Carrier profile · USDOT 2916852 · MC-982975 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Tarpon Flatbed LLC

2 power unitsLocal · 1 statesCHARLOTTE, NC50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-982975 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

17.0Avg age (yr)

2009–2009 · vPIC

Call dispatch(704) 622-2932 Email dispatchtarponflatbed@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 2-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Ooida Risk’16–’23

Progressive Southeastern’22–’26

2016201920222025now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since May 2026

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Jun 2026	$750K	3
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Oct 2016 → Jan 2023	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 0

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

FL busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

CHARLOTTE, NC

11401 RED HICKORY LN

Top corridor

FL ⇄ NC

FL 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3408601 USDOT 3838197

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ralph woodring — 2 carriers: USDOT 960175

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 11401 RED HICKORY LN, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28273
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (704) 622-2932
Email: tarponflatbed@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Ralph Woodring
USDOT / docket: 2916852 · MC-982975
First registered: Aug 5, 2016
Last MCS-150: Feb 6, 2025 · 10,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 33613673

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for TARPON FLATBED LLC.

TARPON FLATBED LLC (USDOT 2916852) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective May 5, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 6, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TARPON FLATBED LLC's USDOT number?

TARPON FLATBED LLC's USDOT number is 2916852, and its motor carrier number is MC-982975.

Is TARPON FLATBED LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, TARPON FLATBED LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TARPON FLATBED LLC's safety record?

TARPON FLATBED LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is TARPON FLATBED LLC's fleet?

TARPON FLATBED LLC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TARPON FLATBED LLC based?

TARPON FLATBED LLC is based in CHARLOTTE, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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