Southern Star Distributors Ltd
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
12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 2
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
- 21
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 12
- Annualized
- ≈6 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
10 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 29, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
2 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 14 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 4, 2021 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2019 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2012 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2007 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2005 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2003 | OK | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 2, 2001 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2001 | OK | 0 | 2 | No |