Southern Carriers Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
97 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 7
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 42
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 100
- Annualized
- ≈50 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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
ELD & hours-of-service
41 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 17, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
14 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 70 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2025 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2025 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 13, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2024 | TN | 0 | 2 | No |
| Dec 15, 2022 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2022 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2022 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2022 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2022 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2021 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2021 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2021 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2020 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2020 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2020 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2020 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2020 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2020 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2019 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2019 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |