SOUTH MILL SALES
Legal: KAOLIN MUSHROOM FARMS INC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Broker payment signals
Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.
- Authority revoked 18 times historically (reinstated) — a pattern worth noting.
- Bond has changed hands 7 times across 3 sureties — churn can signal payment or coverage trouble.
These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202635 inspections · 20 violations (2 OOS) · 3% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
click to filter codes
Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1392.2-SLLS4Unsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
10
1× · sev 10
- 2392.2-SLLTCDUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other
5
1× · sev 5
- 3392.2-SLLLRUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
3
1× · sev 3
- 4392.2RGNot in SMS
State vehicle registration or License Plate violation
2
2×
- 5396.17C
Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2
2×
- 6393.95A1Vehicle Maintenance
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2
1× · sev 2
- 7392.2-SLLS1
State/Local Laws - Speeding 1-5 miles per hour over the speed limit
1
1×
- 8390.21TB1-MC
Operating a CMV without legal name or trade name displayed
1
1×
- 9390.21TB2-DOT
Operate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters USDOT
1
1×
- 10393.95F
Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- PA7
- NC5
- TN3
- DE2
- TX2
- MD2
- IL2
- OK2
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 29% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 392.2-SLLS4State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit2× · 45%
- 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 9%
- 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other1× · 11%
- 392.2-SLLITState/Local Laws - Improper turns1× · 11%
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation1× · 7%
- Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 393.9Inoperable Required Lamp · OOS
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
- Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
- 393.75AFlat tire or fabric exposed · OOS
- Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
- Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
- 395.22G-ELDMFVHOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position.
- Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
- Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA52 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 22 more.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
1
Tow-away
1
Injury
1
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusPRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi16 drivers
- Interstate · <100 mi3 drivers
- Intrastate · 100+ mi4 drivers
- Intrastate · <100 mi3 drivers
- Company officer
- SERGIO VARELA
- Operation
- Interstate
- D-U-N-S
- 44541019
- Registered since
- 1974-06-01
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-06-12
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 48 trucks · 20 owned tractors · 33 owned trailers · 20 leased/term tractors.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs, addresses, phone numbers, officers or emails with 27 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
64 events- 12/22/2025Insurance filed — Sentry Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy A0269679001
- 12/22/2025Insurance ended — Sentry Insurance Company
policy A0269679001
- 12/22/2025Insurance replaced — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA
BIPD/Primary · policy 2G400230
- 06/12/2025MCS-150 update filed
2.8M mi reported (2024)
- 05/16/2022Insurance name changed — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA
BIPD/Primary · policy 2G400230
- 04/25/2022Insurance filed — Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland
Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy LPM9275143
- 04/25/2022Insurance ended — Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland
policy LPM9275143
- 04/25/2022Insurance name changed — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy 026159824
- 04/25/2022Insurance name changed — FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLAND
SURETY · policy LPM9275143
- 04/25/2022Insurance name changed — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA
BIPD/Primary · policy 2G400230
- 04/11/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/15/2022)
- 04/11/2022CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/15/2022)
- 03/30/2022Insurance replaced — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA
BIPD/Primary · policy 2G400230
- 03/22/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/31/2022)
- 03/22/2022CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/31/2022)
- 03/22/2022BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/21/2022)
- 12/22/2020Insurance replaced — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 1L464269
- 12/22/2018Insurance replaced — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA
BIPD/Primary · policy 4K651190
- 10/03/2018PROPERTY BROKER — REINSTATED
- 09/08/2018Insurance cancelled — WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.
SURETY · policy 8186781
- 03/18/2018Insurance cancelled — LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy AS2-Z11-262073-02
- 02/23/2018Insurance replaced — LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy AS2-Z11-262073-02
- 02/20/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/26/2018)
- 02/20/2018CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/26/2018)
- 08/10/2017Insurance cancelled — GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.
SURETY · policy 2410355
- 07/14/2017BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/11/2017)
- 04/06/2017Insurance cancelled — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy SISIPCA08282315
- 03/10/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/20/2017)
- 03/10/2017CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/20/2017)
- 01/31/2017Insurance replaced — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy SISIPCA08282315
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 2000-02-28
- Last review
- 2000-02-23
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-06-12
- Reported mileage
- 2,815,947 mi (2024)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyApril, 2022
- Name changed to "KAOLIN MUSHROOM FARMS INC"
March, 2022
- Name changed to "KAOLIN MUSHROOMS FARMS INC"
June, 2021
- DBA changed to "SOUTH MILL SALES"
January, 2021
First on-record entry — KAOLIN MUSHROOM FARMS INC, KENNETT SQUARE, PA
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