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FLORIDA MECHANICAL SYSTEMS INC

Joins 9 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 9, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book
Policy effective · Jul 1, 2024
Blockers
  • Census status: Inactive FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.
Review these
  • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average 42.9% vs 23.4% national (+19.5 pts).
  • 2 fatalities on crash record 8 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
On file
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A $20 BOC-3 Filing LLC Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
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TruckCodex risk summary — FLORIDA MECHANICAL SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 449043)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Inactive
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  • Census status: Inactive — FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Cautions:
  • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average — 42.9% vs 23.4% national (+19.5 pts).
  • 2 fatalities on crash record — 8 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A $20 BOC-3 Filing LLC
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/449043/
As of: Oct 9, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 449043 Inactive CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Satisfactory rated Company officer: CHAD RYAN RICE Company officer 2: CHAD RICE Machinery / Large Objects Chemicals Based in JACKSONVILLE, FL

FMCSA census as of Oct 9, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 83/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Inactive · 30/100

Census status is Inactive — confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
NR

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: Peer OOS benchmark not available for this carrier.

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: Do not book.

  • Status ACTIVE → INACTIVE · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
common 1 active
Insurance

IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-91X · $1,000,000

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 449043
In FMCSA records since Jun 13, 1991 (~35y)
MC / docket MC1384555
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer CHAD RYAN RICE
Company officer 2 CHAD RICE
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Machinery / Large Objects, Chemicals
Fleet size 5 units
Drivers 4
Annual mileage 264,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
2734 EDISON AVE
JACKSONVILLE, FL 32254
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 449043
In FMCSA records since Jun 13, 1991 (~35y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 264,000 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 42.9% vs 23.4% +19.5 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 2.44 vs 1.80 +0.64
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
BMC-91X · $1,000,000 · CON-IIC-CA-0000197-02
Effective Jul 1, 2024
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 2022-03-22 (1,672 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 5 0 0
Trailers 5 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 8 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 3 3
Tow-away 0 0 2 2
Crash reports 0 0 2 2

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 20 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 9 9 0
OOS inspections 0 1 0
OOS percentage 0% 11.11% —
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
5
Drivers
4
Inspections
20
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
42.9%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
2
8 all-time
Authorities
1
1 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 42.9% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 status change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Status ACTIVE INACTIVE
      FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (11 months)

2023-12 2025-06

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Florida (FL) 6 1 16.7% Jun 3, 2025
Georgia (GA) 3 0 0.0% Jun 16, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Peterbilt 8
Fontaine 4
Freightliner 4
Kenworth 2
Reitnouer 2
Big Tex 1
Ford 1
Great Dane 1
Recent Inspections (20 rows) View all 20 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
85011274 Jun 16, 2025 GA 3 FORSYTH GA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
5 392.2-SLLTCD, 395.22H1-ELDNUM, 395.24 No
84889735 Jun 3, 2025 FL 3 JASPER FL
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
84633180 May 7, 2025 FL 3 JASPER FL
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
84485489 Apr 17, 2025 GA 5 MCDONOUGH GA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
11 393.83G-ELDC, 393.100B-C, 393.25A-L No
84412779 Apr 9, 2025 GA 3 COLUMBUS GA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.2-SLLLR, 395.8A No
84383866 Apr 9, 2025 FL 1 JASPER FL
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
84337335 Apr 4, 2025 FL 2 JASPER FL
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.75A2-TAOTLM, 393.75A3-TAOL Yes
83238521 Nov 22, 2024 FL 1 JACKSONVILLE FL
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.48A-BIHE No
83012472 Oct 24, 2024 FL 3 JACKSONVILLE FL
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS4 No
82830723 Sep 30, 2024 FL 3 STARKE FL
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
82417563 Aug 12, 2024 FL 3 JACKSONVILLE FL
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
81777431 May 29, 2024 FL 2 GREEN COVE SPRINGS FL
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 392.2, 393.95(f), 393.9(a) No
81251914 Mar 28, 2024 FL 2 PENSACOLA FL
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.75(a)(3) Yes
81148828 Mar 14, 2024 FL 2 JASPER FL
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.9A-LRLI, 393.9A-HLLH No
81148497 Mar 14, 2024 FL 3 JACKSONVILLE FL
Grove OTHER
3 392.2-SLLSR, 390.21TB1-MC, 396.17C-PI No
80978316 Feb 20, 2024 FL 3 LAWTEY FL
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 396.17C-PI No
80401729 Dec 13, 2023 FL 3 GLEN ST MARY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 391.15(a) Yes
79493997 Aug 17, 2023 GA 3 INTERSTATE HWY
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
79362025 Aug 8, 2023 FL 2 US 17 YULEE
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.130, 393.9(a), 392.2 Yes
78674330 May 17, 2023 GA 2 MULTI-LANE RURAL HIGHWAY
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
6 395.8(a)(1), 393.95(f), 396.17(c) Yes
Recent Crashes (8 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
GA0009863612 Apr 17, 2025 GA 0 2 Yes No Injury
FL2646806705 Feb 22, 2025 FL 0 1 Yes No Injury
GA0009114567 Aug 17, 2023 GA 2 2 Yes No Fatal
GA0007704813 Jul 21, 2020 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
FL8372777504 Oct 16, 2014 FL 0 0 Yes No Tow
FL8379068504 Jun 19, 2014 FL 0 1 Yes No Injury
FL8239079103 Dec 18, 2013 FL 0 1 No No Injury
FL8010050608 Sep 10, 2008 FL 0 1 No No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
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
Mar 22, 2022 MC1384555-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (4 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY CON-IIC-CA-0000197-02 91X $1,000,000 Jul 1, 2024 On file ACTIVE
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY CON-IIC-00000432-00 BIPD/Primary — Jul 1, 2021 Jul 1, 2024 REPLACED
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY CON-IIC-00000432-00 BIPD/Primary — Jul 1, 2021 Jul 1, 2021 REPLACED
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY CON-IIC-00000432-00 BIPD/Primary — Jul 1, 2021 Sep 28, 2024 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Sep 28, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Jul 1, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Jan 5, 2023
    enforcement
    Enforcement case FL-2022-0241-US1806 — $12,060
  4. Mar 22, 2022
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  5. Jul 1, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 4 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
391.15(a) Driving a CMV while disqualified Driver Fitness 1 1
393.130 No/improper heavy vehicle/machine securement Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner Hours of Service 1 0
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service Hours of Service 1 1
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
399.207 Vehicle access requirements violations Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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