Carrier profile · USDOT 201752 · MC-157302 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

OLD SOUTH FREIGHT SERVICE INC

75 power unitsavg 12.5 yrNational · 23 statesCEDAR HILL, TN80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-157302 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

75Power units

57 observed · MCS-150

64Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(615) 746-3683 Email dispatchjen.wood@oldsouthfreight.com

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average45.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes47 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo45.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo45.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

75 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

118 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 45.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 59 vehicle and 118 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 10.2 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

116 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 8

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 75-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 75
Inspections · 24 mo: 118
Annualized: ≈59 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving61 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance41 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 13 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance21 · 15 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance17 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance16 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 5 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance13 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance10 · 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’17 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Reliance National’94–’98

Sentry Select’02–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2017

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2002 → Mar 2017	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2001 → Apr 2002	$750K	1
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	Mar 2000 → Mar 2001	$750K	1
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1999 → Mar 2000	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 1998 → Apr 1999	$750K	2
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Feb 1994 → Feb 1998	$750K	5

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 75
Observed power (24 mo): 57
Trailers (towed): 64

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

47.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 23 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

117

TN busiest

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

Home base

CEDAR HILL, TN

7544 HWY 41 A

Top corridor

TN 21 · AR 16 · IN 12

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: 7 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2562120 USDOT 812187 USDOT 152518Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (50 trucks · 24 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1905336 USDOT 3786735 USDOT 3292518 USDOT 4196843 USDOT 162408 USDOT 2882726 USDOT 2562120 USDOT 3689644

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7544 HWY 41 A, CEDAR HILL, TN, 37032
Mailing address: P O BOX 167, PLEASANT VIEW, TN, 37146
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (615) 746-3683
Fax: (615) 746-4175
Email: jen.wood@oldsouthfreight.com
Web domain: oldsouthfreight.com

Registration

Officers: Jennifer Wood · Rex Raines Ii
USDOT / docket: 201752 · MC-157302
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 21, 2026 · 3,219,440 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 28, 2008
D-U-N-S: 64343387

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,219,440

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 OLD SOUTH FREIGHT SERVICE INC.

OLD SOUTH FREIGHT SERVICE INC (USDOT 201752) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 1, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 45.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 118 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 59 vehicle-level and 118 driver-level — across 23 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 75 power units and 50 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 21, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 28, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is OLD SOUTH FREIGHT SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

OLD SOUTH FREIGHT SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 201752, and its motor carrier number is MC-157302.

Is OLD SOUTH FREIGHT SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, OLD SOUTH FREIGHT SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is OLD SOUTH FREIGHT SERVICE INC's safety record?

OLD SOUTH FREIGHT SERVICE INC has a 45.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 181 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).