SOUTH OCEAN INC

USDOT 1883025 · Doing business as D & J COACH TOURS

Active

Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (5 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory. Insurance filings show 2 coverage gaps in this carrier's history.

USDOT1883025
MC NumberMC-678921
Fleet5 power units
Drivers6
Phone3123261888
LocationChicago, IL

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileIncline Casualty Company
  • Coverage gaps2 in filing history
  • Out-of-service rate25% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address

These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.

Registration

Carrier identity

USDOT Number1883025
MC NumberMC-678921
Legal NameSOUTH OCEAN INC
DBA NameD & J COACH TOURS
Entity Type
Phone3123261888
Address1111 W 48TH STREET, Chicago, IL, 60609

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 20250414)
Hazmat Flagfalse

Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.

Filings

Insurance

Current InsurerIncline Casualty Company
Coverage on File$5,000,000
Insurance on File Since2026-05-26

2 coverage gaps detected in filing history.

InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
Incline Casualty Company$5,000,000BMC-91X2026-05-26
Accredited Specialty Insurance Company$1,000,000BMC-352026-05-262026-05-26
Clear Spring Property and Casualty$4,000,000BMC-91X2025-05-26
Accredited Specialty Insurance Company$1,000,000BMC-91X2025-05-26

Timeline

Authority history

Authority Events on Record2
  • 2023-07-11 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Passengers Active REINSTATED
  • 2026-06-09 — Other — Motor Carrier of Passengers Active Administrative status adjustment

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
0 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
98 / 100
Driver Fitness
0 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
100 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
0 / 100

Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.

Safety events

Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)

Inspections4
Out-of-Service Rate25% vs 19.1% national average

Most frequent violation categories: 10 (6), 3 (1).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Signals

Linked registrations

1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.

USDOT 1283764

Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.

Equipment

Fleet & operations

Power Units (trucks)5
Drivers6
Recent Annual Mileage215,135
Last MCS-150 Filing08-JUN-26

SOUTH OCEAN INC operates 5 power units — a larger fleet than 84% of carriers registered in IL.

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