SANDEL TRANSPORT INC

DOT# 1937243 Lakeland, FL Authorized For-Hire
(863) 308-6642 sandel2009@hotmail.com 11111 Old Dade City Rd, Lakeland FL 33810
29 tractors 29 drivers 2.3M mi/yr · ~80k per unit
Intrastate Only
Critical
FRED Score 8.3 / 100
Low confidence
17 yrs history · 10 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
29
Drivers · CDL
29 · 29
Annual miles
2.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 9 20 0 29
Trailers 18 11 0 29

Registration

Registered
09-13-2009 (17 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-16-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
NERY J SANTANA

Cargo

59.0
medium risk
Household Goods Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls General Freight Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Other: CEMENT Dry Bulk Paper Products Construction
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Household Goods

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Intrastate operation

Runs within Florida only. Intrastate fleets in Florida are inspected about 1 a year for every 7 trucks; interstate fleets, about 1 a year for every 2 trucks. So this record rests mainly on crash reports, which states file for intrastate trucks too, and few inspections are ordinary here.

Expected crash rate is about 2.5× that of similar fleets.

Similar fleets: intrastate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 20–49 trucks.

This motor carrier 2.47×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.5 vs 0.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.5
Similar fleets
0.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
About 2.5× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Much worse than peers. 8 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 4 a year), including 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.6 a year. The grade counts 9 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.39× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.69×. Together they barely move its crash estimate.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Injury crashes
    3 crashes with 9 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 8.5% for intrastate motor carriers.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Jun 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
8
0 fatalities · 9 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
10
70% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
33.3%
1 of 3
Intrastate avg 30.6%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 10
Intrastate avg 8.5%
Violations
5
1 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as intrastate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Florida (about 8 in 24 months would be typical; 53% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 1,453 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.121 0.012
Inspections 0.28 0.32
Violations 0.09 0.29
Critical violations 0.00 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: intrastate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

5 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 3
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    Brakes 1 · Lights 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jul
    17
    2026
    Florida
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    18
    2025
    Florida
    Injury · 5 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    19
    2025
    Florida
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    25
    2025
    Florida
    Injury · 3 people hurt
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    1
    2025
    Florida
    Property damage only
    Dusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    17
    2025
    Florida
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Feb
    5
    2025
    Florida
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Oct
    16
    2024
    Florida
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Florida (HQ) 10