Carrier profile · USDOT 3997985 · MC-1501793 · Updated Sep 13, 2026

Southern Trail LLC

128 power unitsavg 4.4 yrTRACY, CA94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1501793 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

128Power units

143 observed · MCS-150

88Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes8 crashes involving injuries are on 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.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 621 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

128 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

428 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 7.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 323 vehicle and 419 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

8.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

424 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 30

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

≈1.7 / 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: 128
Inspections · 24 mo: 428
Annualized: ≈214 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 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 Driving80 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance31 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance22 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance21 · 8 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving17 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance16 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 8 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance10 · 5 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Technology’23–’26

beyond this history

2023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC · since Feb 2026

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC	Mar 2023 → Feb 2026	$750K	4
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Jan 2023 → Mar 2023	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 128
Observed power (24 mo): 143
Trailers (towed): 88

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

80.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

TRACY, CA

1869 E GRANT LINE RD UNIT D

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: 33 trucks also ran under 29 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 16130 USDOT 4084854 USDOT 3627794 USDOT 86876 USDOT 260968 USDOT 2148558 USDOT 1458630 USDOT 3499511Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 116 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 16130 USDOT 86876 USDOT 440672 USDOT 3014047 USDOT 3268673 USDOT 299073 USDOT 470177 USDOT 982705

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gabriel ayala — 4 carriers: USDOT 2395919 USDOT 2721472 USDOT 3585119

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

128

Observed (24 mo)

143

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1869 E GRANT LINE RD UNIT D, TRACY, CA, 95304
Mailing address: 3501 MALL VIEW RD STE 115-168, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93306
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (209) 607-6796
Email: admin@southern-trail.com
Web domain: southern-trail.com

Registration

Officers: Sonny Singh · Gabriel Ayala
USDOT / docket: 3997985 · MC-1501793
First registered: Dec 13, 2022
Last MCS-150: Mar 20, 2026 · 8,920,500 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

128

Power units

150

Drivers

150

CDL drivers

8,920,500

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 TRAIL LLC.

SOUTHERN TRAIL LLC (USDOT 3997985) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

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

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 7.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

The carrier received 428 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 323 vehicle-level and 419 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

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

It reports 128 power units and 150 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 20, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTHERN TRAIL LLC's USDOT number?

SOUTHERN TRAIL LLC's USDOT number is 3997985, and its motor carrier number is MC-1501793.

Is SOUTHERN TRAIL LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is SOUTHERN TRAIL LLC's safety record?

SOUTHERN TRAIL LLC has a 7.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 621 roadside inspections, with 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).