Truly Good Foods — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
7 on file
Out-of-service
OOS rate at 2x national average or worse
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Tropical Nut & Fruit Co
DBA
Truly Good Foods
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
1100 Continental Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28273
Phone
(704) 588-0400
Power units
17
Drivers
17
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
14.3%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 7 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
14.3%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 7 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
jbauer@tropicalfoods.com — company domain
Domain age
tropicalfoods.com registered 1997-07-17 (29 years)
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | GA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 24, 2025 | DC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 29, 2025 | FL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 20, 2025 | FL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 4, 2025 | FL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 29, 2024 | FL | Level I — Full |
| Jan 23, 2024 | SC | Level I — Full |
Most recent 7 of 7 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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Recent coverage
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