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Company CheckSOUTHERN SPEAR IRONWORKS LLC · DOT 3127662

55 WORKMAN RD, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37410

DOT# 3127662 MC# 91391 Chattanooga, Tennessee 8 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

1 events tracked · latest Feb 4, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 1

Feb 4, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.

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

Contact Details

Phone(423) 498-2862

Email[email protected]

Physical Address55 WORKMAN RD, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37410

Mailing AddressPO BOX 3717, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37404

Other Companies at This Address

Address55 WORKMAN RD, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37410

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
SOUTHERN SPEAR IRONWORKS LLC this company	3127662	(423) 498-2862	Active
TOMAHAWK CRANE AND RIGGING LLC	3145919	(423) 541-9943	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 TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC091391

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating8 years

Company Overview

SOUTHERN SPEAR IRONWORKS LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The company has been in operation for 8 years, registered with the FMCSA on 04/24/2018. The fleet consists of 6 power units and 2 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 25,000 miles (2023). With zero crashes across 2 inspections, SOUTHERN SPEAR IRONWORKS LLC maintains an excellent safety record. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, SOUTHERN SPEAR IRONWORKS LLC has a Trust Score of 95/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

Mileage

Annual Mileage25,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective08/25/2023

CompanyAMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CA 21127560401

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers2

Mileage25,000 mi

Operating8 years

MCS-15012/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service1

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above 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

0 · 0 OOS —

2025

1 · 1 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

1 crash —

2025

0 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 Feb 2025 — 1 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (100% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
10/09/2023	CHATTANOOGA	TN	0	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

2 roadside violations across 1 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

Vehicle Maintenance 2 violations · 1 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 (1)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
02/04/2025 ▼	TN	Full (Level I)	CLEVELAND TN	2	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (2) 393.95A1 — CFR 393.95A1 Non-OOS 393.43D-B — CFR 393.43D-B OOS

Out of Service Orders (2)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2020-03-03	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	ACTIVE	2020-03-03
2019-02-25	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	ACTIVE	2019-03-28

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	FCCI INSURANCE COMPANY	CA100016972-00	$1,000,000	05/17/2018	05/17/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	FCCI INSURANCE COMPANY	CA100016972-00	$1,000,000	05/17/2018	06/20/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FCCI INSURANCE COMPANY	CA100016972-00	$1,000,000	05/17/2018	08/25/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	FCCI INSURANCE COMPANY	CA100016972-00	$1,000,000	05/17/2018	01/26/2024	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC091391	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/23/2019	-	-
MC091391	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/25/2018	REVOKED	06/27/2018
MC091391	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/02/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/19/2024

No revocation records.

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95/100

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 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

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

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

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

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) knockout	−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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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (1)

Out of Service Orders (2)

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