PALMETTO YACHT MANAGEMENT LLC

DBA: PALMETTO YACHT

DOT# 2298342 MC# 785282 Fort Pierce, FL Authorized For-Hire
(772) 758-1726 chris@palmettoyachtmanagement.com 12101 Orange Avenue, Fort Pierce FL 34945
21 power units · all owned 21 drivers 1.6M mi/yr · ~75k per unit
Excellent
FRED Score 91.5 / 100
Moderate confidence
14 yrs history · 78 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
21
Drivers · CDL
21 · 21
Annual miles
1.6M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 21 0 0 21
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 33 0 0 33

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Conditional (07-09-2018)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 8 yr ago)
Registered
04-23-2012 (14 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-24-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
ROBBIE HANNA
Officer
CHRIS HANNA

Cargo

68.5
medium risk
Motor Vehicles General Freight Building Materials Other: BOATS, MOTORCYCLES Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, General Freight

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.

Expected crash rate is about half that of similar fleets.

Similar fleets: for-hire 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.

This motor carrier 0.51×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.9 vs 1.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.9
Similar fleets
1.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 1.7 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.58×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.62× and out-of-service orders 0.79× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -11%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.

  • Driver qualification
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL, 1 other qualification (Jun 2025 – Aug 2026).
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Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 15.2% vs 22.3% national; driver 3.8% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 3
  • Historical FMCSA safety rating
    FMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
78
72% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
15.2%
7 of 46
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.8%
3 of 78
National avg 6.7%
Violations
27
9 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 11 inspections, 1 out of service 11 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 7 inspections, 2 out of service 7 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 10 inspections, 2 out of service 10 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 9 inspections, 0 out of service 9 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 21 inspections, 3 out of service 21 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q3 '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 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.027
Inspections 2.79 1.02
Violations 0.64 0.71
Critical violations 0.12 0.14

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

What they get cited for

27 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    12 · 6 OOS
    Lights 6 · Cargo securement 4 · Brakes 1 · Wheels & hubs 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    7 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · Over hours limit 3
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 4 · Speeding 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 3 OOS
    No valid CDL 2 · Other qualification 1
  • 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · THE CINCINNATI INDEMNITY COMPANY
on record since Mar 28, 2020 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2014
Cargo filing
on file · ARGONAUT INSURANCE CO. since Mar 28, 2021
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Apr 6, 2020)

Who insures fleets like this →

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) 22
  • North Carolina 14
  • Georgia 6
  • Maryland 6
  • New Jersey 6
  • Tennessee 4
  • Maine 3
  • Arkansas 2

28% of inspections were in its home state.