Carrier profile · USDOT 1883025 · MC-678921 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

SOUTH OCEAN INC

DBA D & J COACH TOURS

0 power unitsLocal · 1 statesCHICAGO, IL50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-678921 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

5.5Avg age (yr)

2017–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(312) 326-1888 Email dispatchdjcoachtours@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileBASIC safety alert: Controlled Substances

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BASIC safety alert: Controlled SubstancesFMCSA intervention threshold exceeded for Controlled Substances.Not enough inspection history to rate3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 3

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.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.5 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving6 · 6 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 11 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Continental’11–’13

Gotham’14–’16

New York’15–’17

Gotham’16–’18

Protective’18–’20

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 19 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY · since May 2025

All 19 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2025	$5M	1
CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2025	$5M	1
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2025	$5M	2
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	May 2023 → May 2024	$5M	2
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2023	$5M	1
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2023	$5M	1
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2022	$5M	2
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO	Jun 2018 → Nov 2020	$5M	3
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Sep 2017 → Jun 2018	$5M	2
GOTHAM INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Jul 2018	$5M	2
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Sep 2015 → Sep 2017	$5M	2
GOTHAM INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2014 → Sep 2016	$5M	2
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Sep 2014 → Sep 2015	$5M	1
GOTHAM INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2014	$5M	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Sep 2013 → Sep 2014	$5M	1
THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2011 → Sep 2013	$5M	2
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2010 → Sep 2010	$5M	1
THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2010 → Sep 2011	$5M	1
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2009 → Sep 2010	$5M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 0

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

CHICAGO, IL

1111 W 48TH STREET

Top corridor

IL 4

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1111 W 48TH STREET, CHICAGO, IL, 60609
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (312) 326-1888
Email: djcoachtours@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Jane Lin · Diwen Zeng
USDOT / docket: 1883025 · MC-678921
First registered: Apr 28, 2009
Last MCS-150: Jun 8, 2026 · 215,135 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 14, 2025
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

215,135

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 SOUTH OCEAN INC.

SOUTH OCEAN INC (USDOT 1883025) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY effective May 26, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 8, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 14, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTH OCEAN INC's USDOT number?

SOUTH OCEAN INC's USDOT number is 1883025, and its motor carrier number is MC-678921.

Is SOUTH OCEAN INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, SOUTH OCEAN INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SOUTH OCEAN INC's safety record?

SOUTH OCEAN INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 4 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.