SIMS TRUCKING INC

HASTINGS, FL

Joins 11 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 24, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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

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Violations per Inspection above national average 2.09 vs 1.80 national (+0.29).

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — SIMS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 957626)
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 — 2.09 vs 1.80 national (+0.29).

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/957626/
As of: Oct 24, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 957626 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: JIMMY SIMS Company officer 2: CHELSEE SIMS Other (FILL DIRT) Based in HASTINGS, FL

FMCSA census as of Oct 24, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 92/100). 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

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

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

OOS vs peers

On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=141917 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.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓

Power Units +1 (6 → 7) · Oct 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Power Units −1 (7 → 6) · Jun 11, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Drivers +2 (5 → 7) · Oct 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Drivers −2 (7 → 5) · Jun 11, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

Company officer CHELSEE SIMS → JIMMY SIMS · Oct 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

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 957626

In FMCSA records since May 29, 2001 (~25y)

Company officer JIMMY SIMS

Company officer 2 CHELSEE SIMS

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Other (FILL DIRT)

Fleet size 7 units

Drivers 7

Annual mileage 100,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (904) 819-0375

Email: [email protected]

Physical

10430 BYRD CAMP RD

HASTINGS, FL 32145

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 957626

In FMCSA records since May 29, 2001 (~25y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 100,000 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 2.09 vs 1.80 +0.29

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
Trucks	6	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 13 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	11	11	0
OOS inspections	0	5	0
OOS percentage	0%	45.45%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

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

Compared against 141,917 ACTIVE carriers operating 3–11 power units (±50% of this carrier's 7 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 141,917 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 141,917 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 5 tracked changes on record. · 2 driver-count changes · 1 officer change

Record Changes

Oct 19, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Company officer CHELSEE SIMS JIMMY SIMS
  FMCSA Company Census
- Drivers 5 7
  FMCSA Company Census
- Power Units 6 7
  FMCSA Company Census
Jun 11, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Drivers 7 5
  Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
- Power Units 7 6
  Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Jun 11, 2026 Oct 19, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (11 months)

2023-12 2026-08

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)	11	5	45.5%	Aug 25, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
International		12
Custom Scott		1

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	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	6	—	17.45	17	—	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 (13 rows) View all 13 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88818290	Aug 25, 2026	FL	3	HASTINGS FL	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK FL N4938X · 3HAEGTAT4LL291441	0	—	No
88710300	Aug 14, 2026	FL	2	—	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK FL P6490I · 3HTDTAPT7HN520863	4	393.100B-C, 393.78A-WS, 393.28-WS	Yes
88705148	Aug 13, 2026	FL	2	—	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK FL N4938X · 3HAEGTAT4LL291441	8	393.134B-CRHLC, 396.17C-PI, 393.75A1-TEPBM	Yes
88093303	Jun 8, 2026	FL	3	—	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK FL P1413L · 3HAEKTAT2TL720171	0	—	No
86484749	Dec 3, 2025	FL	2	BUNNELL FL	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK FL P1425L · 3HTDTAPT9HN520864	6	393.9A-LIL, 392.2-SLLEWA2, 393.78A-WS	No
86239107	Nov 3, 2025	FL	3	GREEN COVE SPRINGS FL	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK FL N8789X · 3HAWPTAT1KL568145	1	392.2-SLLSR	No
85314310	Jul 21, 2025	FL	2	EAST PALATKA FL	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK FL P4044G · 1HTEKTAT6NH774758	3	393.100B-C, 393.203A-CBP, 393.9A-LIL	Yes
84834995	May 28, 2025	FL	2	fl-st.-augustine-fl	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK FL P1425L · 3HTDTAPT9HN520864	7	393.9A-LTSI, 392.2-SLLSR, 387.301A	Yes
84388977	Apr 10, 2025	FL	3	NOCATEE FL	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK FL P5296E · 3HTDTAPT9HN520864	3	392.2WG, 392.2-SLLSR	No
83867963	Feb 10, 2025	FL	3	fl-st.-augustine-fl	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK FL P5296R · 3HTDTAPT9HN520864	0	—	No
83125028	Nov 7, 2024	FL	2	fl-st.-augustine-fl	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK FL N4938X · 3HAEGTAT4LL291441	3	393.134B-CRHLC, 387.301A, 393.9A-HLLH	Yes
82475980	Aug 21, 2024	FL	2	fl-st.-augustine-fl	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Custom Scott FL N8789X · 3HAWPTAT1KL568145	4	393.100(b), 393.9(a)	Yes
80534981	Dec 27, 2023	FL	2	PALM COAST	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK FL P4043G · 3HTDTAPT7HN520863	4	393.9(a), 392.2, 393.203(a)	Yes

Recent Crashes (4 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
FL8663617106	Nov 1, 2016	FL	1	Yes	No	Injury
FL8238325901	Aug 15, 2011	FL	1	Yes	No	Injury
FL8026563909	Jun 3, 2009	FL	1	Yes	No	Injury
FL7511374705	Aug 22, 2005	FL	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
BUNNELL FL	FL	1	0
EAST PALATKA FL	FL	1	1
GREEN COVE SPRINGS FL	FL	1	0
HASTINGS FL	FL	1	0
NOCATEE FL	FL	1	0
PALM COAST	FL	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	5	1
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	1	0
393.100(b)	Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.203(a)	Cab door missing/broken	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

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Field change history

Field change history
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