SIMS CRANE & EQUIPMENT COMPANY
USDOT 165438
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (380 power units) — safety rating: unsatisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileNational Interstate Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate15.7% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)7 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 1 year ago
- Linked registrations2 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 165438 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1651533 |
| Legal Name | SIMS CRANE & EQUIPMENT COMPANY |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8136268102 |
| Address | 1219 N US HWY 301 NORTH, Tampa, FL, 33619-3555 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | U — Unsatisfactory (rated 19890505) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | National Interstate Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2024-07-31 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Interstate Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2024-07-31 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2024-09-09 Authority less than 2 years old |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 2024-09-09 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 78 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 88 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 84 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 70 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 15.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 7 total (1 fatal, 3 with injuries, 6 towaway) |
- 2026-02-09 — FL — towaway
- 2025-10-26 — FL — 2 injured, towaway
- 2025-09-18 — FL — towaway
- 2025-01-30 — FL — 1 fatal, 1 injured
- 2024-11-27 — GA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (25), 26 (5), 30 (5).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
2 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 380 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 410 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 5,773,720 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 08-OCT-25 |
SIMS CRANE & EQUIPMENT COMPANY operates 380 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in FL.
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