CSA
UnknownUSDOT 327276· CARRIER
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Legal: SOUTHERN FOODS GROUP LLC

5415 INTERSTATE DR, SHREVEPORT, LA, 71109-5415(318) 635-4311max_vail@deanfoods.comMICHAEL L AHART
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
80
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

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.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · August 28, 2026

0 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · —% of inspections had an OOS finding.

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
Distinct codes

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90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

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

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
42
Crashes
3
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.

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY

Power units
180
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
154
154 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
5M mi
reported 2006
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi20 drivers
  • Interstate · <100 mi16 drivers
  • Intrastate · 100+ mi15 drivers
  • Intrastate · <100 mi103 drivers
Company officer
MICHAEL L AHART
Operation
Interstate
D-U-N-S
174127555
Registered since
1988-09-15
Last MCS-150 update
2009-06-26
Census status
I

Fleet: 180 trucks · 50 owned tractors · 101 owned trailers.

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 addresses, phone numbers or officers with 13 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

13
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
9
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: BARBER MILK LLC (USDOT 121317, registered 1974) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 9
1
BARBER MILK LLC
USDOT 121317Inactive· BIRMINGHAM, AL
Strong
Officer
2
DEAN FOODS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA LLC
USDOT 737377Inactive· BUENA PARK, CA
Strong
Officer
3
IDEAL DAIRY FARMS INC
USDOT 393480Inactive· UNION, NJ
Strong
Officer
4
MCARTHUR DAIRY LLC
USDOT 822871Inactive· MIAMI, FL
Strong
Officer
5
MICHAEL L AHART
USDOT 2711554Active· ATASCADERO, CA
Strong
Officer
6
PRICE'S CREAMERIES
USDOT 846485Inactive· EL PASO, TX
Strong
Officer
7
ROBINSON DAIRY LLC
USDOT 227117Inactive· DENVER, CO
Strong
Officer
8
SOUTHERN FOODS GROUP LP
USDOT 580615Inactive· DALLAS, TX
Strong
OfficerMailing
9
T G LEE FOODS LLC
USDOT 373328Inactive· ORLANDO, FL
Strong
Officer
Medium· 3
SOUTHERN FOODS GROUP INC
USDOT 122541Inactive· NEW ORLEANS, LA
Medium
Mailing
SOUTHERN FOODS GROUP LLC
USDOT 76024Inactive· DALLAS, TX
Medium
Mailing
TERRACE DAIRY LLC
USDOT 1198388Inactive· CALVERTON, NY
Medium
Mailing

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. 06/26/2009MCS-150 update filed

    5.0M mi reported (2006)

  2. 09/15/1988Registered 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
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Conditional
Type
Compliance review
Rated
1996-10-12
Last review
2008-05-08
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2009-06-26
Reported mileage
5,040,000 mi (2006)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 25, 2026, 11:53 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.