POLLYWOG TRANSPORT INC

USDOT 495273

Active

Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (20 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT495273
MC NumberMC-253064
Fleet20 power units
Drivers17
Phone9417213495
LocationPalmetto, FL

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileSentry Select Insurance Company
  • Out-of-service rate9.5% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)4 reported — involvement does not imply fault

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 Number495273
MC NumberMC-253064
Legal NamePOLLYWOG TRANSPORT INC
DBA Name—
Entity TypeCORPORATION
Phone9417213495
Address1908 28TH AV EAST, Palmetto, FL, 34221

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 20070126)
Hazmat Flagfalse

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 InsurerSentry Select Insurance Company
Coverage on File$1,000,000
Insurance on File Since2025-04-21
InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
Sentry Select Insurance Company$1,000,000BMC-91X2025-04-21—
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO$5,000BMC-342003-10-17—

Timeline

Authority history

Authority Events on Record1
  • 2005-11-10 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
85 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
84 / 100
Driver Fitness
0 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
91 / 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)

Inspections21
Out-of-Service Rate9.5% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes4 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 4 towaway)
  • 2026-01-08 — FL — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2025-12-09 — FL — towaway
  • 2025-10-22 — FL — towaway
  • 2025-03-24 — FL — towaway
  • 2024-05-30 — FL — towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 16 (7), 12 (5), 23 (4).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Equipment

Fleet & operations

Power Units (trucks)20
Drivers17
Recent Annual Mileage1,558,868
Last MCS-150 Filing08-APR-26

POLLYWOG TRANSPORT INC operates 20 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in FL.

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