Asset-based
87 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA DEEP SOUTH
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-07-03
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Asset-based
87 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
11 yr
Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark computing.
42 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is DEEP SOUTH CRANE & RIGGING LLC safe to load? DEEP SOUTH CRANE & RIGGING LLC (USDOT 237331, MC-1361583) is an active asset-based motor carrier based in BATON ROUGE, LA, operating 87 power units and 49 drivers. Operating authority has been active 42 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 128 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 15.9% (below the 22.26% national average), with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA rates it Satisfactory. Vektor rates it clear to load (88/100), with the leading concern: fatal crash on record. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-07-03.
DEEP SOUTH CRANE & RIGGING LLC's USDOT number is 237331, and its motor carrier number is MC-1361583.
As of 2026-07-03, DEEP SOUTH CRANE & RIGGING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
DEEP SOUTH CRANE & RIGGING LLC has a 15.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 128 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).
DEEP SOUTH CRANE & RIGGING LLC operates 87 power units and 49 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
DEEP SOUTH CRANE & RIGGING LLC is based in BATON ROUGE, LA, with roadside inspections recorded across 15 states.
128 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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