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USDOT 127523MC281060

Simmons Foods Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

31 years (granted 1995)

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Liability filing

$3M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

68 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Simmons Foods Inc

DBA

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Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

490 N Hico, Siloam Springs, AR 72761

Phone

(479) 524-8151

Power units

102

Drivers

115

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC281060

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: ✓ · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Dismissed — Motor Property Common Carrier

Insurance filings

91X — Ace American Insurance Company · coverage $3M (as filed)
34 — Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 68 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

4.4%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 68 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

karen.davis@simfoods.com — company domain

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

1

Reportable crashes

1

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: IN 09/2025 · AR 05/2024 · KS 02/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 162025: 192024: 242023: 9
Level III — Driver-only: 38Level II — Walk-around: 21Level I — Full: 9
DateStateLevel
Aug 26, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 17, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 30, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 24, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 27, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 7, 2026KSLevel I — Full
Apr 5, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 25, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 26, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 19, 2026OKLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 11, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 4, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 30, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 21, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 24, 2025OKLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 22, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 7, 2025MOLevel I — Full
Sep 3, 2025KSLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2025KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2025KSLevel III — Driver-only
May 12, 2025MOLevel I — Full
Apr 19, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 8, 2025MOLevel I — Full
Mar 25, 2025KSLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 20, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 18, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 26, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 26, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 22, 2025KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 7, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 2, 2025KSLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 17, 2024KSLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 5, 2024MOLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 4, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 6, 2024KSLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 31, 2024OKLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 6, 2024KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 24, 2024KSLevel I — Full
Jul 16, 2024KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 12, 2024ARLevel I — Full
Jun 27, 2024KSLevel I — Full
Jun 26, 2024KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 24, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
May 21, 2024OKLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2024OKLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 4, 2024KSLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 28, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 14, 2024KSLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 5, 2024MOLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 2, 2024KSLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 29, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 14, 2024KSLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 14, 2024KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 2, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 31, 2023KSLevel I — Full
Dec 28, 2023KSLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 18, 2023KSLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 19, 2023KSLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 6, 2023KSLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 5, 2023KSLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 31, 2023KSLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 22, 2023ARLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 4, 2023MOLevel I — Full

Most recent 68 of 68 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

$300 million Simmons Foods processing plant to open in October - Talk Business & Politics

Talk Business & Politics · 7/2/2019

Executive Q&A: Diversified, Simmons Foods’ Brian Dietrich on Operations, Supply Chain, Growth - Arkansas Money & Politics

Arkansas Money & Politics · 6/14/2022

Simmons Foods affirms COVID-19 health & safety measures - Southwest Times Record

Southwest Times Record · 4/16/2020

Nick Odle Obituary - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · 2/17/2014

Simmons family, employees give $1 million to UA scholarship - Talk Business & Politics

Talk Business & Politics · 11/25/2025

A Look Inside Arkansas Money & Politic’s 2023 C-Suite - Arkansas Money & Politics

Arkansas Money & Politics · 3/14/2023

Arkansas Trucking Association taking scholarship applications - Talk Business & Politics

Talk Business & Politics · 3/24/2026

Via Google News — headlines may include similarly-named companies; verify before acting.

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