Carrier profile · USDOT 2255500 · MC-769622 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Southbound Express Inc

1 power unitLAKE WALES, FL50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-769622 INACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(863) 604-2980 Email dispatchstboundband@aol.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 1

Established 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’13–’15

Oak River’15–’17

Trisura Specialty’19–’21

Sentry Select’22–’25

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

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.

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Feb 2025	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Sep 2022	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Sep 2021	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2018 → Sep 2019	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2017 → Sep 2018	$750K	1
OAK RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2017 → Sep 2017	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2017 → Sep 2017	$750K	1
OAK RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2015 → Sep 2017	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2013 → Dec 2015	$750K	4
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2012 → Dec 2013	$750K	1
GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Dec 2012	$750K	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

LAKE WALES, FL

2618 TALL PALM AVE

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3534890

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2618 TALL PALM AVE, LAKE WALES, FL, 33898
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (863) 604-2980
Fax: (863) 223-8427
Email: stboundband@aol.com

Registration

Officers: Michael Underhill · Sandra Underhill
USDOT / docket: 2255500 · MC-769622
First registered: Dec 13, 2011
Last MCS-150: Oct 28, 2024 · 87,233 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Apr 5, 2015
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

87,233

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 SOUTHBOUND EXPRESS INC.

SOUTHBOUND EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2255500) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I 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.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 28, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Apr 5, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTHBOUND EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

SOUTHBOUND EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2255500, and its motor carrier number is MC-769622.

Is SOUTHBOUND EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SOUTHBOUND EXPRESS INC's safety record?

SOUTHBOUND EXPRESS INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it.

How big is SOUTHBOUND EXPRESS INC's fleet?

SOUTHBOUND EXPRESS INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SOUTHBOUND EXPRESS INC based?

SOUTHBOUND EXPRESS INC is based in LAKE WALES, FL.

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