SOUTHERN FS INC
USDOT 640503 · Doing business as SOUTHERN FS
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (172 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate10% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)3 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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 | 640503 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-725876 |
| Legal Name | SOUTHERN FS INC |
| DBA Name | SOUTHERN FS |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 6189932833 |
| Address | 2002 EAST MAIN ST, Marion, IL, 62959 |
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 | true |
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 | 78 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 91 / 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 | 20 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 10% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 3 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2025-11-14 — KY — towaway
- 2025-09-30 — IL — 1 injured
- 2024-09-23 — IL — towaway
- 2024-04-15 — IL — 1 injured, towaway
- 2023-12-19 — MO — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 14 (2), 16 (2), 28 (2).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 172 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 126 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,900,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 25-MAR-26 |
SOUTHERN FS INC operates 172 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IL.
Nearby
Other carriers in Marion, IL
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- LTS EXPRESS INC — USDOT 822088, 26 power units
- BH ELECTRIC LLC — USDOT 1065112, 24 power units
- DAVID WHITE — USDOT 639387, 12 power units
- VERNELL'S INTERSTATE SERVICE INC — USDOT 720792, 9 power units
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