Carrier profile · USDOT 857239 · MC-380379 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Southern Oil Transport LLC

12 power unitsavg 9 yrRegional · 3 statesAUGUSTA, GA86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-380379 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.0Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(706) 733-8135 Email dispatchmfoushee@somco.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average39.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo39.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo39.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

52 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 39.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 41 vehicle and 52 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 5.6 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

51 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 6

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 52
Annualized: ≈26 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.2 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 8 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 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 ’20 · 13 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

General Star’05–’09

Empire Fire’06–’09

Farmland’13–’16

Nationwide Comp’19–now

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 22 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP · since Apr 2019

All 22 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Apr 2019 → Sep 2020	$1M	3
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2016 → Jun 2016	$1M	4
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Apr 2016	$1M	1
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2013 → Apr 2016	$1M	2
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 2012 → Apr 2013	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2012 → Apr 2013	$1M	1
FIRST MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2011 → Apr 2012	$1M	1
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Apr 2011 → Apr 2012	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Apr 2011	$1M	2
FIRST MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Apr 2011	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Apr 2010	$1M	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2006 → Apr 2009	$1M	5
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 2005 → Jul 2009	$1M	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2005 → Apr 2006	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2004 → Apr 2005	$1M	1
AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2003 → Apr 2005	$1M	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2002 → Apr 2004	$1M	2
UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2001 → Apr 2003	$1M	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2001 → Apr 2002	$1M	1
UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2000 → Apr 2000	$1M	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2000 → Apr 2001	$1M	1
UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2000 → Apr 2001	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 11

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SC busiest

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

Home base

AUGUSTA, GA

2008 FRANKE COURT

Top corridor

SC ⇄ GA

SC 39 · GA 11

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (1 truck · 1 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3075435

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 2008 FRANKE COURT, AUGUSTA, GA, 30909-9103
Mailing address: PO BOX 15256, AUGUSTA, GA, 30919
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (706) 733-8135
Fax: (706) 736-9847
Email: mfoushee@somco.com
Web domain: somco.com

Registration

Officer: Matthew Foushee
USDOT / docket: 857239 · MC-380379
First registered: Feb 23, 2000
Last MCS-150: Aug 14, 2025 · 750,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 11, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

750,000

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 OIL TRANSPORT LLC.

SOUTHERN OIL TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 857239) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP effective Apr 24, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 39.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 52 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 41 vehicle-level and 52 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 14, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 11, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTHERN OIL TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

SOUTHERN OIL TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 857239, and its motor carrier number is MC-380379.

Is SOUTHERN OIL TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, SOUTHERN OIL TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SOUTHERN OIL TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

SOUTHERN OIL TRANSPORT LLC has a 39.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 85 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SOUTHERN OIL TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

SOUTHERN OIL TRANSPORT LLC operates 12 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SOUTHERN OIL TRANSPORT LLC based?

SOUTHERN OIL TRANSPORT LLC is based in AUGUSTA, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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