ESMERALDA TRUCK CORP
USDOT 2197514MC-Docket MC762584PORT ST LUCIE, FL
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ESMERALDA TRUCK CORP (USDOT 2197514) in PORT ST LUCIE, FL — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- 3 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2025-01-30 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 12 times, most recent 2025-02-13 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 7.66
Hours of service
No alert
measure 3.73
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.78
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 18.65
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
9
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
10
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 1
- Total drivers
- 1
- Years in business
- 15
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 30%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 50%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 12 times last 2025-02-13
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-03-16
- Insurance lapse history
- 3 lapse(s) most recent 2025-01-30
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
13
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
54
Violations
10
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-17 → 2026-05-05.
Crash history (last 24 months)
No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
40 | 5 | 2026-05-05 |
Hours of service 395
|
6 | 4 | 2026-01-07 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
5 | 1 | 2024-10-14 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
3 | 0 | 2025-10-03 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-03-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2026-03-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2026-03-30 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2026-03-30 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corr | OOS |
| 2026-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area | — |
| 2026-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing | — |
| 2026-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Flat tire or fabric exposed | OOS |
| 2026-02-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel/rim cracked or broken | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2026-01-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | OOS |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | — |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake tubing improperly joined or spliced | OOS |
| 2026-01-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Drivers record of duty status not current | — |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2026-01-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically | — |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-10-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2025-04-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
| 2025-04-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2025-04-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | — |
| 2025-04-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition | — |
| 2025-04-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after Decemb | — |
| 2025-04-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-10-14 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2024-07-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2024-07-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | — |
| 2024-07-16 | Unsafe Driving | Lane Restriction violation | — |
| 2024-07-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 12 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-05-05 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
2026-03-25 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LBL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TEPBM | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
2026-03-02 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TEPBM | — | — |
2026-02-10 9 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
2026-01-07 12 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45A-AJS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLPC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24D | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F01 | — | — |
2025-10-03 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
2025-04-10 7 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11LR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9T | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
2024-10-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2C | — | — |
2024-07-16 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
2024-01-11 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 5(a)(3) | OOS | — |
2023-10-27 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(a)(1) | OOS | — |
2023-07-17 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(a)(1) | OOS | — |
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