Southern Transport LLC
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
395 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 28
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
- 250
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 405
- Annualized
- ≈203 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving181 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance65 · 19 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance59 · 13 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance31 · 3 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance28 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 6 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 15 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 9 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 7 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
107 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 13, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 76% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 82 total · 14 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 11, 2026 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 4, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 17, 2026 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2026 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2025 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2025 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2025 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2024 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2024 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2024 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 14, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 27, 2024 | TX | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2023 | WY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2023 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |