Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3814535 · MC-1377941
SOUTHERN CARTAGE CENTRAL CORPORATION
15 power unitsLA PORTE, TX
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1377941 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
15Power 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.
USDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
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 15 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.
In good standing · 0
Nothing flagged.
Operating authority44 yr active
since 2022Insurance (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
4 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is SOUTHERN CARTAGE CENTRAL CORPORATION safe to work with?
Is SOUTHERN CARTAGE CENTRAL CORPORATION safe to load? SOUTHERN CARTAGE CENTRAL CORPORATION (USDOT 3814535, MC-1377941) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in LA PORTE, TX, operating 15 power units and 13 drivers. Operating authority has been active 4 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
SCSOUTHERN CARTAGE CENTRAL CORPORATION 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?
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 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
Clear Blue · 22–23
20222023
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.
2 insurer eras · collapsed from 5 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2022 → Sep 2023 | $750k | 3 |
| AMERICAN ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2022 → Oct 2022 | $750k | 2 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 15
- 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
LA PORTE, TX
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@southerncompanies.net — 5 carriers: USDOT 162312USDOT 831527USDOT 3814221USDOT 4052734
Shares a company officer with other carriers
jorge mora — 10 carriers: USDOT 162312USDOT 831527USDOT 1888779USDOT 2600032USDOT 2842796USDOT 3085702USDOT 3814221USDOT 3915721
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 405 N 10TH STREET UNIT 405, LA PORTE, TX, 77571
- Operation
- Intrastate (Hazmat)· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (305) 883-0061
- Web domain
- southerncompanies.net
Registration
- Officer
- Jorge Mora
- USDOT / docket
- 3814535 · MC-1377941
- First registered
- 02/04/2022
- Last MCS-150
- 10/02/2024 · 257,139 mi (2022)
- 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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Frequently asked
What is SOUTHERN CARTAGE CENTRAL CORPORATION's USDOT number?
SOUTHERN CARTAGE CENTRAL CORPORATION's USDOT number is 3814535, and its motor carrier number is MC-1377941.
Is SOUTHERN CARTAGE CENTRAL CORPORATION authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, SOUTHERN CARTAGE CENTRAL CORPORATION is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is SOUTHERN CARTAGE CENTRAL CORPORATION's fleet?
SOUTHERN CARTAGE CENTRAL CORPORATION operates 15 power units and 13 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is SOUTHERN CARTAGE CENTRAL CORPORATION based?
SOUTHERN CARTAGE CENTRAL CORPORATION is based in LA PORTE, TX.