Carrier profile · USDOT 912915 · MC-394818 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Southerland Transport Inc

38 power unitsavg 8 yrNational · 29 statesANTIOCH, TN88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-394818 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

38Power units

52 observed · MCS-150

72Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(615) 618-2008 Email dispatchBMCGEE@SOUTHERLANDSLEEP.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

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.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 204 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

38 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

124 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 17.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 67 vehicle and 123 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · 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 5.0 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

120 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 10

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 38
Inspections · 24 mo: 124
Annualized: ≈62 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 13 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 5 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

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 ’24 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Canal’00–’04

Cincinnati’10–’24

2000200720142021now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2024

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2010 → Nov 2024	$750K	2
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2008 → Nov 2010	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2007 → Nov 2008	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2006 → Nov 2007	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2004 → Nov 2006	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2000 → Nov 2004	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 38
Observed power (24 mo): 52
Trailers (towed): 72

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 29 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

124

NM busiest

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

Home base

ANTIOCH, TN

6050 DANA WAY SUITE 100

Top corridor

NM ⇄ TN

NM 16 · CA 15 · TN 14

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 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 302401 USDOT 773399 USDOT 3664908 USDOT 783776 USDOT 3842721Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (34 trucks · 50 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 302401 USDOT 773399 USDOT 3033827 USDOT 333690 USDOT 391314 USDOT 2506818 USDOT 604100 USDOT 835435

Shares a company officer with other carriers

bryan smith — 49 carriers: USDOT 750549 USDOT 859229 USDOT 1093917 USDOT 1166962 USDOT 1188580 USDOT 1202868 USDOT 1212180 USDOT 1246628

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: 6050 DANA WAY SUITE 100, ANTIOCH, TN, 37013
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (615) 618-2008
Email: bmcgee@southerlandsleep.com
Web domain: southerlandsleep.com

Registration

Officer: Bryan Smith
USDOT / docket: 912915 · MC-394818
First registered: Oct 25, 2000
Last MCS-150: May 6, 2025 · 3,918,562 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 18, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,918,562

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 SOUTHERLAND TRANSPORT INC.

SOUTHERLAND TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 912915) 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 contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 13, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 124 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 67 vehicle-level and 123 driver-level — across 29 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 38 power units and 37 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 6, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 18, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTHERLAND TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

SOUTHERLAND TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 912915, and its motor carrier number is MC-394818.

Is SOUTHERLAND TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SOUTHERLAND TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

SOUTHERLAND TRANSPORT INC has a 17.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 204 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).