Southern Counties Express Inc
DBA UNIVERSAL
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
18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 5
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
- 119
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 19
- Annualized
- ≈10 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 8 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 172.201 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
- 393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Jun 18, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 60 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2023 | CA | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2016 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2015 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2015 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2014 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |