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Company CheckTROPICAL EXPRESS LLC · DOT 902621

DOT# 902621 MC# MC-272832 Southfield, Michigan

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

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Other Companies at This Address

Address29193 NORTHWESTERN HWY STE 742, SOUTHFIELD, MI 48034

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ELIXIR LOGISTICS INC	2036763	Sign in	Inactive
RIVERSIDE EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC	1641465	Sign in	Inactive
TROPICAL EXPRESS LLC this company	902621	Sign in	Inactive
WILDCAT LANDSCAPE LLC	1880941	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC272832

CommonInactive

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingConditional

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review11/04/2014

Quick Facts

StatusInactive

TypeCarrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers5

MCS-15007/2015

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 11/04/2014 | Rated: 01/06/2015

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	CALVERT INSURANCE COMPANY	AL 21001238	$1,000,000	12/15/1996	04/18/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CALVERT INSURANCE COMPANY	AL 21001238	$1,000,000	12/15/1996	05/28/1997	Cancelled
34	CARGO	VESTA FIRE INSURANCE CORP.	TC9302878	$0	12/15/1996	06/14/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0039236	$750,000	12/15/1995	10/24/1996	Cancelled
34	CARGO	VESTA FIRE INSURANCE CORP.	TC9302492	$0	12/15/1995	12/15/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 8159042	$1,000,000	12/01/2011	08/30/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 8159042	$1,000,000	12/01/2011	07/11/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 8159042	$1,000,000	12/01/2011	12/01/2011	Replaced
34	CARGO	MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	C0504473	$0	11/18/2013	04/13/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	V0502837	$1,000,000	11/18/2013	03/29/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	V0502837	$1,000,000	11/18/2013	04/13/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2091866	$1,000,000	11/14/2014	01/04/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO 0039236	$750,000	10/24/1996	12/15/1996	Cancelled
34	CARGO	MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	C0504473	$0	09/23/2013	11/18/2013	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	V0502837	$1,000,000	09/23/2013	11/18/2013	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2091866	$1,000,000	09/04/2014	11/14/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 8159042	$1,000,000	07/22/2011	12/01/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2097880	$1,000,000	07/17/2015	10/25/2015	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	IRPI-DK-01-019	$0	07/16/2001	07/17/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	V0502837	$1,000,000	07/11/2012	09/23/2013	Name Changed
34	CARGO	MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	C0504473	$0	07/11/2012	09/23/2013	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2096660	$1,000,000	06/13/2015	07/15/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0704274	$1,000,000	04/18/2000	03/23/2001	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CIO0013498	$0	04/18/2000	03/23/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0704274	$1,000,000	04/18/2000	04/18/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0704274	$1,000,000	04/18/2000	09/28/2000	Transferred
34	CARGO	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CIO0013498	$0	04/18/2000	09/28/2000	Transferred
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	QT660508X5354TIL99	$0	04/18/1999	05/02/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	41-796 761-00	$1,000,000	04/18/1999	04/18/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GUARANTY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	TP 1212974	$1,000,000	04/18/1998	04/18/1999	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	CIM14562592000	$0	04/18/1997	04/29/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CALVERT INSURANCE COMPANY	AL 21001423	$1,000,000	04/18/1997	04/18/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2096660	$1,000,000	04/02/2015	06/13/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2091866	$1,000,000	03/29/2014	03/29/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2091866	$1,000,000	03/29/2014	03/29/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2091866	$1,000,000	03/29/2014	09/04/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2091866	$1,000,000	03/29/2014	04/30/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	CP0161388	$1,000,000	03/23/2001	01/27/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	CP0161388	$0	03/23/2001	07/16/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2092287	$1,000,000	03/11/2015	04/03/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CITIZENS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA	CAC 058 882	$1,000,000	01/17/1994	12/16/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2092287	$1,000,000	01/04/2015	03/11/2015	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC272832	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/16/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/16/1996
MC272832	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/08/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/31/2014
MC272832	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/27/2000	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/06/2000
MC272832	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/27/2000	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/03/2000
MC272832	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/20/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/30/2014
MC272832	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/17/2013	REVOKED	07/21/2015
MC272832	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	09/01/2000	REVOKED	04/15/2002
MC272832	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/01/2000	REVOKED	04/15/2002
MC272832	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/08/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/05/2014
MC272832	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/03/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/10/2012
MC272832	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/03/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/10/2012
MC272832	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/31/2015	REVOKED	11/02/2015
MC272832	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/31/2015	REVOKED	11/02/2015
MC272832	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/26/2011	REVOKED	08/29/2013
MC272832	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/26/2011	REVOKED	09/23/2013
MC272832	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/11/1997	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/19/1997
MC272832	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/18/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/15/2015
MC272832	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/14/1999	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/03/1999
MC272832	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/14/1999	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/03/1999
MC272832	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	05/04/1994	TRANSFERRED	09/01/2000
MC272832	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/03/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/18/2014
MC272832	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/17/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/01/2014
MC272832	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/11/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/09/2015
MC272832	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/12/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/05/2015
MC272832	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/24/1996	TRANSFERRED	09/01/2000

No revocation records.

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48/100

Fair

NOT 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, from 100 to 48

−25

−12

−10

Starts at 100−52 totalFinal 48

Not active with FMCSA−25

Conditional safety rating−12

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Operating history unknown−3

No email address on file−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

USDOT registration is not active (inactive, revoked, or pending).

Authorized for hire

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

Active insurance on file

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-25

Not active with FMCSA FAILS VERIFICATION

FMCSA does not show an active USDOT registration / operating authority.

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

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.

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