Southern States Co-operative 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
111 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 10
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
- 311
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 114
- Annualized
- ≈57 / 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 Driving21 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance21 · 5 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 107.620 Other violationOther3 · 0 OOS
- 177.817 Other violationOther3 · 1 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness3 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 192 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 225 total · 10 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 16 | |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2026 | MD | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2026 | VA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2026 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2025 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2025 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2025 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2025 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2024 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2024 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2024 | VA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2024 | NC | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2023 | VA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2021 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2021 | KY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 25, 2021 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2021 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 24, 2020 | MD | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2020 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |