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Kenneth Smith INC — USDOT 115868 Carrier Profile

MC 290662 · AAuthority: Active

NILES, MI 49120 · Data last refreshed August 30, 2026

Fleet Summary

29
Power units
larger than 98% of active US carriers
30
Drivers
52.2
Years active
1,874,922
Annual miles (MCS-150)
—
Operating radius

Safety Snapshot

Unsafe DrivingCarrierPedia estimate83th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Hours-of-Service ComplianceCarrierPedia estimate0th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Driver FitnessCarrierPedia estimate0th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Controlled Substances/AlcoholCarrierPedia estimate0th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Vehicle MaintenanceCarrierPedia estimate71th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.

Inspections & Out-of-Service

25
Inspections, last 24 months

Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 0.0%.

2
Out-of-service inspections, last 24 months

Vehicle out-of-service rate 8.0% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 14.3%.

Crash History

DateLocationFatalitiesInjuriesTow-awayWeatherRoad surface
2026-05-01Royalton Twp, MI00Yes11
2026-03-26BERTRAND TWP, MI02Yes11
2025-09-15NEW BUFFALO TWP, MI01Yes11
2025-07-11MICHIGAN CITY, IN04Yes11
2025-07-03HOMEWOOD, IL01No11
2024-10-26PORTAGE, IN00Yes11
2024-10-02THORNTON TWP, IL01Yes11
2023-06-09SOUTH HOLLAND, IL00Yes11
2022-02-01CHICAGO, IL01Yes11
2021-06-02Niles Twp, MI00Yes11
2021-03-01BERTRAND TWP, MI00Yes11
2021-01-04VALPARAISO, IN10Yes11
2020-07-14SOUTH BEND, IN00Yes11
2020-06-26CHESTERTON(PORTER), IN00Yes12
2020-04-29THORNTON, IL05Yes22
2019-10-01GARY, IN00Yes11
2019-09-17GARY, IN00Yes11
2018-08-01Chicago, IL00Yes11
2018-04-23Chicago, IL03Yes11
2017-12-29CHESTERTON(PORTER), IN00Yes62
2017-10-06MIDDLEBURY(ELKHART), IN00Yes82
2017-09-07Thornton Twp, IL00Yes11
2017-07-26Thornton, IL00Yes11
2017-05-31TRAIL CREEK, IN00Yes11
2017-04-21SOUTH BEND, IN00Yes81

Showing the 25 most recent of 112 total reported crashes.

These records report that a commercial vehicle registered to this carrier was involved in a crash meeting FMCSA's reporting threshold. The FMCSA Crash File does not assign fault and does not determine preventability: a crash caused entirely by another road user appears here on the same terms as one caused by this carrier's driver. See how FMCSA crash reporting works for what these records do and do not establish.

Operating Authority & Insurance

Authority status
Active
MC number
290662
Insurance on file
Yes
Insurer
BITCO General Insurance Corporation
Coverage amount
$750,000
Effective date
June 30, 2021
BIPD coverage
On file

Cargo & Operation

Classification: PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE.

Other Cargo

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Data & Sources

Registration, fleet, and cargo data from the FMCSA Company Census File. Crash history from the FMCSA Crash File. Inspection and out-of-service data from the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File. Safety percentiles from the FMCSA Safety Measurement System. Operating authority and insurance from FMCSA Motus (Licensing & Insurance). See Data Sources for refresh cadence and dataset IDs. Data on this page last refreshed August 30, 2026.

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