TVS INC
USDOT 273403 · Doing business as DEEP SOUTH FREIGHT
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (109 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate16.2% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)5 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- 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 | 273403 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-163871 |
| Legal Name | TVS INC |
| DBA Name | DEEP SOUTH FREIGHT |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 2053260490 |
| Address | 2221 17TH STREET NORTH, Birmingham, AL, 35204 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20040224) |
| 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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 88 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 84 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 80 / 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 | 198 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 16.2% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 5 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 5 towaway) |
- 2026-06-29 — AL — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-12-19 — AL — towaway
- 2025-04-02 — AL — towaway
- 2024-12-12 — SC — towaway
- 2024-08-28 — TN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (36), 20 (28), 23 (26).
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) | 109 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 107 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 8,621,439 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 01-APR-26 |
TVS INC operates 109 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in AL.
Nearby
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