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FLORIDA TRANSFORMER LLC

DBA: EMERALD TRANSFORMER

Joins 64 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 22, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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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 · Oct 15, 2024
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 27.0% vs peer 14.3% Details →
  • 4 fatalities on crash record 15 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file CT CORPORATION SYSTEM Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
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TruckCodex risk summary — FLORIDA TRANSFORMER LLC (USDOT 160401)
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: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 27.0% vs peer 14.3%
  • 4 fatalities on crash record — 15 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — CT CORPORATION SYSTEM
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/160401/
As of: Oct 22, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 160401 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Satisfactory rated Company officer: TIFFANY T SPRINGER Company officer 2: STUART PRIOR Machinery / Large Objects Liquids / Gases Utilities Based in DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL

FMCSA census as of Oct 22, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 88/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 100% · 5/5 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 27% vs peer median 14.3% (worse). n=21327 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory 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
common 1 active
Insurance

STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-91X · $750,000

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

CT CORPORATION SYSTEM

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 160401
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
MC / docket MC065447
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer TIFFANY T SPRINGER
Company officer 2 STUART PRIOR
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Machinery / Large Objects, Liquids / Gases, Utilities
Fleet size 49 units
Drivers 30
Annual mileage 1,364,607 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (225) 454-2055
Email: [email protected]
Physical
4509 STATE HWY 83 N
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL 32433
Mailing
7850 COLLIN MCKINNEY PKWY #200
MCKINNEY, TX 75070
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 160401
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1,364,607 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 27.0% vs 23.4% +3.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.00 vs 1.80 -1.80
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%
Active liability insurance
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BMC-91X · $750,000 · 1000198759241
Effective Oct 15, 2024
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BMC-91X · $200,000 · 1000095354221
Effective Oct 15, 2022
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.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2018-01-12 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 16 33 0
Trailers 116 64 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 15 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 3 3
Injuries 0 0 3 3
Tow-away 0 1 2 3
Crash reports 0 1 2 3

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 105 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 64 64 3
OOS inspections 1 11 0
OOS percentage 1.56% 17.19% 0%
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
49
Drivers
30
Inspections
105
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
27.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
3
15 all-time
Authorities
1
1 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 27.0% 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 21,327 ACTIVE carriers operating 24–74 power units (±50% of this carrier's 49 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 21,327 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
27%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
14.3%
Median across 21,327 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +12.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (33 months)

