ARIEL SEAFOODS INC, DOT #1019972 FMCSA Safety & Compliance Report

DESTIN, Florida · DOT #1019972 · 7 trucks · 5 drivers · Safety Rating: Not Rated

Your driver was put out of service on your latest roadside inspection: Mississippi on August 15.

That makes 3 of your 9 inspections in the last 24 months with an out-of-service order.

Your MCS-150 lists 7 trucks and 5 drivers.

Every violation on this list stays on your FMCSA record for 24 months and counts toward the scores FMCSA uses to choose carriers for an investigation. The investigator asks for the files behind each one.

ARIEL SEAFOODS INC is a small fleet motor carrier based in DESTIN, Florida (USDOT #1019972). As of October 22, 2026, it holds a Not Rated FMCSA safety rating and a FileFlo Carrier Intelligence Score of 59/100 (Elevated Risk), based on 11 recent inspection(s) and 10 recorded violation(s) in public FMCSA data.

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Carrier Intelligence Score

59/100 Elevated Risk

CategoryScoreMax
Safety Rating2230
Inspection Pass Rate1020
Out-of-Service Rate (vs FMCSA national avg)915
CSA BASIC percentilesNot measuredn/a

Three public FMCSA components, scored by FileFlo. CSA BASIC percentiles are not in FMCSA's public data, so they are shown as not measured.

ARIEL SEAFOODS INC's public FMCSA record, line by line

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months

  • Aug. 15, 2026, Mississippi. Out of service: 1 driver violation. Written up for no logbook kept the required way (49 CFR 395.8).
  • June 15, 2026, Mississippi. No violations.
  • March 3, 2026, Florida. Out of service: 1 driver violation, 4 violations in all. Written up for no valid medical card (49 CFR 391.41), company name or USDOT number not shown on the truck (49 CFR 390.21), and a state or local traffic violation (49 CFR 392.2).
  • Nov. 12, 2025, Mississippi. No violations.
  • Oct. 23, 2025, Florida. No violations.
  • Aug. 22, 2025, Florida. No violations.

ARIEL SEAFOODS INC: DESTIN, Florida Trucking Company

ARIEL SEAFOODS INC is a small fleet operating out of DESTIN, Florida with USDOT number 1019972. The company operates 7 power units and has no published FMCSA safety rating (most active carriers are unrated unless they have undergone a compliance review). Based on our analysis of federal safety data, ARIEL SEAFOODS INC has a FileFlo Carrier Intelligence Score (CIS) of 59/100, classified as Elevated Risk.

FMCSA Safety Record & Inspection History

ARIEL SEAFOODS INC has undergone 11 recorded DOT inspections. The driver out-of-service rate is 27.3%, above the national average of 5.51%. Common causes include hours-of-service violations, expired medical certificates, and CDL issues.

Recorded Violations and Out-of-Service Status

The public FMCSA record for ARIEL SEAFOODS INC carries 10 recorded violations, and the most recent inspection on file is dated August 15, 2026. Across 11 recorded inspections, the record carries 3 driver out-of-service violations and 0 vehicle out-of-service violations.

A recorded violation is what an inspector wrote down at the roadside. It is not a penalty, and it is not an amount owed: FMCSA assesses civil penalties only after a compliance review classifies specific cited violations. The step that changes this record is the document behind each line, so the next move is to see which records an investigator would ask for and which of them exist today.

What a 59/100 Carrier Intelligence Score Means

The Carrier Intelligence Score is FileFlo's own summary of three public FMCSA components for ARIEL SEAFOODS INC: the safety rating, the inspection pass rate and the out-of-service rate against the national average. It is not an FMCSA score, and FMCSA does not use it to choose carriers for an investigation. 59 out of 100 falls in FileFlo's Elevated Risk band.

Florida Trucking Compliance: DESTIN Area Carriers

ARIEL SEAFOODS INC falls under the Southern Service Center for FMCSA field-office oversight (region code 04). Service-center territory drives which FMCSA Investigator team would conduct a new-entrant audit or compliance review if one is triggered for this carrier.

Authority Type, Hazmat Status, and Operating Profile

ARIEL SEAFOODS INC is classified by FMCSA as an interstate carrier.

The carrier is classified as Private Property, meaning it transports its own goods incidental to its primary business, exempt from MC-number authority but still subject to safety regulations under 49 CFR Part 390.

