Carrier profile · USDOT 273403 · MC-163871 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

TVS Inc

DBA DEEP SOUTH FREIGHT

109 power unitsavg 6.1 yrNational · 19 statesBIRMINGHAM, AL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-163871 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

109Power units

99 observed · MCS-150

153Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.1Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(205) 326-0490 Email dispatchedoss@deepsouthfreight.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

109 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.1 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

40 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

192 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 81 vehicle and 192 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

27.8% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 13.8 pts 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

182 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 15

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 109-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 109
Inspections · 24 mo: 192
Annualized: ≈96 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving80 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance35 · 27 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 14 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance17 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’20 · 14 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Continental National’94–’99

Transportation’07–’10

beyond this history

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2020

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Mar 2020	$1M	3
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Mar 2017	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Mar 2013 → Mar 2015	$1M	3
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Mar 2012 → Mar 2013	$1M	1
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Mar 2011 → Mar 2012	$1M	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Mar 2011	$1M	1
TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	May 2007 → Nov 2010	$1M	3
TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2004 → May 2007	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2003 → Dec 2004	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2001 → Dec 2003	$1M	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2001 → Dec 2001	$1M	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2000 → Jan 2001	$1M	3
CALIBER ONE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 1999 → Dec 2000	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 1994 → Dec 1999	$1M	3
THE REINSURANCE CORP OF NEW YORK	Dec 1992 → Dec 1994	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 109
Observed power (24 mo): 99
Trailers (towed): 153

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

45.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

191

AL busiest

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

Home base

BIRMINGHAM, AL

2221 17TH STREET NORTH

Top corridor

AL 49 · GA 38 · TN 20

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 5 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4306457 USDOT 2623979 USDOT 2821280 USDOT 434467Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (27 trucks · 23 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 105257 USDOT 2827997 USDOT 2834777 USDOT 946802 USDOT 2398457 USDOT 4203224 USDOT 4306457 USDOT 2821280

Shares a company officer with other carriers

edmund c doss — 3 carriers: USDOT 226614 USDOT 1430571

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

109

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2221 17TH STREET NORTH, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35204
Mailing address: PO BOX 5545, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35207
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (205) 326-0490
Fax: (205) 326-0601
Email: edoss@deepsouthfreight.com
Web domain: deepsouthfreight.com

Registration

Officer: Edmund C Doss
USDOT / docket: 273403 · MC-163871
First registered: May 21, 1986
Last MCS-150: Apr 1, 2026 · 8,621,439 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 24, 2004
D-U-N-S: 114945876

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

109

Power units

107

Drivers

107

CDL drivers

8,621,439

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 TVS INC.

TVS INC (USDOT 273403) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 1, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 192 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 81 vehicle-level and 192 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 109 power units and 107 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 24, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TVS INC's USDOT number?

TVS INC's USDOT number is 273403, and its motor carrier number is MC-163871.

Is TVS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, TVS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TVS INC's safety record?

TVS INC has a 35.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 321 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is TVS INC's fleet?

TVS INC operates 109 power units and 107 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TVS INC based?

TVS INC is based in BIRMINGHAM, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 19 states.

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