TORNADO EXPRESS LLC

DOT# 2408489 MC# 828734 Port Charlotte, FL Authorized For-Hire
(916) 267-3597 tornadoexpressllc@gmail.com 14147 Marlin Ave, Port Charlotte FL 33953-1445
26 power units · all owned 13 drivers
Intrastate Only
Strong
FRED Score 86.3 / 100
Low confidence
13 yrs history · 18 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
26
Drivers · CDL
13 · 13
Annual miles
41k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 13 0 0 13
Tractors 13 0 0 13
Trailers 10 0 0 10

Registration

Registered
05-23-2013 (13 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-27-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
PAVEL RUBETS
Officer
GALINA RUBETS

Cargo

59.8
medium risk
Household Goods General Freight Building Materials Fresh Produce US Mail 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.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Intrastate operation

Runs within one state. Roadside inspections are rarer for intrastate fleets than for interstate ones, so this record rests mainly on crash reports, which states file for intrastate trucks too.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate 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 0.64×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
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 0.6 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Out-of-service orders 1.57× and violations 1.40× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.33×. Together they move its crash estimate -6%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Mar 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Cargo securement and lights
    Cargo securement are 9 of 35 violations (26%). Cargo securement or light defects led to 8 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    61.5% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (8 of 13). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.57× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Apr 2025 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
18
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
61.5%
8 of 13
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
5.6%
1 of 18
National avg 6.7%
Violations
35
12 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Florida (about 28 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 2 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 10,543 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.029
Inspections 0.42 1.12
Violations 0.67 0.78
Critical violations 0.19 0.15

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

What they get cited for

35 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    34 · 11 OOS
    Cargo securement 9 · Lights 7 · Brakes 5 · Tires 2 · Other parts 11
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service 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

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

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through Nov 7, 2026.
Last filing: HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC, ended Mar 9, 2026 (cancellation notice took effect).
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY → HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC (Jul 2024)
  • 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 4 took effect (the last Mar 9, 2026, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2

Operating authority inactive (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 9, 2026)

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) 14
  • California 3
  • Federal inspectors 1