10-14 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2025-10-14 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2025-09-29 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2025-09-29 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-09-17 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-09-17 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not functio
2025-09-17 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-09-12 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-09-12 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2025-09-12 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2025-09-12 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul
2025-07-24 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-07-17 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-07-17 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2025-07-17 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-07-17 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2025-07-17 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul
2025-07-17 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-07-15 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-07-15 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcem
2025-07-15 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-16 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2026-04-07 CA · Level 1 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
2026-03-24 CA · Level 1 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5-HL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SAPPAS OOS
2026-03-20 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11B-CSLRR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2026-03-03 CA · Level 1 6 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209D-STBSM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A-FRMC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
2026-02-05 CA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLUCR
2026-01-29 US · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
2026-01-07 US · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SAPPCBLM
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLUCR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-11-25 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
2025-11-06 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT1/32
2025-11-01 US · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 13D3-CSURR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2025-10-14 CA · Level 1 9 viols· 5 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT1/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT1/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-09-29 CA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
2025-07-24 CA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-07-17 US · Level 1 6 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-CSURR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
2025-07-15 US · Level 1 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Z
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-07-14 US · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Z
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
2025-07-03 CA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A4-PBME
2025-06-16 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2025-06-14 US · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2025-04-30 US · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLUCR
2025-04-14 CA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOLTIS OOS
2025-04-02 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
2025-02-20 US · Level 1 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203E-CBP
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2024-09-16 CA · Level 1 5 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2 OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(f)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48(b)(1)

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