Carrier profile · USDOT 878741 · MC-384058 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Southern Carriers Inc

42 power unitsavg 12.4 yrMulti-region · 11 statesLEWISBURG, TN74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-384058 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

42Power units

53 observed · MCS-150

65Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(931) 270-8055 Email dispatchdispatch@southerncarriers.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

42 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.4 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

99 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 51 vehicle and 99 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

41.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 16.2 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

98 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 7

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 42-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 42
Inspections · 24 mo: 99
Annualized: ≈50 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Driving37 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance25 · 18 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance24 · 5 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance19 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance15 · 10 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Carolina’04–’19

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2023

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Feb 2023	$1M	1
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	Feb 2021 → Mar 2021	$1M	2
BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2021 → Feb 2022	$1M	1
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	Feb 2019 → Feb 2021	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2004 → Feb 2019	$1M	18
UNITED NATIONAL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2003 → Jul 2004	$1M	1
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2001 → Jun 2003	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2000 → Jun 2001	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 42
Observed power (24 mo): 53
Trailers (towed): 65

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

65.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

LEWISBURG, TN

107 FIRST AVE SOUTH

Top corridor

TN 34 · GA 14 · FL 13

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 4 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 776808 USDOT 963300 USDOT 3095133 USDOT 4525084 USDOT 1954847 USDOT 2349620Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (51 trucks · 60 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 63585 USDOT 776808 USDOT 963300 USDOT 2244717 USDOT 3097295 USDOT 4083501 USDOT 2490200 USDOT 3820972

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@southerncarriers.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2546449

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael jeansonne — 2 carriers: USDOT 853130

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

Location

Physical address: 107 FIRST AVE SOUTH, LEWISBURG, TN, 37091
Mailing address: P O BOX 1758, LEWISBURG, TN, 37091
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (931) 270-8055
Email: dispatch@southerncarriers.com
Web domain: southerncarriers.com

Registration

Officers: Michael Jeansonne · Scott Bowden
USDOT / docket: 878741 · MC-384058
First registered: May 8, 2000
Last MCS-150: Jan 30, 2026 · 3,188,057 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,188,057

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SOUTHERN CARRIERS INC.

SOUTHERN CARRIERS INC (USDOT 878741) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 99 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 51 vehicle-level and 99 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 42 power units and 42 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 30, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTHERN CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

SOUTHERN CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 878741, and its motor carrier number is MC-384058.

Is SOUTHERN CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, SOUTHERN CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SOUTHERN CARRIERS INC's safety record?

SOUTHERN CARRIERS INC has a 35.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 163 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is SOUTHERN CARRIERS INC's fleet?

SOUTHERN CARRIERS INC operates 42 power units and 42 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SOUTHERN CARRIERS INC based?

SOUTHERN CARRIERS INC is based in LEWISBURG, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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