Southern Fs Inc
DBA SOUTHERN FS
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
19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 4
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
- 136
- 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 36 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 17 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 23, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2023 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 30, 2022 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2020 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2019 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2016 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2016 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2014 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2013 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2013 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2012 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2004 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |