Carrier profile · USDOT 1436363 · MC-542658 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Gulf South Transportation Inc

17 power unitsavg 7.6 yrRegional · 4 statesSUMMERDALE, AL88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-542658 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(251) 986-8366 Email dispatchgrobinson@gulfsouthtrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average8.0% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on 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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 25 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 31.7 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

23 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 4

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 17-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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: None
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Employers’14–’16

Nationwide Agribusiness’16–’19

Florists’19–’24

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2025 → Jul 2025	$750K	2
SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Sep 2025	$750K	2
FLORISTS' MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2019 → Jul 2024	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2016 → Aug 2019	$750K	3
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2014 → Jun 2016	$750K	3
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2013 → Feb 2014	$750K	1
ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2006 → Jul 2005	$750K	1
ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jul 2005	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2005 → Jan 2006	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

42.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

FL busiest

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

Home base

SUMMERDALE, AL

306 SANDBORN AVE

Top corridor

FL ⇄ AL

FL 12 · MS 6 · AL 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 306 SANDBORN AVE, SUMMERDALE, AL, 36580
Mailing address: P O BOX 215, SUMMERDALE, AL, 36580
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (251) 986-8366
Cell: (251) 979-6158
Fax: (251) 943-5087
Email: grobinson@gulfsouthtrans.com
Web domain: gulfsouthtrans.com

Registration

Officers: Donna Gates · George Woerner
USDOT / docket: 1436363 · MC-542658
First registered: Nov 17, 2005
Last MCS-150: Mar 20, 2026 · 695,059 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

695,059

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 GULF SOUTH TRANSPORTATION INC.

GULF SOUTH TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1436363) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 25, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 20, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GULF SOUTH TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

GULF SOUTH TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 1436363, and its motor carrier number is MC-542658.

Is GULF SOUTH TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, GULF SOUTH TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GULF SOUTH TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

GULF SOUTH TRANSPORTATION INC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 38 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is GULF SOUTH TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

GULF SOUTH TRANSPORTATION INC operates 17 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GULF SOUTH TRANSPORTATION INC based?

GULF SOUTH TRANSPORTATION INC is based in SUMMERDALE, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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