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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3774229· MC1348611· CARRIER· EIN 83-3653216
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EL SOUTHERS JR TRUCKING LLC

390 OLD FARM RD, LEXINGTON, VA, 24450(540) 319-3578esouthers4@gmail.comEDWARD LEE SOUTHERS JR.
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
50%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
55
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierVehicle OOS 50% — well 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.

Authority & insurance

MC1348611

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 07/19/2025
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY· policy CA-FA8761
Authority history (3) ▾
07/21/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/29/2025)
01/31/2022MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED
12/22/2021MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (01/24/2022)
Insurance history5 insurers on record
Filing timeline (7) ▾
  1. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/19/2023 → 08/15/2025
  2. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/19/2023 → 07/19/2025
  3. NATIONAL INDEPENDENT TRUCKERS INS. CO., RRG$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/12/2023 → 08/18/2023
  4. NATIONAL INDEPENDENT TRUCKERS INS. CO., RRG$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/12/2023 → 07/19/2023
  5. EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/23/2022 → 05/12/2023
  6. PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/24/2022 → 11/23/2022
  7. PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/13/2021 → 01/18/2022

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

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

Vehicle2 inspections · 50% OOS · National 22%
Driver4 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

4 inspections · 2 violations (2 OOS) · 40% of inspections had an OOS finding.

4
Inspections
2
Violations
2
OOS violations
2
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

2
total

Top cited codes

score = count × severity weight

Most inspected in · top 4 states

  • NC2
  • TN1
  • MD1
  • OH1

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.

Recommendations

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

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 50% 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

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving 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

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

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness 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

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.

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

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).

5
Inspections
2
Violations
2
Out-of-service
10
CSA points
0
Crashes
4
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

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

2 trailer 1 truck
2019 PETERBILT 389seen 5×
1XPXD49X5KD270135· 41013PZ VA
2024 EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. East Manufacturing Corpseen 4×
1E1F9U282RR084084· 5441940 ME
2020 PITTS TRAILERS
5JYFC4823LED16583· 120034TM VA

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

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
1
1 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2023
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
Company officer
EDWARD LEE SOUTHERS JR.
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2021-12-01
Last MCS-150 update
2025-07-17
Census status
Active

Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 2 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 VINs, addresses or phone numbers with 2 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

2
Connected carriers
1
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
0
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: EL SOUTHERS JR TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1979165, registered 2009) is inactive, shares this carrier’s address, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Medium· 1
EL SOUTHERS JR TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 1979165Inactive· LEXINGTON, VA
Medium
PhoneAddress

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

13 events
  1. 08/15/2025Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy GRT05269A

  2. 07/21/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/29/2025)

  3. 07/19/2025Insurance filed — ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA-FA8761

  4. 07/19/2025Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy GRT05269A

  5. 07/17/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2023)

  6. 08/18/2023Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INDEPENDENT TRUCKERS INS. CO., RRG

    BIPD/Primary · policy A21256-01

  7. 07/19/2023Insurance replaced — NATIONAL INDEPENDENT TRUCKERS INS. CO., RRG

    BIPD/Primary · policy A21256-01

  8. 05/12/2023Insurance replaced — EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CW1EII-509959-01

  9. 11/23/2022Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA04252639

  10. 01/31/2022MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
  11. 01/18/2022Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA04252639

  12. 12/22/2021MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (01/24/2022)

  13. 12/01/2021Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-07-17
Reported mileage
76,708 mi (2023)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 24, 2026, 6:55 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.