Carrier profile · USDOT 2962302 · MC-5442 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Southern Comfort Charters

0 power unitsELLENWOOD, GA50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-5442 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(404) 702-0498 Email dispatchfirefranks@att.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Limited record

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

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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 1

Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

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 crash record

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 crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
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

$5M BIPD last filed ’24 · 4 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Cypress (ca)’17–’18

Cypress (ca)’19–’20

Starstone Specialty’22–’24

Incline’22–’24

beyond this history

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 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 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Oct 2024	$5M	4
STARSTONE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2022 → May 2024	$5M	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO	Jan 2020 → Jun 2020	$5M	1
CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)	Jan 2019 → Jan 2020	$5M	9
CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)	May 2017 → Jul 2018	$5M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
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

ELLENWOOD, GA

4624 LAKE HILL PLACE

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4624 LAKE HILL PLACE, ELLENWOOD, GA, 30294
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (404) 702-0498
Fax: (770) 802-4842
Email: firefranks@att.net

Registration

Officer: Charlie Franks
USDOT / docket: 2962302 · MC-5442
First registered: Jan 13, 2017
Last MCS-150: Feb 14, 2024 · 11,050 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 27, 2019
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

11,050

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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 COMFORT CHARTERS.

SOUTHERN COMFORT CHARTERS (USDOT 2962302) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 14, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 27, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTHERN COMFORT CHARTERS's USDOT number?

SOUTHERN COMFORT CHARTERS's USDOT number is 2962302, and its motor carrier number is MC-5442.

Is SOUTHERN COMFORT CHARTERS authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, SOUTHERN COMFORT CHARTERS is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is SOUTHERN COMFORT CHARTERS's fleet?

SOUTHERN COMFORT CHARTERS operates 0 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SOUTHERN COMFORT CHARTERS based?

SOUTHERN COMFORT CHARTERS is based in ELLENWOOD, GA.

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