Carrier profile · USDOT 395405 · MC-248855 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Southern Illinois Motor Xpress Inc

108 power unitsavg 11 yrMulti-region · 12 statesCUTLER, IL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-248855 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

108Power units

71 observed · MCS-150

90Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(618) 497-8882 Email dispatchterry@simxtrucking.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 above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record8 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 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

108 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

129 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%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 — 64 vehicle and 129 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

39.1% · 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 7.7 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

122 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 8

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 108-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 108
Inspections · 24 mo: 129
Annualized: ≈65 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving72 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance28 · 8 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 5 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 8 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not 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 ’15 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’95–’01

Continental Western’04–’13

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2015

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2013 → Mar 2015	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2004 → Mar 2013	$1M	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2002 → Mar 2004	$1M	4
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2001 → Mar 2002	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 1995 → Mar 2001	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1993 → Apr 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 108
Observed power (24 mo): 71
Trailers (towed): 90

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

31.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

129

IL busiest

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

Home base

CUTLER, IL

1967 PYATT CUTLER RD

Top corridor

IL 51 · MO 21 · IA 17

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (21 trucks · 20 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 614745 USDOT 1160386 USDOT 345439 USDOT 1331834 USDOT 2815396 USDOT 3998145 USDOT 3875071 USDOT 1467449

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@simxtrucking.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2954204

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

108

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 1967 PYATT CUTLER RD, CUTLER, IL, 62238
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (618) 497-8882
Fax: (618) 497-2351
Email: terry@simxtrucking.com
Web domain: simxtrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Mark Arbeiter
USDOT / docket: 395405 · MC-248855
First registered: Jun 4, 1990
Last MCS-150: May 8, 2026 · 8,940,538 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 17, 2011
D-U-N-S: 79895504

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

108

Power units

110

Drivers

110

CDL drivers

8,940,538

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 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MOTOR XPRESS INC.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MOTOR XPRESS INC (USDOT 395405) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active 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, 2015 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 129 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 64 vehicle-level and 129 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 8 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 108 power units and 110 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 8, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 17, 2011 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MOTOR XPRESS INC's USDOT number?

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MOTOR XPRESS INC's USDOT number is 395405, and its motor carrier number is MC-248855.

Is SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MOTOR XPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MOTOR XPRESS INC's safety record?

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MOTOR XPRESS INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 219 roadside inspections, with 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MOTOR XPRESS INC's fleet?

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MOTOR XPRESS INC operates 108 power units and 110 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MOTOR XPRESS INC based?

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MOTOR XPRESS INC is based in CUTLER, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 12 states.

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