Carrier profile · USDOT 311711 · MC-199727 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Southland Transportation Company

DBA SOUTHLAND TRANSPORTATION

188 power unitsavg 6.9 yrNational · 21 statesBOONVILLE, NC88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-199727 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

188Power units

171 observed · MCS-150

228Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(336) 367-4767 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 673 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

188 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

14 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

375 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 19.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 163 vehicle and 375 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

26.8% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 2.6 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

364 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 23

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 188-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 188
Inspections · 24 mo: 375
Annualized: ≈188 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving107 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance42 · 41 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 8 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Liberty’96–’99

Sirius America’01–’05

Sentry Select’05–’24

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. · since May 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	May 2025 → May 2025	$750K	2
OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2025	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2005 → May 2024	$750K	5
SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2001 → May 2005	$750K	4
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1999 → Jun 2001	$750K	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1996 → Jul 1999	$750K	1
TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1993 → Jun 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 188
Observed power (24 mo): 171
Trailers (towed): 228

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

64.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

371

NC busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

North Carolina: 190 inspections
Tennessee: 42 inspections
Kentucky: 26 inspections
Ohio: 24 inspections
South Carolina: 16 inspections
Virginia: 12 inspections
Louisiana: 10 inspections
West Virginia: 10 inspections
Indiana: 9 inspections
Texas: 8 inspections
Alabama: 5 inspections
Illinois: 3 inspections
Arkansas: 3 inspections
Georgia: 3 inspections
Missouri: 3 inspections
Michigan: 2 inspections
Mississippi: 2 inspections
New York: 1 inspections
Utah: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections

Home base

BOONVILLE, NC

112 RIVER ROAD

Top corridor

NC 190 · TN 42 · KY 26

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 7 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2097834 USDOT 3777298 USDOT 2309975 USDOT 188891 USDOT 4071457 USDOT 2079938Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (79 trucks · 77 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2793675 USDOT 3549453 USDOT 4356842 USDOT 172954 USDOT 2124300 USDOT 2781861 USDOT 2309975 USDOT 3777298

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@sltrans.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 814743 USDOT 4259196

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

188

Observed (24 mo)

171

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 112 RIVER ROAD, BOONVILLE, NC, 27011
Mailing address: P O BOX 99, BOONVILLE, NC, 27011
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (336) 367-4767
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: sltrans.com

Registration

Officers: Bradley Brindle · Jason Smith
USDOT / docket: 311711 · MC-199727
First registered: Mar 23, 1988
Last MCS-150: Mar 26, 2026 · 18,565,681 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 3, 2000
D-U-N-S: 610151706

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

188

Power units

190

Drivers

190

CDL drivers

18,565,681

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SOUTHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.

SOUTHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (USDOT 311711) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. effective May 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 19.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 375 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 163 vehicle-level and 375 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 188 power units and 190 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 26, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 3, 2000 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY's USDOT number?

SOUTHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY's USDOT number is 311711, and its motor carrier number is MC-199727.

Is SOUTHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. SOUTHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SOUTHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY's safety record?

SOUTHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY has a 19.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 673 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SOUTHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY's fleet?

SOUTHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY operates 188 power units and 190 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SOUTHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY based?

SOUTHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY is based in BOONVILLE, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 21 states.

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