Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 976408
FRUIT OF THE SEA LLC
1 power unitsBRIDGEPORT, CT
CARRIER INACTIVE
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 25 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.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 15.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2424 yr active
since 2001Insurance (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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
24 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is FRUIT OF THE SEA LLC safe to work with?
Is FRUIT OF THE SEA LLC safe to load? FRUIT OF THE SEA LLC (USDOT 976408) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in BRIDGEPORT, CT, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 24 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
FOFRUIT OF THE SEA LLC 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?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
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.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
BRIDGEPORT, CT
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
luis santos — 18 carriers: USDOT 602391USDOT 1617014USDOT 1657819USDOT 1774345USDOT 1890326USDOT 2072334USDOT 2351376USDOT 2881001
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1013 HOUSA TONICAVE, BRIDGEPORT, CT, 06608
- Mailing address
- 375 SECOND AVENUE, STRATFORD, CT, 06615
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (203) 576-0854
- Cell
- (203) 395-4555
- Fax
- (203) 576-0857
- 9mandasnt@aol.com
Registration
- Officer
- Luis Santos
- USDOT / docket
- 976408
- First registered
- 09/05/2001
- Last MCS-150
- 09/01/2010 · 0 mi
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
—Annual mileage
07
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
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is FRUIT OF THE SEA LLC's USDOT number?
FRUIT OF THE SEA LLC's USDOT number is 976408.
Is FRUIT OF THE SEA LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, FRUIT OF THE SEA LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is FRUIT OF THE SEA LLC's fleet?
FRUIT OF THE SEA LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is FRUIT OF THE SEA LLC based?
FRUIT OF THE SEA LLC is based in BRIDGEPORT, CT.