Carrier profile · USDOT 1136241 · MC-461775 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Southern Christian Transportation Inc

14 power unitsavg 15.4 yrMulti-region · 13 statesPEMBROKE, NC68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-461775 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

19 observed · MCS-150

31Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.4Avg age (yr)

1999–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(910) 521-8844 Email dispatchrobertlocklearsct@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average39.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average8.9% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo39.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo39.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.4 yr

Model years 1999–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

45 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 39.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 23 vehicle and 45 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 4.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 4

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 45
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 12 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Canal’09–’13

Ace Property’18–’21

Sentry Select’22–’25

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Dec 2025	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2021 → Dec 2022	$1M	1
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2018 → Dec 2021	$1M	1
GUIDEONE SPECIALTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	Dec 2017 → Dec 2018	$1M	2
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Dec 2017	$1M	2
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2014 → Dec 2015	$1M	7
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2013 → Dec 2013	$1M	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2009 → Dec 2013	$1M	6
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2008 → Feb 2009	$1M	3
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Aug 2008 → Dec 2008	$1M	3
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	Aug 2007 → Aug 2008	$1M	6
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2006 → Aug 2007	$1M	3
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2006 → Apr 2006	$1M	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2005 → Feb 2006	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jun 2004 → Jun 2005	$1M	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2003 → Jun 2004	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 19
Trailers (towed): 31

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.4 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

28.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

PEMBROKE, NC

528 WHISTLING RUFUS ROAD

Top corridor

NC 16 · VA 6 · SC 5

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 · 1 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 80806

Shares a company officer with other carriers

robert locklear — 3 carriers: USDOT 709836 USDOT 2217038

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 528 WHISTLING RUFUS ROAD, PEMBROKE, NC, 28372
Mailing address: P O BOX 2229, PEMBROKE, NC, 28372
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (910) 521-8844
Cell: (910) 374-8209
Fax: (910) 521-8723
Email: robertlocklearsct@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Robert Locklear · Lanette F. Locklear
USDOT / docket: 1136241 · MC-461775
First registered: Jun 4, 2003
Last MCS-150: May 13, 2026 · 1,277,404 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 11, 2019
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,277,404

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 SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN TRANSPORTATION INC.

SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1136241) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 20, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 39.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 45 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 23 vehicle-level and 45 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 11, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 1136241, and its motor carrier number is MC-461775.

Is SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN TRANSPORTATION INC has a 39.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 61 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN TRANSPORTATION INC operates 14 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN TRANSPORTATION INC based?

SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN TRANSPORTATION INC is based in PEMBROKE, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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