2023-10 2026-10

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 25 8 32.0% Oct 9, 2026
Florida (FL) 7 0 0.0% Sep 21, 2026
New Mexico (NM) 6 0 0.0% Aug 4, 2026
Kansas (KS) 4 0 0.0% Oct 2, 2026
Georgia (GA) 4 1 25.0% Aug 2, 2026
Oklahoma (OK) 3 0 0.0% Oct 16, 2026
US (US) 2 0 0.0% Oct 9, 2025
Michigan (MI) 2 0 0.0% Dec 4, 2025
Mississippi (MS) 2 0 0.0% Mar 30, 2026
Texas (TX) 2 0 0.0% Jan 5, 2026
Alabama (AL) 2 0 0.0% Aug 5, 2026
Ohio (OH) 1 1 100.0% Apr 17, 2026
Arkansas (AR) 1 1 100.0% May 13, 2026
South Dakota (SD) 1 0 0.0% Jan 28, 2026
Illinois (IL) 1 0 0.0% Mar 6, 2025
Nevada (NV) 1 1 100.0% Dec 29, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 31
Peterbilt 17
Kenworth 9
Fontaine 6
Great Dane 6
Hobb 6
Utility 4
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service 5 — 0.65 1 — Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving 5 — 0.58 1 — Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 21 — 3.73 4 — Oct 19, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (105 rows) View all 105 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89287620 Oct 16, 2026 OK 3 US 75 @ US 266
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3359857 · 3AKJHHDR0PSUC9595
2 392.2-SLLSIV, 392.2-SLLS2 No
89238732 Oct 9, 2026 CA 1 GRAPEVINE IF — 1 393.70B1I-CDSLI-MT25 Yes
89174389 Oct 2, 2026 KS 3 PAOLA KS
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3548786 · 3HSDZAPR5RN436467
1 392.2-SLLML No
89169810 Oct 1, 2026 CA 2 GRAPEVINE IF
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
FL XE592V · 2NP3LN9X6AM109870
0 — No
89084464 Sep 24, 2026 KS 2 KS
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3358957 · 3AKJHHDR0PSUC9595
1 395.8F1-HOSM No
89069398 Sep 21, 2026 FL 3 GRAND RIDGE FL
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
AL 1230869 · 1XKYD49X2TJ210844
0 — No
88961488 Sep 10, 2026 KS 2 SEDGWICK COUNTY - 173
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3337248 · 3AKJHHDR7PSUC9593
0 — No
88613578 Aug 5, 2026 AL 3 — — 0 — No
88604802 Aug 4, 2026 NM 2 — — 0 — No
88600441 Aug 2, 2026 GA 1 — — 2 — Yes
88443190 Jul 16, 2026 CA 1 GRAPEVINE IF — 1 — No
88314853 Jul 1, 2026 GA 2 — — 0 — No
88086295 Jun 9, 2026 CA 1 DONNER PASS IF — 0 — No
88035139 Jun 3, 2026 CA 1 CASTAIC IF — 6 — Yes
87907213 May 18, 2026 FL 1 — — 0 — No
87866362 May 15, 2026 CA 1 CARSON PLATFORM SCALES
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 3625817 · 3ALHC5DV9PDNX7760
1 172.600C1-HMER No
87846251 May 13, 2026 AR 1 — — 6 — Yes
87776786 May 4, 2026 NM 2 — — 1 — No
87615785 Apr 17, 2026 OH 3 WEST SALEM OH — 2 — Yes
87585539 Apr 14, 2026 NM 3 — — 1 — No
87452908 Mar 30, 2026 MS 1 ATTALA COUNTY — 0 — No
87412054 Mar 25, 2026 CA 1 GRAPEVINE IF — 2 — No
87279991 Mar 11, 2026 FL 3 PENSACOLA FL — 0 — No
87209929 Mar 3, 2026 FL 3 CRESTVIEW FL — 1 — No
86910053 Jan 28, 2026 SD 3 SISSETON SD
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3548786 · 3HSDZAPR5RN436467
1 — No
Recent Crashes (15 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
OH0265011479 Jan 19, 2026 OH 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA8552503118 Oct 21, 2025 CA 3 3 Yes No Fatal
KY0073203387 Jun 30, 2025 KY 0 0 Yes No Tow
KS2023E26286 Aug 22, 2023 KS 0 0 Yes No Tow
MO0000097936 Jul 21, 2022 MO 0 0 Yes No Tow
KS2022E23167 Jan 27, 2022 KS 0 0 Yes No Tow
AL0001619128 Feb 23, 2021 AL 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA4302000431 Dec 2, 2020 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
MS3003200182 Nov 18, 2020 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
KS2019E18718 Nov 25, 2019 KS 0 0 Yes No Tow
AL0009681139 Jul 8, 2019 AL 0 0 Yes No Tow
AL0007729422 Oct 30, 2017 AL 0 0 Yes No Tow
AL0005681178 Jul 31, 2015 AL 0 1 Yes No Injury
FL8454668405 Feb 5, 2015 FL 0 1 Yes No Injury
AL004524732B Sep 2, 2004 AL 1 2 Yes No Fatal
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC065447
Active
—
View full authority record →
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
Jan 12, 2018 MC65447-C Original MC Certificate Certificate Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (15 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY 1000198759241 91X $750,000 Oct 15, 2024 On file ACTIVE
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY 1000198759221 BIPD/Primary — Oct 15, 2022 Oct 15, 2024 REPLACED
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY 1000095354221 91X $200,000 Oct 15, 2022 On file ACTIVE
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY 1000198759221 BIPD/Primary — Oct 15, 2022 Oct 15, 2022 REPLACED
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY 1000198759211 BIPD/Primary — Oct 15, 2021 Oct 15, 2022 REPLACED
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY 1000095354211 BIPD/Excess — Oct 15, 2021 Oct 15, 2022 REPLACED
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY 100019875920 BIPD/Primary — Oct 15, 2020 Oct 15, 2020 REPLACED
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY ENTER YOUR POLICY NUMBER1 BIPD/Primary — Oct 15, 2020 Oct 15, 2021 REPLACED
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY 1000198759191 BIPD/Primary — Oct 15, 2019 Oct 15, 2019 REPLACED
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY 1000198759191 BIPD/Primary — Oct 15, 2019 Oct 15, 2020 REPLACED
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY 1000198759181 BIPD/Primary — Oct 15, 2018 Oct 15, 2019 REPLACED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY BAP 1073580 BIPD/Primary — Oct 15, 2017 Oct 15, 2017 REPLACED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY BAP 1073580 BIPD/Primary — Oct 15, 2017 Oct 15, 2018 REPLACED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY BAP 1073580 BIPD/Primary — Oct 15, 2017 Oct 15, 2017 REPLACED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY BAP 1073580 BIPD/Primary — Oct 15, 2017 Apr 11, 2018 NAME CHANGED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Oct 15, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Oct 15, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Oct 15, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Oct 15, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Oct 15, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Oct 15, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Oct 15, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Oct 15, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Oct 15, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Oct 15, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Apr 11, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Mar 15, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  13. Jan 12, 2018
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  14. Oct 15, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
GRAPEVINE IF CA 17 8
5756 ALBA ST 90058 CA 7 0
CRESTVIEW FL FL 6 1
CASTAIC IF CA 5 2
DESERT HILLS IF CA 5 2
GRAND RIDGE FL FL 3 0
GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY NM 3 0
SAN ONOFRE IF CA 2 0
PENSACOLA FL FL 2 0
CARBON HILL AL AL 1 0

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