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SOUTHERN CARGO INC

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Company CheckSOUTHERN CARGO INC · DOT 2589450

5881 NW 151ST ST SUITE 104, MIAMI LAKES, FL, 33014

DOT# 2589450 MC# 908187 Miami Lakes, Florida 11 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jun 26, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Jun 26, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 23, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 14, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 2, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Mar 13, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Feb 21, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address5881 NW 151ST ST SUITE 104, MIAMI LAKES, FL, 33014

Mailing Address5881 NW 151 STREET SUITE 104, MIAMI LAKES, FL, 33014

Other Companies at This Address

Address5881 NW 151ST ST SUITE 104, MIAMI LAKES, FL 33014

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
KAPPA LOGISTICS LLC	3771742	Sign in	Active
SOUTHERN CARGO INC this company	2589450	Sign in	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC908187

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating11 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 3.55 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.32 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.77 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage983,340 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS8.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS18.2% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective06/03/2024

CompanyLANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CM0079406

Last checked09/12/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet15 units

Drivers15

Mileage983,340 mi

Operating11 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total36

Out of Service3

OOS Rate8.3%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total11

Out of Service2

OOS Rate18.2%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

5 · 0 OOS -

2024

20 · 4 OOS ▲

2025

20 · 3 OOS ▼

2026

6 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

2 crashes ▲

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jun 2026, 32 inspections, 5 resulted in out-of-service (15.6% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
03/13/2026	SARALAND	AL	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/21/2026	BIRMINGHAM	AL	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
07/16/2024	JACKSONVILLE	FL	0	1	4	Clear	Wet	Daylight
05/07/2024	FORT WORTH	TX	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

40 roadside violations across 32 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 16 violations · 5 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 14 violations · 3 OOS

Unsafe Driving 10 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (51)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/26/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOULTRIE GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/23/2026	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	BOYNTON BEACH FL	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2026	IA	Full (Level I)	45 - HWY 218 NB MM 29 PILOT GR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CACHE CREEK SCALES	2	2	0	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
01/31/2026	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	I22 EB @ BELDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2026	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	VERBENA AL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/24/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/08/2025	LA	Full (Level I)	RAYNE LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	U.S. 69 AND FLAT ROCK CREEK	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREMONT SCALE	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/24/2025	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	PRATTVILLE AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	45 - HWY 218 NB MM 29 PILOT GR	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	3	1	2	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/09/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAMMOND LA	5	3	0	3	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	PONTOTOC COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	ARDMORE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/30/2025	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	OZARK AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/27/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/26/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/11/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2025	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	ALACHUA FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/09/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MANCHESTER TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORSYTH GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2025	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	4	0	4	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/22/2024	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/04/2024	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	REST AREA	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2024	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	DEEPWATER MO	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	TATE COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	KUTTAWA	3	1	1	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/01/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/07/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLINTON IN	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2024	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	REST AREA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/03/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ARDMORE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/20/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	DESERT HILLS IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/23/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	FRANKLIN	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/16/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-55	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GRANITE FALLS MN	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/06/2024	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	TALLAHASSEE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2024	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2024	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/15/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CRAWFORD COUNTY(ALMA WEST STN)	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2023	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREMONT SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/17/2023	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CONEJO IF	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/10/2023	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH-0069 IN HARRIS CO. (115-151	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	ASHEVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-40,	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	MOUNTAIN PASS CVEF	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections35

Unsafe Driving 5 viols

HOS Compliance 10 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	CA02961431	$750,000	04/08/2016	04/08/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	CA2961431	$1,000,000	04/08/2016	04/06/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	WPP1250207	$750,000	04/08/2015	04/08/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0079406	$750,000	04/06/2024	06/03/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CS BSR 00000873-00	$750,000	04/06/2023	04/06/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	2BWHFL19S0101308-00	$750,000	04/06/2022	04/06/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	479915001	$750,000	04/06/2021	04/06/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP48634A	$1,000,000	04/06/2019	04/06/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP48634A	$1,000,000	04/06/2019	05/10/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GUIDEONE SPECIALTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	CRC541000207 00	$750,000	04/06/2018	04/06/2019	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC908187	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/16/2015	-	-
MC908187	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/14/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/06/2016
MC908187	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/11/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/04/2024
MC908187	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/11/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/05/2019
MC908187	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/10/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/05/2023

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92/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 92

Starts at 100−8 totalFinal 92

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−3

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 8.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 15 vehicles (~0.2 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 15 vehicles (~0.2 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 8.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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Inspection Records (51)

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