SMOOTH MOVE SERVICES, LLC.

USDOT 2876316 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: DOUGLAS CARD General Freight Liquids / Gases Garbage / Refuse Water Well Based in HOUSTON, TX
Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
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  • 1 fatality on crash record 7 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — SMOOTH MOVE SERVICES, LLC. (USDOT 2876316)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 7 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2876316/
As of: Apr 5, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 2/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 40% · 2/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
NR

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: getCarrierPeerSafety returned null.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2876316
In FMCSA records since Apr 11, 2016 (~10y)
Company officer DOUGLAS CARD
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
General Freight, Liquids / Gases, Garbage / Refuse, Water Well
Fleet size 2 units
Drivers 2
Contact & address
Physical
6418 CHIPPEWA BLVD
HOUSTON, TX 77086-3804
Mailing
PO BOX 690089
HOUSTON, TX 77269-0089
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2876316
In FMCSA records since Apr 11, 2016 (~10y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trucks 2 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 7 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 1 1
Injuries 0 0 1 1
Tow-away 0 0 1 1
Crash reports 0 0 2 2

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Power Units
2
Drivers
2
Inspections
1
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes (24m)
2
7 all-time
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

SMOOTH MOVE SERVICES, LLC. is a motor carrier based in HOUSTON, TX, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 2876316. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 2 power units and 2 drivers, with 1 roadside inspection on file. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Carrier overview

SMOOTH MOVE SERVICES, LLC. is a small fleet, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers, based in Houston, TX. FMCSA records show no roadside inspections in the last 24 months but 2 reportable crashes during the same window. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Inspection profile

No roadside inspections were recorded in the last 24 months, down from 1 in the prior 24-month window.

Violation profile

Top code 393.11 (No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required) cited 5 times, 1 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 2 power units (small fleet); 2 drivers.

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Hino 1
Other 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 0.00 0 Jul 27, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Jul 27, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Jul 27, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 0.00 0 Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 0.00 0 Jul 27, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (1 row) View all 1 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
80440747 Dec 11, 2023 TX 1 tx-11000--spring-cypres
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
34 393.11, 393.9, 396.3A1-HC Yes
Recent Crashes (7 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
TX72UEHQE1X3 Jan 24, 2025 TX 1 0 No No Fatal
TX71U9HQE1ZD Dec 17, 2024 TX 0 1 Yes No Injury
TX6L4DHQE10R Apr 20, 2023 TX 0 1 Yes No Injury
TX6HWAHQE19Z Jan 8, 2023 TX 0 1 Yes No Injury
TX65MDHQE1YS Oct 27, 2021 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX61W8HQE18U Jun 8, 2021 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX5LLEHQE1DE Nov 7, 2019 TX 0 1 Yes No Injury
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 5 1
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 4 1
393.28 Improper or no wiring protection as required Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.30 Improper battery installation Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
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