Southern Mail Service 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
124 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 11
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
- 361
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 135
- Annualized
- ≈68 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving46 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance22 · 6 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 11 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
8 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 11, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
3 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 292 total · 26 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 20 | |
| 2021 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 15 | |
| 2020 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 17 | |
| 2019 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 21 | |
| 2018 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 14 | |
| 2017 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 16 | |
| 2016 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 18 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2008 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2026 | TX | 1 | 0 | No |
| Jan 30, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2025 | TX | 0 | 2 | No |
| Nov 21, 2025 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 30, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 24, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 17, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 6, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2025 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2025 | TX | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2025 | TX | 1 | 5 | Yes |
| Dec 31, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |