CSA
UnknownUSDOT 2118281· CARRIER· EIN 20-4534218
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SOUTHERN CROWN PARTNERS LLC

1600 CHARLESTON REGIONAL PARKWAY, CHARLESTON, SC, 29492(843) 388-6800swilliams@scpdist.comWILLIAM J. DORMINY, JR.
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
30.8%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
5.7%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
65
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierVehicle OOS 30.8% — above the 22% national average

A 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.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle13 inspections · 30.8% OOS · National 22%
Driver35 inspections · 5.7% OOS · National 6.7%

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

High impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 88% is at/over the 80% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.

What’s contributing38 violations · 8 OOS (24 mo)
Brakes11 viol35%
  • 393.45B2-B-AIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured2× · 8%
  • 393.55E-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 19983× · 8%
  • 393.45D-BAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection2× · 6%
Lighting / lamps3 OOS15 viol29%
  • 393.9A-LSLILighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.2× · 6%
  • 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.1× · 4%
  • 393.9B-LRLIWRLighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on1× · 4%
Tires3 OOS3 viol20%
  • 396.3A1-TAOCVTires - All others, in contact with a part of the vehicle1× · 10%
  • 393.75A3-TFLTires - Front, leaking or inflation 50% or less than of the maximum inflation pressure1× · 5%
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS1× · 5%
Other1 OOS4 viol6%
  • 396.3A1-FFuel - Dripping leak.1× · 2%
  • 393.81-HHorn - Inoperative or defective1× · 1%
  • 393.30-BBattery - Not protected1× · 1%
What to do
  • Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip; put brakes on the PM schedule
  • Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 36 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 30.8% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

A high share of violations are occurring in SC

Medium impact

14 of 15 violations in the last 12 months (93%) came from inspections in SC. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.

What to do
  • Review the inspections from SC to spot recurring issues
  • Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • 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.

Improving
4
Inspections
2
Violations
0
Out-of-service
2
Clean
Where the violations are
Other 100%
Focus here first
1Other
2 violations · 100% of recent
  • 392.2-SLLEWA1State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 1-2500 lbs over on an axle/axle groups
  • 390.21TB2-DOTOperate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters USDOT
Do this
  • Look under the truck for shifted axles and broken/leaking suspension parts
  • Include suspension in scheduled maintenance
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
FleetTrained (my companion project) makes branded, multilingual training videos for these exact violations — your driver watches and gets a completion certificate for the file.

Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

40
Inspections
70
Violations
10
Out-of-service
220
CSA points
7
Crashes
2
States
cleanviolOOS

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 NHTSA

61 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

31 truck 24 trailer 3 other 3 incomplete vehicle
2023 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 4×
3AKBC4FE0PDUA1936· P836078 SC
1989 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 4×
1GRAA8024KB158355· P834732 IN
2019 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 2×
3AKBCXFE6KDKN2687· P648387 SC
2020 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 2×
3AKBCXFE0LDLZ1392· P684887 SC
2016 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 2×
1GRAA9626GB713200· 105779PT SC
1989 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 2×
1GRAA8022KB158354· P834731 SC
2019 INTERNATIONAL MV607seen 2×
1HSEUTAN7KH292523· P666501 SC
PULLMAN TRseen 2×
2MN01AAH431003014· PV86059 SC
2019 INTERNATIONAL MV607seen 2×
1HSEUTAN7KH420419· P666582 SC
2002 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 2×
1GRAA96212T005150· 4031PT SC
2005 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 2×
1GRAA96205T517633· 121925PT SC
LUFKINseen 2×
1L01A532111146075· 121914PT SC
2018 INTERNATIONAL LT625
3HSDZAPR4JN424184· P633888 SC
2022 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GR1A962XNB415343· PA29922 IN
2016 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GRAA9622GB713176· 13173PT SC
2019 FREIGHTLINER M2
3AKBCXFE0KDKN2684· P648384 SC
2022 FREIGHTLINER M2
3AKBCXFE9NDNA4724· P801896 SC
1988 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GRAA8021JB128955· P744006 IN
2023 FREIGHTLINER M2
3AKBC4FE2PDUD8910· P854752 SC
DORSEY TRA
1DTV11525YA284399· 89980PT SC
1988 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GRAA8026JB128952· P744003 IN
2022 FREIGHTLINER M2
3AKBCXFE5NDNA4722· P801893 SC
2016 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GRAA9624GB713177· 105551PT SC
2023 FREIGHTLINER M2
3AKBC4FE5PDUD8898· P846738 SC
2012 MICKEY TRUCK BODIES INC. MICKEY TRUCK BODIES INC.
5CWRA4128CH124521· PV65356 SC
2019 INTERNATIONAL MV607
1HSEUTAN0KH272565· P666586 SC
2008 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS24888G504201· 30286PT SC
2020 FREIGHTLINER M2
3ALACWFC0LDLW2927· EWU121 GA
2019 INTERNATIONAL MV607
1HSEUTAN8KH156188· P666059 SC
1999 HACKNEY AND SONS, INC. RTX
1HHRTX21XXM000925· 3979PT SC

+ 31 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.

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY

Power units
231
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
251
190 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
4.1M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.55
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · <100 mi251 drivers
Company officer
WILLIAM J. DORMINY, JR.
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2011-02-08
Last MCS-150 update
2025-11-25
Census status
Active

Fleet: 231 trucks · 36 owned tractors · 164 owned trailers · 129 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 graph

This carrier shares VINs, addresses, phone numbers or emails with 4 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

4
Connected carriers
1
Fleet-transfer links
6
Most shared VINs
3
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: SOUTHERN CROWN PARTNERS LLC (USDOT 1843819, registered 2009) is inactive, shares this carrier’s address, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 3
1
KW ASSOCIATES LLC
USDOT 402561Active· COLUMBIA, SC
Strong
Shared VIN · 6
1GRAA96205T5176333H3V532C17T3881281HSEUTAN8KH1561881L01A5321111460751GRAA96215T5176393HSDZAPR9SN345756
2
SOUTHERN CROWN PARTNERS LLC
USDOT 1843819Inactive· CHARLESTON, SC
Strong
EmailPhoneAddress
3
SOUTHERN EAGLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
USDOT 2366732Inactive· CHARLESTON, SC
Strong
EmailPhoneAddress

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

2 events
  1. 11/25/2025MCS-150 update filed

    4.1M mi reported (2024)

  2. 02/08/2011Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-11-25
Reported mileage
4,100,000 mi (2024)

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