AJ SMITHS TRANSPORTATION LLC

ALPENA, MI

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

Policy effective · Nov 25, 2025

Review these

OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $1,000,000 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file Owner Operator Services Inc Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — AJ SMITHS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 4467881)
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
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Owner Operator Services Inc

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4467881/
As of: Aug 31, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 4467881 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: ANTHONY SMITH Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Based in ALPENA, MI

FMCSA census as of Aug 31, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD

BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 100% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=235351 same-size ACTIVE peers.

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.

Field change history →

Operating authority

Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

Owner Operator Services Inc

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 4467881

In FMCSA records since Sep 16, 2025

MC / docket MC1762972

Company officer ANTHONY SMITH

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber

Fleet size 1 units

Drivers 1

Annual mileage 7,420 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (906) 748-0024

Email: [email protected]

Physical

410 FAIR AVE

ALPENA, MI 49707

Mailing

410 FAIR AVE

ALPENA, MI 49707-2622

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 4467881

In FMCSA records since Sep 16, 2025

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 7,420 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 100.0% vs 23.4% +76.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 3.00 vs 1.80 +1.20

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

Active liability insurance

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.

Related filings

Insurance
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
Policy effective Nov 25, 2025
Process Agent
Owner Operator Services Inc
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC1762972
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	1	0	0
Trailers	1	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 2 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	2	2	0
OOS inspections	0	2	0
OOS percentage	0%	100%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

100.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

1 active

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

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.

Risk intelligence

AJ SMITHS TRANSPORTATION LLC had 2 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 100.0%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 15.0.

Inspection profile

2 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in IN (1) and OH (1).

Violation profile

100.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (20.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Great Dane and Peterbilt are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 100.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 235,351 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 235,351 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

100%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 235,351 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +100 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (2 months)

2025-12 2026-05

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Indiana (IN)	1	1	100.0%	Dec 8, 2025
Ohio (OH)	1	1	100.0%	May 12, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Great Dane		2
Peterbilt		2

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	2	—	14.80	15	—	Aug 31, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (2 rows) View all 2 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
87832376	May 12, 2026	OH	2	—	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR MI RC35773 · 1NP5DB9X3YD520129	2	393.75A3-TAOL, 393.51C-BLPW	Yes
86550552	Dec 8, 2025	IN	1	CHESTERTON IN	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR MI RC35773 · 1NP5DB9X3YD520129	6	396.3A1-BOS, 393.47E, 396.5B-L	Yes

Authority Records (2 dockets)

common

MC1767989

—

View full authority record →

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Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date	Docket	Authority	Status	Applied
Unknown	MC1767989	common	N	—

MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Oct 9, 2025	MC1762972-C	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (2 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GRT49454A	91X	$1,000,000	Nov 25, 2025	On file	ACTIVE
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA863942813	BIPD/Primary	—	Oct 3, 2025	Nov 25, 2025	REPLACED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Nov 25, 2025

insurance

TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Oct 17, 2025

authority

WITHDRAWN — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Oct 9, 2025

authority

GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
CHESTERTON IN	IN	1	1

Related Records Cross-references to every adjacent page

Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots