SOUTH OCEAN INC
USDOT 1883025 · Doing business as D & J COACH TOURS
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (5 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory. Insurance filings show 2 coverage gaps in this carrier's history.
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 Number | 1883025 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-678921 |
| Legal Name | SOUTH OCEAN INC |
| DBA Name | D & J COACH TOURS |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 3123261888 |
| Address | 1111 W 48TH STREET, Chicago, IL, 60609 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20250414) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
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 Insurer | Incline Casualty Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $5,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2026-05-26 |
2 coverage gaps detected in filing history.
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incline Casualty Company | $5,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-05-26 | — |
| Accredited Specialty Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-35 | 2026-05-26 | 2026-05-26 |
| Clear Spring Property and Casualty | $4,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-05-26 | — |
| Accredited Specialty Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-05-26 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
|---|
- 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)
| Inspections | 4 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 25% 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.
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 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 6 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 215,135 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 08-JUN-26 |
SOUTH OCEAN INC operates 5 power units — a larger fleet than 84% of carriers registered in IL.
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