UNIVERSAL
Legal: SOUTHERN COUNTIES EXPRESS 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.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202618 inspections · 18 violations (6 OOS) · 13% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1392.2LVUnsafe Driving
Lane Restriction violation
3
1× · sev 3
- 2393.75A32 OOS
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
2
2×
- 3392.80A
Driving a commercial motor vehicle while Texting
1
1×
- 4393.75A21 OOS
Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation
1
1×
- 5393.67C71 OOS
Fuel tank fill pipe cap missing
1
1×
- 6172.201A1
Hazardous Materials not distinguished from non-Hazardous Materials
1
1×
- 7172.202A4
No or improper Packing Group listed
1
1×
- 8172.201D
ER phone number not in compliance with Subpart G
1
1×
- 9392.2-SLLEWG2
State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 2501-5000 lbs over on allowable gross weight
1
1×
- 10393.47E
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- CA30
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.
Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% 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
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness 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
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.
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 NHTSA98 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 68 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 censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi16 drivers
- Company officer
- PHILLIP CANADAY JR
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 1994-07-11
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-08-28
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 8 trucks · 8 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 or emails with 35 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
68 events- 08/28/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2025)
- 06/01/2026Insurance filed — Cherokee Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA260108
- 06/01/2026Insurance ended — Cherokee Insurance Company
policy CA250111
- 06/01/2025Insurance filed — Cherokee Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA250111
- 06/01/2025Insurance replaced — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA230090
- 06/01/2023Insurance replaced — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA220083
- 12/05/2022Insurance name changed — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA220083
- 12/05/2022Insurance name changed — HANOVER INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy RHF8803321
- 10/31/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/27/2022)
- 10/31/2022CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/27/2022)
- 10/25/2022Insurance replaced — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA220083
- 06/01/2022Insurance replaced — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA210098
- 06/01/2021Insurance replaced — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA200094
- 06/01/2020Insurance filed — Cherokee Insurance Company
Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy SB200015
- 06/01/2020Insurance replaced — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy SB200015
- 05/31/2020Insurance cancelled — MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)
SURETY · policy CA 806375
- 05/04/2020CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/02/2020)
- 06/01/2019Insurance cancelled — NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy AU201800012987
- 05/06/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/24/2019)
- 05/06/2019CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/24/2019)
- 06/01/2018Insurance cancelled — NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy AU201700012987
- 05/07/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/25/2018)
- 05/07/2018CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/25/2018)
- 12/16/2017Insurance cancelled — MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)
SURETY · policy CA 806375
- 12/01/2017Insurance replaced — INTERNATIONAL FIDELITY INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy 0648285
- 06/01/2017Insurance cancelled — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
BIPD/Primary · policy TP9881077 05
- 05/05/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/30/2017)
- 05/05/2017CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/30/2017)
- 06/01/2016Insurance replaced — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
BIPD/Primary · policy TP9881077 04
- 06/01/2016Insurance cancelled — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
BIPD/Primary · policy TP9881077 04
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 2000-10-12
- Last review
- 2021-08-20
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-08-28
- Reported mileage
- 83,618 mi (2025)
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