Carrier profile · USDOT 1847783 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Interstate Southern Packaging LLC

DBA DS SMITH PACKAGING - GREENEVILLE

13 power unitsavg 15.3 yrRegional · 4 statesGREENEVILLE, TN86/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.3Avg age (yr)

1998–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(423) 231-4279 Email dispatchterry.futrell@dssmith.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average66.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.3 yr

Model years 1998–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 66.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

66.7% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 13-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 7

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.3 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

41.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

GREENEVILLE, TN

120 T ELMER COX DRIVE

Top corridor

TN 5 · NC 2 · SC 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@dssmith.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 61608 USDOT 471837 USDOT 2864805

Shares a company officer with other carriers

russell taylor — 5 carriers: USDOT 839926 USDOT 1936430 USDOT 1976817 USDOT 2344065

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 120 T ELMER COX DRIVE, GREENEVILLE, TN, 37743
Mailing address: PO BOX 1388, GREENEVILLE, TN, 37743
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (423) 231-4279
Fax: (423) 787-7771
Email: terry.futrell@dssmith.com
Web domain: dssmith.com

Registration

Officers: Terry Futrell · Russell Taylor
USDOT / docket: 1847783
First registered: Jan 23, 2009
Last MCS-150: Sep 15, 2025 · 228,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 6.94
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

228,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for INTERSTATE SOUTHERN PACKAGING LLC.

INTERSTATE SOUTHERN PACKAGING LLC (USDOT 1847783) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 66.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 13 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 15, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is INTERSTATE SOUTHERN PACKAGING LLC's USDOT number?

INTERSTATE SOUTHERN PACKAGING LLC's USDOT number is 1847783.

Is INTERSTATE SOUTHERN PACKAGING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, INTERSTATE SOUTHERN PACKAGING LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is INTERSTATE SOUTHERN PACKAGING LLC's safety record?

INTERSTATE SOUTHERN PACKAGING LLC has a 66.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 14 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is INTERSTATE SOUTHERN PACKAGING LLC's fleet?

INTERSTATE SOUTHERN PACKAGING LLC operates 13 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is INTERSTATE SOUTHERN PACKAGING LLC based?

INTERSTATE SOUTHERN PACKAGING LLC is based in GREENEVILLE, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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