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Motor carrier · USDOT 506485

STRATES SHOWS INC, Orlando, FL: USDOT 506485 safety record, inspections, out-of-service, crashes

Fleet and drivers are as STRATES SHOWS INC filed them on its MCS-150, last updated May 11, 2026. The carrier has been on the FMCSA register since December 9, 1992. 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 filedSTRATES SHOWS INC
Doing business asJAMES E STRATES SHOWS
USDOT number506485
Status on the censusActive
AddressOrlando, FL 32824
CountyOrange County
Operating authorityInterstate Carriers
Hazardous materialsCarries hazardous materials
Safety ratingConditional
Power units7 (7 trucks)
Drivers7 (7 with a CDL)
On the register sinceDecember 9, 1992
MCS-150 last filedMay 11, 2026
Cargo carriedMachinery, Large Objects; Other; Passengers

Cited to the FMCSA Company Census File.

Roadside inspections

DateFiled byLevelViolationsOut-of-serviceDriver OOSVehicle OOS
September 3, 2025NYLevel I, full21808
August 28, 2025NCLevel III, driver only4000
February 21, 2025FLLevel II, walk-around7101
November 22, 2024FLLevel II, walk-around4101

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

Crashes

DateFiled byCityFatalitiesInjuriesTowed awayHazmat released
January 30, 2026FLUnincorporated01YesNo
February 2, 2024FLOrlando01YesNo
January 28, 2020FLAltamonte Springs01No
May 6, 2008FLSanford01YesNo
March 8, 2004FLSanford01YesNo
September 29, 1998NCOrlando11Yes

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

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