SOUTHERN EAGLE DISTRIBUTING 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
11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 3
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
- 77
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 16
- Annualized
- ≈8 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.7 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 26 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 15 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2023 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2023 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2022 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2022 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2022 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2014 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 28, 2013 | FL | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2007 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2007 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2005 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2004 | FL | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jul 22, 2003 | FL | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| May 8, 2002 | FL | 0 | 1 | No |