SOUTHERN FREIGHT SERVICES INC OF MORRISTOWN
USDOT 2216455 · Doing business as SOUTHERN FREIGHT SERVICES INC
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (59 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileProtective Insurance Company
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate8.1% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)5 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 14 years ago
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 2216455 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-270872 |
| Legal Name | SOUTHERN FREIGHT SERVICES INC OF MORRISTOWN |
| DBA Name | SOUTHERN FREIGHT SERVICES INC |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 4235812967 |
| Address | 4495 ENKA HWY, Morristown, TN, 37813 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| 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 | Protective Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2026-04-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protective Insurance Company | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-04-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2012-03-21 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
- 2012-03-21 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
- 2026-06-09 — Other — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Inactive Administrative status adjustment
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 88 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 85 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 99 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 69 / 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 | 124 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 8.1% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 5 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 5 towaway) |
- 2026-05-18 — NC — towaway
- 2025-03-31 — IL — towaway
- 2024-12-16 — NC — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-10-18 — NC — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-09-13 — TN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (20), 23 (7), 14 (5).
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) | 59 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 64 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 5,586,503 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 11-MAY-26 |
SOUTHERN FREIGHT SERVICES INC OF MORRISTOWN operates 59 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in TN.
Nearby
Other carriers in Morristown, TN
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