Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1002717 · MC-518866
TECH III INC
DBA SOUTHERN MARINE SALES & SERVICE
1 power unitsJACKSONVILLE, FL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-518866 ACTIVE
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 24 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 14.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2424 yr active
since 2002Insurance (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
24 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is TECH III INC safe to work with?
Is TECH III INC safe to load? TECH III INC (USDOT 1002717, MC-518866) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in JACKSONVILLE, FL, 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
TITECH III 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.
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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
CargoFiled with FMCSA
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+6 earlier
Northland · 11–12
20052012
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.
7 insurer eras · collapsed from 8 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2011 → Mar 2012 | $750k | 1 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Jun 2010 → Jun 2011 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2009 → Jun 2010 | $750k | 2 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | May 2008 → May 2009 | $750k | 1 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2007 → May 2008 | $750k | 1 |
| STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA | Apr 2006 → May 2007 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2005 → Apr 2006 | $750k | 1 |
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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
JACKSONVILLE, FL
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
dennis mitchell — 18 carriers: USDOT 380971USDOT 1259372USDOT 1292852USDOT 1435617USDOT 1548812USDOT 1588240USDOT 1674398USDOT 1697347
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 3913 HICKORY GROVE DR, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32277
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (904) 743-6670
- Cell
- (904) 483-6932
- Fax
- (904) 378-0197
- pmitch2004@aol.com
Registration
- Officers
- Dennis Mitchell · Pat Mitchell
- USDOT / docket
- 1002717 · MC-518866
- First registered
- 02/05/2002
- Last MCS-150
- 02/13/2012 · 10,000 mi (2011)
- 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 TECH III INC's USDOT number?
TECH III INC's USDOT number is 1002717, and its motor carrier number is MC-518866.
Is TECH III INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, TECH III INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is TECH III INC's fleet?
TECH III INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is TECH III INC based?
TECH III INC is based in JACKSONVILLE, FL.