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Southern Trucking — USDOT 79183 Carrier Profile

MC 781961 · AAuthority: ActiveHazmat

MERIDIAN, MS 39301-8800 · Data last refreshed August 30, 2026

Fleet Summary

269
Power units
larger than 100% of active US carriers
362
Drivers
52.2
Years active
10,750,000
Annual miles (MCS-150)
—
Operating radius

Safety Snapshot

Unsafe DrivingCarrierPedia estimate81th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Hours-of-Service ComplianceCarrierPedia estimate84th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Driver FitnessCarrierPedia estimate88th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Controlled Substances/AlcoholCarrierPedia estimate99th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Vehicle MaintenanceCarrierPedia estimate76th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.

Inspections & Out-of-Service

201
Inspections, last 24 months

Driver out-of-service rate 5.5% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 0.0%.

25
Out-of-service inspections, last 24 months

Vehicle out-of-service rate 8.0% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 14.3%.

Crash History

DateLocationFatalitiesInjuriesTow-awayWeatherRoad surface
2026-07-22UNINCORPORATED, GA01Yes11
2026-07-13UNINCORPORATED, FL00Yes11
2026-06-25PALESTINE, TX00Yes11
2026-04-22NEWTON, MS00Yes11
2026-04-22NEWTON, MS00Yes11
2026-04-14NOT IN CITY LIMIT, TN00Yes11
2026-03-23RURAL, LA00Yes11
2026-01-29PASCAGOULA, MS01Yes11
2025-11-17PEARL RIVER, MS00Yes11
2025-07-07RURAL, LA04Yes11
2025-05-22RURAL MOBILE, AL01Yes11
2025-03-24BATON ROUGE, LA00Yes11
2025-02-12CITRONELLE, AL01Yes11
2024-12-23BATON ROUGE, LA00Yes11
2024-12-19NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE, MO00Yes11
2024-12-04RURAL BALDWIN, AL01Yes11
2024-11-18LEAKESVILLE, MS00Yes11
2024-08-30LAFAYETTE, LA00Yes22
2024-08-29VICKSBURG, MS02No11
2024-08-12UNINCORPORATED, GA00Yes16
2024-07-25COOKEVILLE, TN00Yes11
2024-07-24ATLANTA, GA01No82
2024-05-15CONWAY, SC00Yes11
2023-12-07BATON ROUGE, LA00Yes11
2023-05-17TUSCALOOSA, AL00Yes11

These records report that a commercial vehicle registered to this carrier was involved in a crash meeting FMCSA's reporting threshold. The FMCSA Crash File does not assign fault and does not determine preventability: a crash caused entirely by another road user appears here on the same terms as one caused by this carrier's driver. See how FMCSA crash reporting works for what these records do and do not establish.

Operating Authority & Insurance

Authority status
Active
MC number
781961
Insurance on file
Yes
Insurer
Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America
Coverage amount
$75,000
Effective date
October 11, 2017
BIPD coverage
On file

Cargo & Operation

Classification: AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE. Authorized to transport hazardous materials.

General FreightMachinery, Large ObjectsChemicals

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Data & Sources

Registration, fleet, and cargo data from the FMCSA Company Census File. Crash history from the FMCSA Crash File. Inspection and out-of-service data from the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File. Safety percentiles from the FMCSA Safety Measurement System. Operating authority and insurance from FMCSA Motus (Licensing & Insurance). See Data Sources for refresh cadence and dataset IDs. Data on this page last refreshed August 30, 2026.

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