CSA
Authorized · PassengerUSDOT 430145· MC223974· CARRIER· EIN 63-1006348
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SOUTHERN COACHES INC

1751 REEVES ST, DOTHAN, AL, 36303(334) 792-2148brandon@southerncoaches.comJOHN D ADAMS
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$5M BIPD
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
100
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
No red flags in the public FMCSA record

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

MC223974

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

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Passenger
Liability (BIPD)
$5M on file
$5M required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$5M coverageeff 07/26/2013
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY· policy BA155522
Authority history (2) ▾
07/22/1991COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/09/1991)
11/01/1989MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history1 insurer on record
Filing timeline (3)
  1. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/20/200807/26/2013
  2. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/15/200307/20/2008
  3. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/20/199212/15/2003

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.

Vehicle35 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver7 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

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

35
Inspections
0
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
Distinct codes

Most inspected in · top 2 states

  • AL28
  • GA2

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.

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 50% 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 50% 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 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 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

Vehicle Maintenance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance 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

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).

49
Inspections
5
Violations
1
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
10
Crashes
7
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

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

13 bus
2016 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J4500seen 6×
2MG3JMBA0GW067485· 1190845 AL
2015 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J4500seen 5×
2MG3JMBA2FW067017· 1190843 AL
2020 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J3500seen 5×
2MGKJMXA1LW021033· 1190853 AL
2020 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J3500seen 5×
2MGKJMXA8LW021031· 1190854 AL
2024 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J4500seen 5×
2MGD1W910RW108321· 1190841 AL
2016 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J4500seen 4×
2MG3JMBA9GW067484· 11908446 AL
2015 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J4500seen 4×
2MG3JMBA4FW067018· 1190844 AL
2024 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J4500seen 4×
2MGD1W912RW108322· 1190842 AL
2018 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J4500seen 3×
2MG3JMBA1JW068619· 1190847 AL
2020 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J3500seen 3×
2MGKJMXA5LW021035· 1190852 AL
2018 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J4500seen 2×
2MG3JMBAXJW068621· 1190850 AL
2018 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J4500seen 2×
2MG3JMBA8JW068620· 1190848 AL
2000 PREVOST H3 Coach
2PCH33492Y1013627· 1190856 AL

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 PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
20
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
20
20 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.4M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi18 drivers
  • Interstate · <100 mi2 drivers
Company officer
JOHN D ADAMS
Operation
Interstate
D-U-N-S
614759546
Registered since
1990-12-04
Last MCS-150 update
2026-02-23
Census status
Active

Fleet: 0 trucks · 20 buses.

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 officers with 1 other carrier — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

1
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
JOHN ADAMS
USDOT 2581717Active· SCOTTSBLUFF, NE
Strong
Officer

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

8 events
  1. 02/23/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.4M mi reported (2025)

  2. 07/26/2013Insurance filed — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy BA155522

  3. 07/26/2013Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA155522

  4. 07/20/2008Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA155522

  5. 12/15/2003Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA 12 51 82

  6. 07/22/1991COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/09/1991)

  7. 12/04/1990Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

  8. 11/01/1989MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

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

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Satisfactory
Type
Compliance review
Rated
2026-05-11
Last review
2026-05-11
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-02-23
Reported mileage
417,001 mi (2025)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 23, 2026, 12:35 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.