Carrier profile · USDOT 2216455 · MC-270872 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Southern Freight Services Inc of Morristown

DBA SOUTHERN FREIGHT SERVICES INC

58 power unitsavg 3.6 yrNational · 16 statesMORRISTOWN, TN94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-270872 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

58Power units

62 observed · MCS-150

80Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.6Avg age (yr)

2017–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(423) 581-2967 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes16 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 226 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

58 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.6 yr

Model years 2017–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

4 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

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11 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Aug 13, 2026.

Safety

123 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 18.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 49 vehicle and 123 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 7.5 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

119 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 9

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 58-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 58
Inspections · 24 mo: 123
Annualized: ≈62 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving57 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 13 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’13–’23

Falls Lake’23–’25

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Apr 2025	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2013 → Apr 2023	$750K	5
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Mar 2012 → Mar 2013	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 58
Observed power (24 mo): 62
Trailers (towed): 80

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2017

Oldest model yr

69.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

123

TN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Tennessee: 51 inspections
Kentucky: 23 inspections
North Carolina: 14 inspections
Ohio: 10 inspections
Virginia: 5 inspections
Pennsylvania: 5 inspections
Indiana: 4 inspections
South Carolina: 3 inspections
Texas: 1 inspections
Maryland: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections
Michigan: 1 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections

Home base

MORRISTOWN, TN

4495 ENKA HWY

Most inspections: TN

51 inspections

TN 51 · KY 23 · NC 14

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 2026

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 21800 USDOT 327574 USDOT 3771636 USDOT 36684Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (36 trucks · 49 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 21800 USDOT 890365 USDOT 1599945 USDOT 3729555 USDOT 120195 USDOT 375964 USDOT 1402515 USDOT 2076111

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 4, 2026

Location

Physical address: 4495 ENKA HWY, MORRISTOWN, TN, 37813
Mailing address: P O BOX 300, RUSSELLVILLE, TN, 37860
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (423) 581-2967
Fax: (423) 586-1018
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: loadsfs.com

Registration

Officers: Terry K.Wolfe · Angela C Hurd
USDOT / docket: 2216455 · MC-270872
First registered: Nov 19, 2011
Last MCS-150: May 11, 2026 · 5,586,503 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,586,503

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 4, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

Jul 23, 2026Authority history changeBroker of Property (Except Household Goods)
Jul 23, 2026Carrier record changeActive · Broker of Property (Except Household Goods)
Jul 23, 2026Authority revocation / suspensionNotice Of Operating Authority Voluntary Suspension

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18%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

9 of 49 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

53violation records

13OOS-tagged records

9 of 49inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

333%1 / 33

Other vehicle maintenance

1090%9 / 10

Hours of service

520%1 / 5

Brakes

20%0 / 2

Lights

250%1 / 2

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

21%Nov 24 to May 253 / 14

16%May 25 to Nov 253 / 19

10%Nov 25 to May 261 / 10

33%May 26 to Nov 262 / 6

Top 3 codes (16 of 53 records)

393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)7
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4

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392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
390.21TC-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.5A2-IP Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.11A1-LRLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.3AII Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SOUTHERN FREIGHT SERVICES INC OF MORRISTOWN.

SOUTHERN FREIGHT SERVICES INC OF MORRISTOWN (USDOT 2216455) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 18.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 123 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 49 vehicle-level and 123 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 58 power units and 64 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 11, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTHERN FREIGHT SERVICES INC OF MORRISTOWN's USDOT number?

SOUTHERN FREIGHT SERVICES INC OF MORRISTOWN's USDOT number is 2216455, and its motor carrier number is MC-270872.

Is SOUTHERN FREIGHT SERVICES INC OF MORRISTOWN authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. SOUTHERN FREIGHT SERVICES INC OF MORRISTOWN is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SOUTHERN FREIGHT SERVICES INC OF MORRISTOWN's safety record?

SOUTHERN FREIGHT SERVICES INC OF MORRISTOWN has a 18.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 226 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SOUTHERN FREIGHT SERVICES INC OF MORRISTOWN's fleet?

SOUTHERN FREIGHT SERVICES INC OF MORRISTOWN operates 58 power units and 64 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SOUTHERN FREIGHT SERVICES INC OF MORRISTOWN based?

SOUTHERN FREIGHT SERVICES INC OF MORRISTOWN is based in MORRISTOWN, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 16 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(423) 581-2967 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 2216455
MC / Docket: MC-270872
Officer: TERRY K.WOLFE
Address: 4495 ENKA HWY
MORRISTOWN, TN, 37813

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 14 yr continuous

$750K BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2026

Vehicle OOS 18.4%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

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