ISLAND EXPRESS INC

FORT MYERS, FL

Brokers & shippers · booking check

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review
Policy effective · Oct 9, 2025
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 CANAL INSURANCE CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Evilsizor Process Servers Inc Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — ISLAND EXPRESS INC (USDOT 989755)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — CANAL INSURANCE CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Evilsizor Process Servers Inc

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/989755/
As of: Aug 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 989755 Active PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Partner: MELANIE TRUITT General Freight Based in FORT MYERS, FL

FMCSA census as of Aug 29, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 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
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=235557 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: Clear to review.

Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 989755
In FMCSA records since Nov 16, 2001 (~24y)
MC / docket MC422522
Entity PARTNERSHIP
Partner MELANIE TRUITT
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Annual mileage 30,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
4771 WAYCROSS RD
FORT MYERS, FL 33905
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 989755
In FMCSA records since Nov 16, 2001 (~24y)
Entity PARTNERSHIP
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 30,000 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 0.00 vs 1.80 -1.80
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trucks 1 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 1 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 1 1 0
OOS inspections 1 0 0
OOS percentage 100% 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
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
1
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
1
1 active
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

ISLAND EXPRESS INC had 1 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 100.0%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 0.0.

Inspection profile

1 roadside inspection over the last 24 months, most heavily in FL (1 stops).

Violation profile

100.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet); 1 driver.

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

Compared against 235,557 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 235,557 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
0%
Median across 235,557 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (1 months)

2026-08 2026-08

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Florida (FL) 1 1 100.0% Aug 24, 2026
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (1 row) View all 1 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88795781 Aug 24, 2026 FL 2 CAPE CORAL FL 3 392.2-LCDLR, 393.11A1-LFTSM, 393.9A-LHWS Yes
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (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.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Mar 2, 2012 MC422522-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (2 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
CANAL INSURANCE CO. CT1710572518 91X $750,000 Oct 9, 2025 On file ACTIVE
MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY OF FLORIDA FLC7007726 BIPD/Primary Feb 23, 2012 Oct 9, 2025 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Oct 9, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY OF FLORIDA
  2. Mar 2, 2012
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Jan 31, 2002
    authority
    DISMISSED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
CAPE CORAL FL FL 1 1
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