Carrier profile · USDOT 4527398 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Southern Comfort Elite Transport LLC

DBA SOUTHERN COMFORT ELITE TRANSPORT

0 power unitsLocal · 1 statesFLORENCE, SC50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.0Avg age (yr)

2015–2015 · vPIC

Call dispatch(843) 617-0474 Email dispatchbutlers1993@aol.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 1

New entrant, limited track recordRegistered under a year ago with few inspections — limited public safety history to evaluate.

In good standing · 1

No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

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 stabilityNew

0 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2026 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

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

SC busiest

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

Home base

FLORENCE, SC

2923 BOXWOOD AVE

Top corridor

SC 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

mark butler — 10 carriers: USDOT 678789 USDOT 1025157 USDOT 1533598 USDOT 1677744 USDOT 1952811 USDOT 2536371 USDOT 3016520 USDOT 3198309

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2923 BOXWOOD AVE, FLORENCE, SC, 29501-5907
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (843) 617-0474
Email: butlers1993@aol.com

Registration

Officer: Mark Butler
USDOT / docket: 4527398
First registered: Feb 2, 2026
Last MCS-150: Feb 2, 2026 · 0 mi
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

—Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

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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 SOUTHERN COMFORT ELITE TRANSPORT LLC.

SOUTHERN COMFORT ELITE TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 4527398) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 16, 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 Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 2, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTHERN COMFORT ELITE TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

SOUTHERN COMFORT ELITE TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 4527398.

Is SOUTHERN COMFORT ELITE TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, SOUTHERN COMFORT ELITE TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is SOUTHERN COMFORT ELITE TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

SOUTHERN COMFORT ELITE TRANSPORT LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it.

How big is SOUTHERN COMFORT ELITE TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

SOUTHERN COMFORT ELITE TRANSPORT LLC operates 0 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SOUTHERN COMFORT ELITE TRANSPORT LLC based?

SOUTHERN COMFORT ELITE TRANSPORT LLC is based in FLORENCE, SC, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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