SOUTHERN AIR FREIGHT INC
USDOT 609528
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (28 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate10.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 609528 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-564535 |
| Legal Name | SOUTHERN AIR FREIGHT INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8632585117 |
| Address | 1700 SPRING PLACE RD SE, Cleveland, TN, 37311 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20090911) |
| 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 | 91 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 93 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 89 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 67 / 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 | 29 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 10.3% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2026-01-29 — TN — towaway
- 2025-06-09 — PA — towaway
- 2024-03-18 — IN — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-01-15 — NC — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (11), 14 (4), 16 (4).
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) | 28 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 28 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 2,095,792 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 30-SEP-25 |
SOUTHERN AIR FREIGHT INC operates 28 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in TN.
Nearby
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