BOBBY RAY SMITH TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 2515389MC-Docket MC024074HUMBLE, TX
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BOBBY RAY SMITH TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2515389) in HUMBLE, TX — 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.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2018-03-25 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- 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 not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 5 times, most recent 2020-11-13 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- 2 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.
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2018-12-04 (C).
- 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
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.69
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.29
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.55
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 10.19
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
1
Crashes
23
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
13
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 5
- Total drivers
- 8
- Years in business
- 12
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 9.5%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 38.9%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
- 5 times last 2020-11-13
- Physical address
- 2 other carrier(s) at this address
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-03-17
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2018-03-25
- Last compliance review
- 2018-12-04 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
29
Inspections
11
OOS inspections
106
Violations
17
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-20 → 2026-03-26.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-03-14
TX
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
59 | 11 | 2025-11-12 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
18 | 0 | 2026-03-13 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
17 | 4 | 2026-03-13 |
Hours of service 395
|
5 | 0 | 2026-02-27 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2024-09-27 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2026-03-26 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-02-27 | 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 | — |
| 2025-12-31 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers | — |
| 2025-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2025-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2025-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 | — |
| 2025-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - inner wheel | — |
| 2025-06-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-06-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-06-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2025-05-21 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2025-05-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2025-05-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame rail flange improperly bent/cut/notched other than by vehicle manufacturer | — |
| 2025-05-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-05-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-05-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Obstructed | — |
| 2025-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake system pressure loss | OOS |
| 2025-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | OOS |
| 2025-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2025-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - inner wheel | OOS |
| 2025-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2025-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2025-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2025-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-02-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-02-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | OOS |
| 2025-02-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Power steering violations | — |
| 2025-02-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard bulkhead or other cargo | OOS |
| 2025-02-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2025-02-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-01-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | No Upper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material as required for vehicles manufactured before Decemb | — |
| 2025-01-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-01-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2024-12-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Drivers record of duty status not current | — |
| 2024-12-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-12-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2024-12-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2024-10-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2024-10-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | — |
| 2024-10-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-10-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2024-09-27 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2024-09-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2024-09-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2024-09-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 23 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-03-26 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
2026-03-13 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2026-02-27 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
2025-12-31 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22A-D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22B-DFPWD | — | — |
2025-11-12 7 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D3 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HLIW | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
2025-08-05 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-06-09 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
2025-05-21 7 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60E-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201C | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-03-12 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
2025-02-27 12 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HLIW | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLUV | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
2025-02-06 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-02-04 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 110B | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
2024-12-17 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8F01 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2024-10-24 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2024-09-27 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-09-04 11 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(f) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
2024-07-12 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 110(c) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(2) | — | — |
2024-06-11 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 124 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 86(a)(1) | — | — |
2024-03-12 5 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 110(b) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
2023-12-06 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
2023-08-31 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22(h)(2) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22(h)(4) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-08-24 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 23 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-06-20 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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