PEREZ TRUCKING AND SOD INC

PEREZ TRUCKING AND SOD INC is a small fleet, operating 8 power units and 9 drivers, based in Arcadia, FL. Across 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 100.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Review these
  • Violations per Inspection above national average 4.14 vs 1.80 national (+2.34).
On file
  • OOS rate better than size peers
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — PEREZ TRUCKING AND SOD INC (USDOT 831174)
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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Violations per Inspection above national average — 4.14 vs 1.80 national (+2.34).

On file:
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/831174/
As of: Sep 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 831174 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: MANUEL PEREZ Other (SOD & MULCH) Based in ARCADIA, FL

FMCSA census as of Sep 22, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 5% (better). n=106867 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA 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.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 831174
In FMCSA records since Oct 4, 1999 (~26y)
Company officer MANUEL PEREZ
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
Other (SOD & MULCH)
Fleet size 8 units
Drivers 9
Annual mileage 10,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
1097 SW HIGHWAY 17
ARCADIA, FL 34266
Mailing
PO BOX 36
NOCATEE, FL 34268
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 831174
In FMCSA records since Oct 4, 1999 (~26y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 10,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 4.14 vs 1.80 +2.34
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 4 0 0
Trailers 10 0 0
Trucks 4 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 7 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 7 7 0
OOS inspections 1 7 0
OOS percentage 14.29% 100%
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
8
Drivers
9
Inspections
7
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes
7
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

PEREZ TRUCKING AND SOD INC had 7 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 100.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 19.0.

Inspection profile

7 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in FL (7 stops).

Violation profile

100.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (30.4% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 8 power units (small fleet) and 9 drivers; Ford, Great Dane, and International are the most-inspected makes.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 106,867 ACTIVE carriers operating 4–12 power units (±50% of this carrier's 8 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 106,867 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
5%
Median across 106,867 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)

2025-05 2026-09

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) 7 7 100.0% Sep 16, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Ford 3
International 2
Custom Scott 1
Dorsey Tra 1
Eagb 1
Ecol 1
Great Dane 1
Nvae 1
Peterbilt 1
Surepu 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 1.00 1 Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 6 19.15 19 Sep 21, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (7 rows) View all 7 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89028927 Sep 16, 2026 FL 2 PORT CHARLOTTE FL
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
7 393.110B1-C, 393.130C-CHVE, 393.51C-BLPW Yes
87792576 May 7, 2026 FL 2
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Custom Scott
13 396.3A1-BALR, 396.17C-PI, 393.78A-WS Yes
87483288 Apr 1, 2026 FL 2 PUNTA GORDA FL
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
7 393.100B-C, 393.110C-C, 392.2-SLLSR Yes
87329134 Mar 17, 2026 FL 2 PUNTA GORDA FL
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.43DBMA, 393.95F Yes
85730402 Sep 8, 2025 FL 2 ARCADIA FL
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
4 393.43D-B, 393.11A1-LLPL, 392.2WG Yes
85264786 Jul 16, 2025 FL 2 ARCADIA FL
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
13 393.130B-CHVE, 393.43D-B, 383.23A2-LCDLN Yes
84776285 May 21, 2025 FL 2 ZOLFO SPRINGS FL
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.100B-C, 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32, 393.95A1 Yes
Recent Crashes (7 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
FL2634232204 Apr 23, 2024 FL 0 0 Yes No Tow
FL2614520903 Oct 3, 2023 FL 0 0 Yes No Tow
FL8379039201 Oct 13, 2021 FL 0 0 Yes No Tow
FL8847978801 May 20, 2021 FL 0 0 Yes No Tow
FL8896579109 Feb 28, 2019 FL 0 2 Yes No Injury
FL7540506707 Feb 13, 2007 FL 0 0 Yes No Tow
FL7060535002 Feb 7, 2002 FL 0 1 No No Injury
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
ARCADIA FL FL 2 2
PUNTA GORDA FL FL 2 2
PORT CHARLOTTE FL FL 1 1
ZOLFO SPRINGS FL FL 1 1

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