Southern Warehousing & Distribution 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
55 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 5
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
- 34
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 56
- Annualized
- ≈28 / 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 5 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 6 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 6 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 81 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 18 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2020 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2014 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2010 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2009 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |