Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 281060 · MC-183911
SOUTHLAND EXPRESS INC
1 power unitsMONTGOMERY, AL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-183911 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power 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 40 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 17.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3939 yr active
since 1986Insurance (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
39 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is SOUTHLAND EXPRESS INC safe to work with?
Is SOUTHLAND EXPRESS INC safe to load? SOUTHLAND EXPRESS INC (USDOT 281060, MC-183911) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in MONTGOMERY, AL, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 39 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
SESOUTHLAND EXPRESS 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.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+3 earlier
Auto Owners · 85–99
Stratford · 01–04
19852004
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.
5 insurer eras · collapsed from 11 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2001 → Apr 2004 | $750k | 3 |
| WESTERN WORLD INSURANCE CO | Apr 2001 → Apr 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| FULCRUM INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2000 → Apr 2001 | $750k | 3 |
| AMERICAN ECONOMY INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 1999 → Apr 2000 | $750k | 1 |
| AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 1985 → Sep 1999 | $750k | 3 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
MONTGOMERY, AL
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@mgmair.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 892236USDOT 915583
Shares a company officer with other carriers
todd vickers — 2 carriers: USDOT 915583
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 4820 WESTPORT BLVD, MONTGOMERY, AL, 36108
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 250223, MONTGOMERY, AL, 36125-0223
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (334) 281-9157
- Fax
- (334) 281-1987
- tvickers@mgmair.com
- Web domain
- mgmair.com
Registration
- Officer
- Todd Vickers
- USDOT / docket
- 281060 · MC-183911
- First registered
- 10/27/1986
- Last MCS-150
- 09/29/2008 · 1 mi (2007)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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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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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is SOUTHLAND EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?
SOUTHLAND EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 281060, and its motor carrier number is MC-183911.
Is SOUTHLAND EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, SOUTHLAND EXPRESS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is SOUTHLAND EXPRESS INC's fleet?
SOUTHLAND EXPRESS INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is SOUTHLAND EXPRESS INC based?
SOUTHLAND EXPRESS INC is based in MONTGOMERY, AL.