TROPICAL ASSOCIATES INC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 20260 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · —% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- GARY SMITH
- Operation
- Interstate
- D-U-N-S
- 51253198
- Registered since
- 2002-12-31
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-06-30
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 1 trucks.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares officers with 59 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
31 events- 06/30/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2024)
- 07/06/2021MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 07/01/2021Insurance filed — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA03848019
- 07/11/2010Insurance cancelled — GATEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TRK6000208-000
- 06/03/2010Insurance cancelled — GATEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TRK6000208-000
- 05/10/2010Insurance replaced — GATEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TRK6000208-000
- 05/07/2010CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/11/2010)
- 04/15/2010Insurance cancelled — GATEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TRK6000208-000
- 04/13/2010Insurance replaced — GATEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TRK6000208-000
- 03/19/2010CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/14/2010)
- 02/25/2010Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 4573348
- 02/19/2010Insurance cancelled — SUA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 10NSMTR-100180-CA-01
- 01/25/2010CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/25/2010)
- 03/26/2009Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CM0042346
- 02/27/2009CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/26/2009)
- 02/22/2008Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CM0042346
- 02/15/2008CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/19/2008)
- 02/15/2008Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CM0042346
- 02/18/2006Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy SFT1653038 02
- 01/23/2006CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/21/2006)
- 10/06/2005Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy SFT 1653038
- 09/09/2005CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/05/2005)
- 02/19/2005Insurance replaced — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
BIPD/Primary · policy SFT 1653038
- 11/08/2004Insurance cancelled — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
BIPD/Primary · policy SFT 1653038
- 10/12/2004CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/12/2004)
- 02/17/2004CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/25/2004)
- 02/06/2004Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 389746
- 07/12/2003Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 389746
- 07/02/2003Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 389746
- 02/26/2003MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (07/19/2010)
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-06-30
- Reported mileage
- 100,000 mi (2024)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJuly, 2025
- Moved to WEST BABYLON, NY
June, 2025
- Moved to WOODBRIDGE, VA
July, 2022
- Fleet shrank to 2 power units
June, 2022
- Moved to WEST BABYLON, NY
- Fleet shrank to 8 power units
- Drivers shrank to 2
March, 2022
- Fleet grew to 10 power units
- Drivers grew to 10
June, 2021
- Moved to ELMONT, NY
May, 2021
First on-record entry — TROPICAL ASSOCIATES INC, WEST BABYLON, NY
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