SMC INC
USDOT 4200251MC-Docket MC1620275MURRIETA, CA
Review before tendering2 power units
SMC INC (USDOT 4200251) in MURRIETA, 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.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Current BIPD policy (HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-08-28) — 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.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 6.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- 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
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 3
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 1.64
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0.35
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 9.92
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
4
Injuries
1
Crashes
9
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
11
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 2
- Total drivers
- 2
- Years in business
- 2
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 6
- Driver OOS rate
- 44.4%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 42.9%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
- 1 (not recurring)
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-01-07
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
9
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
32
Violations
11
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2024-10-13 → 2026-03-09.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-04-20
KY
4 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
12 | 3 | 2026-03-09 |
Hours of service 395
|
10 | 3 | 2025-08-25 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
4 | 2 | 2025-06-16 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
4 | 1 | 2025-08-25 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2025-06-16 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2025-06-25 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Front belt material/casing ply showing in tread area | OOS |
| 2025-08-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2025-08-25 | Controlled Substances/​Alcohol | Intoxicating - No driver shall be on duty or operate a commercial motor vehicle while the driver possesses an intoxicati | OOS |
| 2025-08-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Trailers upper rear retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after Decem | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-06-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2025-06-25 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driv | OOS |
| 2025-06-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-06-16 | Driver Fitness | Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction | OOS |
| 2025-06-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-06-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Coupling - Slider latching fasteners - More than 25% ineffective on either side. | OOS |
| 2025-06-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-06-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Bearing cap plug or filler plug missing or broken | OOS |
| 2025-06-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-06-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp missing | — |
| 2025-06-16 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin | — |
| 2025-06-16 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected f | — |
| 2025-05-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Coupling - Slider latching fasteners - More than 25% ineffective on either side. | OOS |
| 2025-05-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle | — |
| 2025-05-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s) | — |
| 2025-05-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - not readily accessible or filled | — |
| 2025-05-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2024-10-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last | OOS |
| 2024-10-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2024-10-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-10-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2024-10-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 7 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-03-09 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TFBMF | OOS | — |
2025-08-25 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 5A3-IDUI | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11B-CSURR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
2025-06-25 5 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41B10-MC | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
2025-06-16 9 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-HCM | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 70B1I-CDSLI-MT25 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 95A-LCDL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LLPL | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B2-ELDDFC24 | — | — |
2025-05-22 6 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EENA | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 70B1I-CDSLI-MT25 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BMBCBD | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
2025-04-20 2 violsPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 86A1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2AU | — | — |
2024-10-13 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLMF | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDOOS | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
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