Carrier profile · USDOT 568488 · MC-250680 · Updated Aug 7, 2026

Southern Counties Express Inc

DBA UNIVERSAL

119 power unitsavg 8.1 yrLocal · 1 statesCOMPTON, CA82/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-250680 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linksscexpress.comFMCSA SAFER

Authority & Insurance

Active operating authority by type and the full insurance continuity timeline — insurer, policy, coverage, and any lapses — so you can confirm they can legally and adequately haul your load today.

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common
None
Contract
Active
Broker
None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force
Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census
Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum
$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals
InsurerPeriodLimitRenewals
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYJun 2019 → Jun 2025$1M7
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.Jun 2017 → Jun 2019$1M2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIAAug 2010 → Jun 2016$1M9
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.Aug 2007 → Aug 2010$1M2
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANYAug 2002 → Aug 2007$1M3
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYAug 2001 → Aug 2002$1M1
SOMPO AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANYAug 1999 → Aug 2001$1M1
LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATIONJun 1995 → Aug 1999$1M2
CONDOR INSURANCE COMPANYFeb 1993 → Jun 1995$1M1