Carrier profile · USDOT 2903480 · MC-977094 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TRUCKING EXPERTS 3 LLC

13 power unitsavg 12.7 yrMulti-region · 9 statesHAMMOND, LA68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-977094 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

25Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.7Avg age (yr)

1999–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(985) 393-0140 Email dispatchSOUTHERNLOGISTICALSERVICESLLC@GMAIL.COM

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average58.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average15.2% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes5 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.Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo58.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo58.3%

▲ 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

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.7 yr

Model years 1999–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

33 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 58.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 15.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 24 vehicle and 33 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

70.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 26.1 pts 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

31 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 3

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 13-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 33
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance23 · 9 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 10 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 7 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 3 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Gray’17–’24

Timber Creek’24–now

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · TIMBER CREEK CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC · since Mar 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TIMBER CREEK CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC	Mar 2024 → Mar 2026	$750K	2
THE GRAY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Mar 2024	$750K	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Mar 2017	$750K	1
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2016 → Dec 2016	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 25

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.7 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

27.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

LA busiest

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

Home base

HAMMOND, LA

15061 W CLUB DELUXE RD

Top corridor

LA 11 · TX 11 · NE 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 34666

Shares a company officer with other carriers

kevin jones — 70 carriers: USDOT 375131 USDOT 585902 USDOT 592857 USDOT 719019 USDOT 771781 USDOT 846367 USDOT 1267689 USDOT 1320454

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 15061 W CLUB DELUXE RD, HAMMOND, LA, 70403
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (985) 393-0140
Fax: (985) 393-0140
Email: southernlogisticalservicesllc@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Kevin Jones · Chris Johnson
USDOT / docket: 2903480 · MC-977094
First registered: Jun 24, 2016
Last MCS-150: Mar 10, 2026 · 991,082 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Jun 18, 2024
Recordable crash rate: 22.18
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

991,082

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 TRUCKING EXPERTS 3 LLC.

TRUCKING EXPERTS 3 LLC (USDOT 2903480) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from TIMBER CREEK CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC effective Mar 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 58.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 33 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 33 driver-level — across 9 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 13 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 10, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jun 18, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRUCKING EXPERTS 3 LLC's USDOT number?

TRUCKING EXPERTS 3 LLC's USDOT number is 2903480, and its motor carrier number is MC-977094.

Is TRUCKING EXPERTS 3 LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TRUCKING EXPERTS 3 LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TRUCKING EXPERTS 3 LLC's safety record?

TRUCKING EXPERTS 3 LLC has a 58.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 55 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).