Carrier profile · USDOT 514636 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SOUTHERNCARLSON INC

219 power unitsNational · 21 statesOMAHA, NE94/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

219Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Established 33 yearsOut-of-service rates below national averageMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 2

Established 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 271 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

219 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

179 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 140 vehicle and 177 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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

170 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 12

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 219-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 219
Inspections · 24 mo: 179
Annualized: ≈90 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 219
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

179

CA busiest

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

Home base

OMAHA, NE

10840 HARNEY STREET

Top corridor

CA ⇄ NE

CA 78 · TN 22 · FL 19

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@southerncarlson.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3773789

Shares a company officer with other carriers

robert waterman — 5 carriers: USDOT 340864 USDOT 574470 USDOT 2060899 USDOT 4009007

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 10840 HARNEY STREET, OMAHA, NE, 68154
Mailing address: PO BOX 3036, OMAHA, NE, 68103
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (402) 593-5302
Cell: (402) 320-1093
Fax: (402) 597-5174
Email: jelzinga@southerncarlson.com
Web domain: southerncarlson.com

Registration

Officers: Robert Waterman · Matthew Evans
USDOT / docket: 514636
First registered: Mar 2, 1993
Last MCS-150: Aug 18, 2025 · 1,900,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 15, 1994
D-U-N-S: 74270901

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

219

Power units

119

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,900,000

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 SOUTHERNCARLSON INC.

SOUTHERNCARLSON INC (USDOT 514636) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

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

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 179 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 140 vehicle-level and 177 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 219 power units and 119 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 18, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 15, 1994 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTHERNCARLSON INC's USDOT number?

SOUTHERNCARLSON INC's USDOT number is 514636.

Is SOUTHERNCARLSON INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, SOUTHERNCARLSON INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is SOUTHERNCARLSON INC's safety record?

SOUTHERNCARLSON INC has a 10.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 271 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).