Carrier profile · USDOT 784599 · MC-350578 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Southern Haulers LLC

197 power unitsavg 7.7 yrMulti-region · 10 statesYOUNGSTOWN, OH81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-350578 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

197Power units

146 observed · MCS-150

164Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(330) 758-0841 Email dispatchlmatson@rjtrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.9% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

197 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

279 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 23.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 155 vehicle and 279 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

18.5% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 3.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

262 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 18

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 197-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 197
Inspections · 24 mo: 279
Annualized: ≈140 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr

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 Driving97 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance57 · 9 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance42 · 36 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance21 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance21 · 6 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance19 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 7 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not 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 ’26 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Utica’98–’01

American Home’02–’06

National’06–’11

Carolina’11–’14

Carolina’14–’17

United States’17–now

1998200520122019now

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 · UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · since May 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	May 2017 → May 2026	$1M	9
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2014 → May 2017	$1M	4
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Apr 2014 → Apr 2014	$1M	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2011 → Apr 2014	$1M	3
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2006 → Apr 2011	$1M	5
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	Apr 2002 → Apr 2006	$1M	1
LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2001 → Apr 2002	$1M	1
UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1998 → Dec 2001	$1M	1
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 1998 → Dec 1998	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 197
Observed power (24 mo): 146
Trailers (towed): 164

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

34.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

279

AL busiest

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

Home base

YOUNGSTOWN, OH

8063 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD

Top corridor

AL ⇄ OH

AL 177 · TN 27 · MS 16

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3608266 USDOT 4239712 USDOT 3260891 USDOT 3724310Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (26 trucks · 20 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3260891 USDOT 3724310 USDOT 985416 USDOT 3330467 USDOT 4010483 USDOT 4374732 USDOT 3759002 USDOT 3086706

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@rjtrucking.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 255968 USDOT 612586 USDOT 895893 USDOT 3509125

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

197

Observed (24 mo)

146

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 8063 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD, YOUNGSTOWN, OH, 44512
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (330) 758-0841
Fax: (330) 726-4137
Email: lmatson@rjtrucking.com
Web domain: rjtrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Mark A Carrocce · Lee Matson
USDOT / docket: 784599 · MC-350578
First registered: Dec 4, 1998
Last MCS-150: Nov 7, 2025 · 13,119,561 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 2, 2006
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

197

Power units

134

Drivers

134

CDL drivers

13,119,561

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

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 HAULERS LLC.

SOUTHERN HAULERS LLC (USDOT 784599) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. effective May 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 279 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 155 vehicle-level and 279 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 197 power units and 134 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 7, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 2, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTHERN HAULERS LLC's USDOT number?

SOUTHERN HAULERS LLC's USDOT number is 784599, and its motor carrier number is MC-350578.

Is SOUTHERN HAULERS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, SOUTHERN HAULERS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SOUTHERN HAULERS LLC's safety record?

SOUTHERN HAULERS LLC has a 23.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 478 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is SOUTHERN HAULERS LLC's fleet?

SOUTHERN HAULERS LLC operates 197 power units and 134 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SOUTHERN HAULERS LLC based?

SOUTHERN HAULERS LLC is based in YOUNGSTOWN, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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