Smart Way Carriers Inc

USDOT activeAuthority activeCarrier · Interstate
  • USDOT2499373
  • MC866138
  • MC866137
  • LocationBuffalo Grove, IL
  • Phone(773) 396-0291
  • Fleet1 power units · 1 drivers

Smart Way Carriers Inc (USDOT 2499373, MC-866138) is an interstate motor carrier based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois with 1 power unit and 1 driver reported to FMCSA. Its USDOT number and operating authority are active. FMCSA records list 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months.

Verification snapshot · FMCSA data as of Nov 11, 2026

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Operating authority

Status from the FMCSA Company Census File, November 11, 2026

DocketAuthority typeStatus
MC-866138Motor Carrier of Property (except Household Goods)Active
MC-866137Not listedInactive

First granted on December 9, 2014 · see full authority history.

Insurance

FMCSA licensing system (Motus), November 12, 2026

  • Liability (BIPD) required$750,000
  • Liability (BIPD) on file$750,000
  • Cargo insurance required / on fileNo / No
  • Bond required / on fileNo / No

Filings on file

TypeInsurerCoverageEffective
Liability (BIPD) BMC-91XWesco Insurance Company$750,000Dec 1, 2025
Insurance history: 11 past filings
TypeInsurerEffectiveEndedReason
Liability (BIPD)Wesco Insurance CompanyDec 1, 2024Dec 1, 2025Cancel
Liability (BIPD)Wesco Insurance CompanyDec 1, 2023Dec 1, 2024Cancel
Liability (BIPD)Accredited Surety and Casualty Company, Inc.Dec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2023Cancel
Liability (BIPD)Accredited Surety and Casualty Company, Inc.Dec 1, 2021Dec 1, 2022Cancel
Liability (BIPD)Accredited Surety and Casualty Company, Inc.Dec 1, 2020Dec 1, 2021Cancel
Liability (BIPD)Wesco Insurance CompanyDec 1, 2019Dec 1, 2020Cancel
Liability (BIPD)Wesco Insurance CompanyDec 1, 2018Dec 1, 2018Replaced
Liability (BIPD)Wesco Insurance CompanyDec 1, 2017Dec 1, 2018Cancel
Liability (BIPD)Wesco Insurance CompanyDec 1, 2016Dec 1, 2017Cancel
Liability (BIPD)Northland Insurance CompanyDec 1, 2015Dec 1, 2016Replaced
Liability (BIPD)Castlepoint National Insurance CoDec 1, 2014Dec 1, 2014Replaced

Process agent (BOC-3)

Truck Process Agents of America, Inc., Fargo, ND

Inspections and crashes

Last 24 months · FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File and Crash File

3
Inspections
1 with no violations
0.0%
Driver out-of-service
0 of 3 inspections
—
Vehicle out-of-service
0 of 0 inspections
0
Crashes
0 fatal · 0 injury · 0 tow-away

Inspected most often in: Georgia (1), Indiana (1), Kentucky (1).

Most recent inspection on file: April 9, 2026.

FMCSA safety rating: Not rated

Inspection and crash counts come from FMCSA records and are shown as reported. They are not a safety rating. A crash record does not mean the carrier was at fault. FMCSA has not rated a carrier unless a safety rating is listed. For FMCSA’s own data and its explanation, see the FMCSA SAFER Company Snapshot.

Out-of-service rates are calculated by CheckTrucking from inspection records (driver: levels I, II, III, VI; vehicle: levels I, II, V, VI). They are not FMCSA scores.

Out-of-service orders

FMCSA Out of Service Orders file, November 12, 2026

Order dateReasonRescinded
Oct 14, 2014New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No ContactNov 20, 2014

A missing rescind date does not by itself mean an order is still in effect; check FMCSA for the current status.

Authority history

FMCSA licensing records (Motus and legacy L&I) · migration-only status adjustments are not shown

  1. Operating authority involuntary suspension notice — Motor Carrier of Property (except Household Goods)
  2. Involuntary revocation — Common carrier authorityDiscontinued revocation on November 25, 2025
  3. Reinstated — Common carrier authority; Motor Carrier of Property (except Household Goods)
  4. Involuntary revocation — Common carrier authority
  5. Involuntary revocation — Common carrier authorityDiscontinued revocation on November 24, 2023
  6. Involuntary revocation — Common carrier authorityDiscontinued revocation on November 25, 2022
  7. Involuntary revocation — Common carrier authorityDiscontinued revocation on November 12, 2021
  8. Involuntary revocation — Common carrier authorityDiscontinued revocation on December 1, 2020
Show 5 earlier events
  1. Involuntary revocation — Common carrier authorityDiscontinued revocation on November 29, 2019
  2. Involuntary revocation — Common carrier authorityDiscontinued revocation on November 14, 2018
  3. Involuntary revocation — Common carrier authorityDiscontinued revocation on November 29, 2017
  4. Involuntary revocation — Common carrier authorityDiscontinued revocation on December 2, 2015
  5. Granted — Common carrier authorityRevoked on December 9, 2024

Fleet and operations

From the company’s own registration (Form MCS-150), updated March 26, 2025

Power units
1
Trucks
1
Tractors owned
1
Trailers owned
1
Drivers
1
CDL drivers
1
Interstate drivers
1
Miles traveled
120,000 (2024)
Classification
Authorized for hire
Hazardous materials
No
USDOT registered
April 24, 2014
Address
671 Hapsfield Lane Apt 104, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Phone (registered with FMCSA)
(773) 396-0291

Cargo carried

  • General freight

Key facts

  • USDOT number 2499373 was registered on April 24, 2014.
  • Operating authority MC-866138 was first granted on December 9, 2014.
  • The company last updated its FMCSA registration (Form MCS-150) on March 26, 2025.
  • It reported 120,000 vehicle miles traveled in 2024.
  • One insurance filing is on file, including Liability (BIPD) coverage with Wesco Insurance Company.
  • It had 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months; 1 inspection recorded no violations.
  • FMCSA has issued 1 out-of-service order to this USDOT number; the most recent is dated October 14, 2014 and was rescinded on November 20, 2014.
  • Its process agent filing (BOC-3) is with Truck Process Agents of America, Inc..

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