SOUTHERN CARRIERS INC
USDOT 878741
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (42 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate22.1% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)4 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 | 878741 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-384058 |
| Legal Name | SOUTHERN CARRIERS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 9312708055 |
| Address | 107 FIRST AVE SOUTH, Lewisburg, TN, 37091 |
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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 91 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 84 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 86 / 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 | 104 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 22.1% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 4 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 3 towaway) |
- 2025-10-07 — TX — 2 injured, towaway
- 2025-08-01 — FL — towaway
- 2025-05-13 — GA — towaway
- 2024-12-23 — TN — 2 injured
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (26), 12 (20), 23 (20).
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) | 42 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 42 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 3,188,057 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 30-JAN-26 |
SOUTHERN CARRIERS INC operates 42 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in TN.
Nearby
Other carriers in Lewisburg, TN
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- T & H CONCRETE LLC — USDOT 924793, 6 power units
- MID TENN SAND LLC — USDOT 1031802, 6 power units
- DWIGHT WHITSETT — USDOT 1065642, 6 power units
- KIMBRELL FARMS LLC — USDOT 1083632, 5 power units
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