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Motor carrier · USDOT 1079291

JOHN LEONARD SMITH, Grass Valley, CA: USDOT 1079291 safety record, inspections, out-of-service, crashes

Fleet and drivers are as JOHN LEONARD SMITH filed them on its MCS-150, last updated December 10, 2002. The carrier has been on the FMCSA register since December 10, 2002. Inspections and crashes are the reports in Velarion’s copy of FMCSA’s inspection and crash files, which hold the reports filed by some states, not every state; FMCSA’s free SAFER snapshot carries the carrier’s national 24-month inspection and out-of-service figures.

What the register holds for JOHN LEONARD SMITH: its USDOT number, its address in Nevada County, its operating authority, its fleet of 1 power units and 1 drivers; FMCSA has not rated it. Velarion’s copy of the inspection and crash files holds no inspection and no crash for USDOT 1079291.

Identity

Legal name as filedJOHN LEONARD SMITH
Doing business asJOHN L SMITH LOGGING
USDOT number1079291
Status on the censusActive
AddressGrass Valley, CA 95945
CountyNevada County
Operating authorityIntrastate Non-Hazmat Carriers
Hazardous materialsDoes not carry hazardous materials
Safety ratingNot rated
Power units1 (1 trucks)
Drivers1 (0 with a CDL)
On the register sinceDecember 10, 2002
MCS-150 last filedDecember 10, 2002
MCS-150 annual mileage50,000 miles (2002)
Cargo carriedLogs, Poles, Beams, Lumber

Cited to the FMCSA Company Census File.

Roadside inspections

Velarion’s copy of the inspection file holds no inspection for USDOT 1079291.

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Crashes

Velarion’s copy of the crash file holds no crash for USDOT 1079291.

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How this page was built: FMCSA Company Census File, read October 15, 2026.

What this page shows

John Leonard Smith is one of 390 carriers registered in Nevada County with one power unit, this carrier included. Of all 179,736 California carriers with one power unit, this carrier's registration date places it among the 1.2% that joined the FMCSA register before it did. The carrier has no crashes and no roadside inspections on file, while 16.7% of California carriers with one power unit have at least one roadside inspection.