TROPICAL FREIGHT LLC
2 power units
3 drivers
mileage unreliable
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11 yrs history · 21 roadside inspections in 24 months
Checked Nov 8, 2026
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 2 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 3 · 3
- Annual miles
- 1 unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Trailers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Oct 14, 2015 (11 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- May 13, 2026
- Officer
- LUIS ARANGO
- Phone
- (917) 547-9447
- tropicalload@gmail.com
- Address
- 10117 Caldwell Depot Rd, Cornelius NC 28031
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Drive/Tow AwayMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsGeneral Freight
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Aug 2026Crashes
1
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
21
81% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
28.6%
2 of 7 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 21 driver inspections
Violations
5
2 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
5 on the FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Aug 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert4 · 2 out-of-serviceLights 2 · Tires 2
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Unsafe driving No alert1 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 1
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Hours of service No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Aug 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
1 crash
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Jan102025Jan 10, 2025 · North CarolinaProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · Cimarron Insurance Company, Inc.on record since Jul 18, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2015
- 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
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY → Cimarron Insurance Company, Inc. (Jul 2026); BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN → PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY (May 2025); PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY → BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN (May 2024)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Aug 3, 2026, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- North Carolina (HQ) 21
Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle maintenance | 3 | 4.90 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 1 | 4.00 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
21 driver inspections · 7 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Nov 2024 – Aug 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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