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COMET EXPRESS INC

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Company CheckCOMET EXPRESS INC · DOT 1965385

16421 SEVEN LAKES AVENUE, PUNTA GORDA, FL, 33982

DOT# 1965385 MC# 737973 Punta Gorda, Florida 15 years

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

1

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameCOMET EXPRESS INC

DOT Number1965385

MC Number737973

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationPunta Gorda, Florida

Added11/11/2009

MCS-15003/09/2026

Contact Details

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Physical Address16421 SEVEN LAKES AVENUE, PUNTA GORDA, FL, 33982

Mailing AddressPO BOX 970963, MIAMI, FL, 33197

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC737973

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating15 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage81,801 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective02/04/2026

CompanyTRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #FOP137102026

Last checked08/04/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage81,801 mi

Operating15 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2025

1 · 0 OOS -

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Dec 2025, 1 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Inspection Records (1)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
12/04/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	MIAMI FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections1

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	058CP00237	$750,000	11/18/2013	02/04/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA0723897	$750,000	02/04/2020	02/04/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0067529	$1,000,000	02/04/2019	02/04/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	WESFL424240-00	$750,000	02/04/2018	02/04/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	CA05876264	$750,000	02/04/2017	02/04/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	CA05876264	$750,000	02/04/2017	02/04/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0032771001	$750,000	02/04/2015	02/04/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN133552	$750,000	02/04/2014	02/04/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	058CP00237	$750,000	02/04/2013	11/18/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	058CP00237	$750,000	02/04/2013	01/05/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 8415999	$1,000,000	02/04/2012	02/04/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CASTLEPOINT FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY	BAPBY0065811	$750,000	02/04/2011	02/04/2012	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC737973	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/28/2011	-	-
MC737973	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/09/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/01/2017
MC737973	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/08/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/01/2019
MC737973	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/08/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/04/2015
MC737973	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/08/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/03/2014

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.