SOUTHERN COUNTIES EXPRESS INC
USDOT 568488 · Doing business as UNIVERSAL
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (119 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileCherokee Insurance Company
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate12.5% vs 19.1% national avg
- Authority ageGranted 11 years ago
- Linked registrations16 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 | 568488 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | FF-13022 |
| Legal Name | SOUTHERN COUNTIES EXPRESS INC |
| DBA Name | UNIVERSAL |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8002339445 |
| Address | 575 E WEBER AVENUE, Compton, CA, 90222 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20001012) |
| 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 | Cherokee Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2026-06-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-06-01 | — |
| CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-06-01 | — |
| CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2020-06-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2015-04-27 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
- 1992-06-04 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
- 2015-04-27 — Granted — Freight Forwarder of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 78 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 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 | 24 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 12.5% vs 19.1% national average |
- 2023-12-04 — CA — 4 injured, towaway
- 2023-08-31 — CA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 23 (3), 31 (3), 16 (2).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
16 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 1162977 · USDOT 1408051 · USDOT 1712537 · USDOT 2215648 · USDOT 2790108
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) | 119 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 129 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 4,370,005 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 15-JUL-24 |
SOUTHERN COUNTIES EXPRESS INC operates 119 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in CA.
Nearby
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