CSA
UnknownUSDOT 3345268· CARRIER· EIN 84-2951065
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SIMS EQUIPMENT LLC

1219 N HWY 301, TAMPA, FL, 33619-3501(813) 626-8102compliance@simscrane.comDEREK SATHER
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
100
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
No red flags in the public FMCSA record

A 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.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver3 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

3 inspections · 4 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.

3
Inspections
4
Violations
0
OOS violations
4
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

4
total

Most inspected in · top 2 states

  • FL13
  • GA1

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.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Vehicle Maintenance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

14
Inspections
4
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
2
Crashes
2
States
cleanviolOOS

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.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

15 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

6 truck 4 incomplete vehicle 3 trailer 2 other
2020 KENWORTH T880seen 2×
1NKZX4TX2LJ403896· P1781C FL
2021 PETERBILT 348seen 2×
1NP3LJ0X1MD745516· P0070D FL
2018 PETERBILT 579
1XPBDP9X5JD439662· 44BDIM FL
2018 PETERBILT 579
1XPBDP9X4JD439684· 45BDIM FL
2024 PETERBILT 567
1XPCD40X8RD645179· GGH686 FL
2001 FRUEHUAF Fruehuaf
1JJF482F91S738701· C9312Y FL
2018 PETERBILT 348
2NP3LJ9X6JM477006· P9086J FL
2019 KENWORTH T8 Series
1XKDP4EX1KJ284721· AH06WA FL
TADANO
WFN4RUVU4L2065444· MIS00G FL
2020 PETERBILT 567
1NPCX4TX0LD709803· P0472H FL
TADANO
WFN4RUUU5K2066375· MIS91F FL
2024 PETERBILT 567
1XPCD40X3RD662231· GGN494 GA
2024 DORSEY Dorsey
7KYDF4826RED40567· QA50ZX FL
2024 PETERBILT 567
1XPCD40X5RD662232· GGN500 GA
2023 DORSEY Dorsey
7KYFB4821PED34581· QB51JH FL

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY

Power units
27
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
21
6 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.2M mi
reported 2022
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi21 drivers
Company officer
DEREK SATHER
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2019-10-11
Last MCS-150 update
2023-11-20
Census status
Active

Fleet: 27 trucks · 10 owned tractors · 14 owned trailers.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs, phone numbers, officers or emails with 3 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

3
Connected carriers
1
Fleet-transfer links
4
Most shared VINs
2
Strong links
Strong· 2
1
SIMS CRANE & EQUIPMENT COMPANY
USDOT 165438Active· TAMPA, FL
Strong
OfficerEmailPhoneShared VIN · 4
1NP3LJ0X1MD7455161NPCX4TX0LD7098031XPBDP9X4JD4396842NP3LJ9X6JM477006
2
SIMS LOGISTICS LLC
USDOT 9315937Active· TAMPA, FL
Strong
Officer

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

2 events
  1. 11/20/2023MCS-150 update filed

    0.2M mi reported (2022)

  2. 10/11/2019Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2023-11-20
Reported mileage
205,085 mi (2022)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 25, 2026, 8:06 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.