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Motor carrier · USDOT 165438

SIMS CRANE & EQUIPMENT COMPANY, Tampa, FL: USDOT 165438 safety record, inspections, out-of-service, crashes

Fleet and drivers are as SIMS CRANE & EQUIPMENT COMPANY filed them on its MCS-150, last updated October 8, 2025. The carrier has been on the FMCSA register since June 1, 1974. Inspections and crashes are the reports in Velarion’s copy of FMCSA’s inspection and crash files, which hold the reports filed by some states, not every state; FMCSA’s free SAFER snapshot carries the carrier’s national 24-month inspection and out-of-service figures.

Identity

Legal name as filedSIMS CRANE & EQUIPMENT COMPANY
USDOT number165438
Status on the censusActive
AddressTampa, FL 33619
CountyHillsborough County
Operating authorityInterstate Carriers
Hazardous materialsDoes not carry hazardous materials
Safety ratingUnsatisfactory
Power units380 (380 trucks)
Drivers410 (410 with a CDL)
On the register sinceJune 1, 1974
MCS-150 last filedOctober 8, 2025
Cargo carriedBuilding Materials; Logs, Poles, Beams, Lumber; Machinery, Large Objects; Motor Vehicles; Drive/Tow Away; Construction

Cited to the FMCSA Company Census File.

Roadside inspections

The newest 50 of 70.

DateFiled byLevelViolationsOut-of-serviceDriver OOSVehicle OOS
March 30, 2026FLLevel II, walk-around4000
March 30, 2026FLLevel III, driver only0000
March 25, 2026FLLevel II, walk-around1000
February 19, 2026FLLevel III, driver only0000
February 3, 2026FLLevel III, driver only0000
January 29, 2026FLLevel III, driver only0000
January 9, 2026FLLevel II, walk-around2101
December 30, 2025FLLevel III, driver only0000
December 17, 2025FLLevel III, driver only0000
December 11, 2025FLLevel III, driver only0000
December 3, 2025FLLevel II, walk-around6101
December 2, 2025FLLevel III, driver only0000
December 1, 2025FLLevel II, walk-around1101
November 7, 2025FLLevel III, driver only0000
November 4, 2025FLLevel II, walk-around2000
October 29, 2025FLLevel II, walk-around2101
October 29, 2025FLLevel III, driver only0000
October 16, 2025FLLevel I, full0000
October 14, 2025FLLevel II, walk-around5000
October 14, 2025FLLevel III, driver only0000
October 13, 2025FLLevel II, walk-around1000
September 2, 2025FLLevel II, walk-around0000
September 2, 2025FLLevel III, driver only0000
August 22, 2025FLLevel II, walk-around0000
August 19, 2025FLLevel III, driver only0000
August 19, 2025FLLevel III, driver only0000
August 6, 2025FLLevel III, driver only0000
August 6, 2025FLLevel III, driver only1000
July 18, 2025FLLevel III, driver only3000
July 7, 2025FLLevel III, driver only0000
July 1, 2025FLLevel II, walk-around3101
June 25, 2025FLLevel II, walk-around0000
June 3, 2025FLLevel II, walk-around1000
April 11, 2025FLLevel II, walk-around4000
March 25, 2025FLLevel III, driver only0000
February 26, 2025FLLevel III, driver only0000
February 24, 2025FLLevel III, driver only0000
February 17, 2025FLLevel III, driver only0000
February 4, 2025FLLevel III, driver only0000
January 31, 2025FLLevel I, full3000
January 28, 2025FLLevel III, driver only0000
January 14, 2025FLLevel II, walk-around1000
November 4, 2024FLLevel II, walk-around6202
October 30, 2024FLLevel III, driver only0000
September 17, 2024FLLevel II, walk-around2000
September 17, 2024FLLevel III, driver only0000
September 16, 2024FLLevel II, walk-around1000
September 9, 2024FLLevel III, driver only0000
August 30, 2024FLLevel III, driver only1000
July 23, 2024FLLevel III, driver only0000

Cited to the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

Crashes

The newest 50 of 75.

DateFiled byCityFatalitiesInjuriesTowed awayHazmat released
February 9, 2026FLUnincorporated00YesNo
October 26, 2025FLUnincorporated02YesNo
September 18, 2025FLUnincorporated00YesNo
January 30, 2025FLUnincorporated11NoNo
November 27, 2024GAMarietta00YesNo
November 1, 2024FLUnincorporated01YesNo
October 4, 2024FLPompano Beach00YesNo
February 26, 2024FLJacksonville11YesNo
January 29, 2024GAUnion City00Yes
June 9, 2023FLTampa00YesNo
May 21, 2023FLJupiter00Yes
March 17, 2023FLPalm Bay00YesNo
December 22, 2022FLUnincorporated03YesNo
October 24, 2022FLPembroke Pines01YesNo
August 10, 2022FLUnincorporated01Yes
February 15, 2022FLUnincorporated00YesNo
February 10, 2022FLUnincorporated00YesNo
January 22, 2022FLLauderhill02Yes
December 27, 2021FLPine Crest Village00YesNo
December 6, 2021FLMargate00Yes
December 6, 2021FLBradenton00Yes
June 11, 2021FLOrlando00YesNo
October 29, 2020FLUnincorporated01YesNo
October 29, 2020FLSt. Petersburg00Yes
September 25, 2020FLUnincorporated H.C.01NoNo
August 18, 2020FLUnincorporated01YesNo
December 17, 2019FLJacksonville01YesNo
November 1, 2019FLDelray Beach00YesNo
October 18, 2019FLOrlando01YesNo
August 28, 2019FLUnincorporated01NoNo
April 20, 2019FLUnincorporated01No
April 20, 2019FLUnincorporated01No
March 12, 2019FLUnincorporated02YesNo
January 26, 2019FLOcala01YesNo
November 6, 2018FLLakeland00YesNo
August 9, 2018FLTitusville00YesNo
July 26, 2018FLRoyal Palm Beach00YesNo
April 13, 2018FLLakeland01YesNo
February 6, 2018FLTampa01YesNo
December 11, 2017FLOrlando00Yes
September 19, 2017FLTampa00YesNo
August 22, 2017FLOcoee00Yes
July 10, 2017FLHialeah00YesNo
May 24, 2017FLDavenport00YesNo
May 1, 2017FLOrmond Beach00YesNo
April 18, 2017FLUnincorporated00YesNo
November 23, 2016FLCasselberry00YesNo
November 4, 2016FLDavie00YesNo
August 23, 2016FLBradenton01Yes
August 3, 2016FLFort Pierce00YesNo

Cited to the FMCSA Crash File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

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