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USDOT 160401MC065447

Emerald Transformer — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

8 years (granted 2018)

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Liability filing

$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

94 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Florida Transformer Llc

DBA

Emerald Transformer

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

4509 State Hwy 83 N, Defuniak Springs, FL 32433

Phone

(225) 454-2055

Power units

49

Drivers

30

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC065447

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier

Insurance filings

91X — Starr Indemnity & Liability Insurance Company · coverage $750K (as filed)
91X — Starr Indemnity & Liability Insurance Company · coverage $200K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

2.1%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 94 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

18.1%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 94 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

ttran@emeraldtransformer.com — company domain

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Domain age

emeraldtransformer.com registered 2014-03-28 (12 years)

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Mail host

Self-hosted / other

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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

4

Reportable crashes

4

Tow-aways

2

With injuries

1

With fatalities

Most recent: MI 05/2026 · OH 01/2026 · CA 10/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 202025: 332024: 242023: 17
Level I — Full: 30Level III — Driver-only: 28Level II — Walk-around: 28Level V — Vehicle-only: 8
DateStateLevel
Jul 6, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 1, 2026GALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 3, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 18, 2026FLLevel I — Full
May 15, 2026ARLevel II — Walk-around
May 15, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 13, 2026ARLevel I — Full
May 4, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 29, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 17, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 30, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Mar 25, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 11, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 3, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 28, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 5, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 30, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 29, 2025NVLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 12, 2025CALevel I — Full
Dec 12, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Dec 11, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 4, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Nov 10, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 28, 2025ALLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 9, 2025USLevel I — Full
Sep 30, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 23, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 23, 2025OKLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 22, 2025OKLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 15, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 11, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 1, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 28, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2025CALevel I — Full
Aug 7, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2025USLevel I — Full
Jun 26, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 26, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
May 12, 2025CALevel I — Full
Apr 28, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 16, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Apr 14, 2025CALevel I — Full
Apr 10, 2025CALevel I — Full
Apr 2, 2025CALevel I — Full
Mar 31, 2025FLLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 6, 2025FLLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 6, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 20, 2025FLLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 3, 2024CALevel I — Full
Nov 27, 2024GALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 24, 2024NMLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 7, 2024CALevel I — Full
Oct 31, 2024CALevel I — Full
Oct 22, 2024CALevel I — Full
Oct 10, 2024ALLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 25, 2024CALevel I — Full
Sep 11, 2024MILevel II — Walk-around
Aug 28, 2024CALevel I — Full
Aug 28, 2024KYLevel I — Full
Aug 20, 2024FLLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2024FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2024CALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 22, 2024KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2024KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 13, 2024FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 6, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
May 15, 2024SCLevel II — Walk-around
May 9, 2024FLLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 3, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 3, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 20, 2024KYLevel I — Full
Jan 26, 2024CALevel I — Full
Dec 18, 2023FLLevel I — Full
Dec 6, 2023WILevel II — Walk-around
Dec 5, 2023VTLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 12, 2023AZLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 23, 2023CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Oct 19, 2023CALevel I — Full
Oct 16, 2023CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Oct 16, 2023CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Oct 16, 2023CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Oct 16, 2023CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Oct 16, 2023CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Oct 16, 2023CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Sep 12, 2023ALLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 21, 2023CALevel I — Full
Aug 11, 2023MOLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 28, 2023CALevel I — Full
Jul 17, 2023ARLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 94 of 94 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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