ARIEL SEAFOODS INC is not flagged in FMCSA Census as a hazmat carrier (HM indicator: N), so the carrier is not subject to the additional 49 CFR Subchapter C hazmat regulations.

Operational range per MCS-150 filing: interstate beyond 100 miles (long-haul, 4 drivers); intrastate within 100 miles (1 drivers). The 100-mile boundary matters because drivers operating within a 100-air-mile radius qualify for the short-haul exception under 49 CFR 395.1(e)(1), which removes the requirement to maintain RODS for the day.

Self-reported MCS-150 annual mileage: 60,000 miles. MCS-150 mileage feeds the FMCSA SafeStat exposure denominator: drastically understated mileage can artificially inflate CSA BASIC percentile scores by reducing the per-mile exposure baseline. Updates are required every 24 months under 49 CFR 390.19.

Fleet Composition and Driver Profile

Owned equipment per the FMCSA Census filing: 5 straight trucks, 2 tractors, 2 trailers. Owned-vs-leased equipment matters for compliance documentation, owned trailers require the carrier to retain annual inspection certificates under 49 CFR 396.17, while leased trailers shift that documentation responsibility to the lease agreement.

The carrier reports 4 CDL-holding drivers on file. Each CDL driver must have a current Driver Qualification File (DQF) maintained per 49 CFR 391.51, including a Medical Examiner's Certificate, an annual MVR review, and a record of road-test results.

Intrastate driver count: 1. Intrastate drivers may be subject to state-specific CDL endorsement and hours-of-service variances depending on the state.

Primary cargo type per MCS-150: Fish. Cargo type drives which BASIC categories the carrier is monitored under (Hazmat Compliance applies only to HM-flagged carriers; Cargo-Related Crash applies broadly).

ARIEL SEAFOODS INC's Inspection Fingerprint: Geographic Pattern and Trend

Inspections cluster geographically across Florida (7), Mississippi (4). The concentration in Florida is consistent with the carrier's primary lanes and tends to correlate with which state DOT inspector teams ARIEL SEAFOODS INC's drivers encounter most often at roadside checkpoints.

How ARIEL SEAFOODS INC Compares to the National Average

Across the 11 recorded inspections, ARIEL SEAFOODS INC's 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate sits materially below the FMCSA 2024 national average of 20.72%. The 27.3% driver out-of-service rate sits substantially above the 2024 national average of 5.51%.

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Recent DOT Inspections: ARIEL SEAFOODS INC

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DateStateDriver OOSVehicle OOSNext step
2026-08-15MS10Audit check
2026-06-15MS00Audit check
2026-03-03FL10Audit check
2025-11-12MS00Audit check
2025-10-23FL00Audit check
2025-08-22FL00Audit check
2025-06-10FL10Audit check
2025-05-20FL00Audit check
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Frequently asked questions about ARIEL SEAFOODS INC

What is ARIEL SEAFOODS INC's FMCSA safety rating?

ARIEL SEAFOODS INC (USDOT #1019972) does not currently carry a published FMCSA safety rating. A "Not Rated" status is common for carriers that have never had a compliance review: it is not a negative finding. FileFlo scores the carrier at 59/100 (Elevated Risk) from the public inspection and out-of-service data that is available.

How large is ARIEL SEAFOODS INC's fleet?

Per its most recent FMCSA MCS-150 filing, ARIEL SEAFOODS INC operates 7 power unit(s) and 5 driver(s), classifying it as a small fleet. Fleet counts are self-reported to FMCSA and can lag a carrier's current operation.

Where is ARIEL SEAFOODS INC based?

ARIEL SEAFOODS INC is registered with the FMCSA at a physical address in DESTIN, Florida, under USDOT number 1019972.

What is ARIEL SEAFOODS INC's DOT inspection and violation history?

FileFlo shows 11 recent DOT inspection(s) and 10 recorded violation(s) for ARIEL SEAFOODS INC (USDOT #1019972), sourced from FMCSA public records and the Socrata transportation datasets. The inspection table on this page lists dates, states, and out-of-service counts.

What is ARIEL SEAFOODS INC's FileFlo Carrier Intelligence Score?

ARIEL SEAFOODS INC scores 59/100 (Elevated Risk) on FileFlo's Carrier Intelligence Score. The score normalizes three public FMCSA components (safety rating, inspection pass rate, and out-of-service rate versus the national average) into one 0-100 surface. CSA SMS BASIC percentiles are not published in FMCSA's public data and are excluded rather than estimated.

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