Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 169743
SOUTHERN WELDING SUPPLY INC
11 power unitsBIRMINGHAM, AL
CARRIER INACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
11Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 52 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 11 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 19.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is SOUTHERN WELDING SUPPLY INC safe to work with?
Is SOUTHERN WELDING SUPPLY INC safe to load? SOUTHERN WELDING SUPPLY INC (USDOT 169743) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in BIRMINGHAM, AL, operating 11 power units and 11 drivers. Operating authority has been active 52 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
SWSOUTHERN WELDING SUPPLY INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 11
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
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 · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
BIRMINGHAM, AL
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@airgas.com — 48 carriers: USDOT 47552USDOT 62879USDOT 91999USDOT 92272USDOT 97586USDOT 106785USDOT 107106USDOT 142128
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 50 MCDONALD ST, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35217-2345
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 170488, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35217-0488
- Operation
- Intrastate (Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (205) 841-6486
- Cell
- (423) 313-5111
- Fax
- (770) 590-6100
- Web domain
- airgas.com
Registration
- Officer
- Ronnie Puryear
- USDOT / docket
- 169743
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 12/04/2006 · 0 mi
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 67107557
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
—Annual mileage
07
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is SOUTHERN WELDING SUPPLY INC's USDOT number?
SOUTHERN WELDING SUPPLY INC's USDOT number is 169743.
Is SOUTHERN WELDING SUPPLY INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, SOUTHERN WELDING SUPPLY INC is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is SOUTHERN WELDING SUPPLY INC's fleet?
SOUTHERN WELDING SUPPLY INC operates 11 power units and 11 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is SOUTHERN WELDING SUPPLY INC based?
SOUTHERN WELDING SUPPLY INC is based in BIRMINGHAM, AL.