Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2487158 · MC-861153
FLORIDA FLATS TRUCK LINES INC
DBA THE CAR GOAT
1 power unitsCAPE CORAL, FL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-861153 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 12 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 6.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1212 yr active
since 2014Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
12 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is FLORIDA FLATS TRUCK LINES INC safe to work with?
Is FLORIDA FLATS TRUCK LINES INC safe to load? FLORIDA FLATS TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 2487158, MC-861153) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in CAPE CORAL, FL, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 12 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
FFFLORIDA FLATS TRUCK LINES INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+1 earlier
Progressive Express · 19–21
20142021
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
2 insurer eras · collapsed from 4 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2019 → Nov 2021 | $1M | 3 |
| NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH | Mar 2014 → Feb 2015 | $1M | 1 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
CAPE CORAL, FL
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
jeremy martin — 19 carriers: USDOT 1158980USDOT 2094139USDOT 2097107USDOT 2112376USDOT 2135863USDOT 2350410USDOT 2464380USDOT 2540645
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1934 EVERST PWKY, CAPE CORAL, FL, 33904
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (239) 339-3959
Registration
- Officer
- Jeremy Martin
- USDOT / docket
- 2487158 · MC-861153
- First registered
- 03/21/2014
- Last MCS-150
- 01/15/2020 · 1 mi (2019)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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Federal activity
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor
No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.
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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is FLORIDA FLATS TRUCK LINES INC's USDOT number?
FLORIDA FLATS TRUCK LINES INC's USDOT number is 2487158, and its motor carrier number is MC-861153.
Is FLORIDA FLATS TRUCK LINES INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, FLORIDA FLATS TRUCK LINES INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is FLORIDA FLATS TRUCK LINES INC's fleet?
FLORIDA FLATS TRUCK LINES INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is FLORIDA FLATS TRUCK LINES INC based?
FLORIDA FLATS TRUCK LINES INC is based in CAPE CORAL, FL.