Carrier profile · USDOT 3306210 · MC-1049407 · Updated Aug 30, 2026

Southern Specialty Freight LLC

DBA SOUTHERN SPECIALTY

84 power unitsavg 7.8 yrNational · 35 statesDICKSON, TN86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1049407 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

84Power units

108 observed · MCS-150

98Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(615) 804-5621 Email dispatchlevi@southernspecialtyfreight.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 30, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average44.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 7 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

84 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

197 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 44.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 114 vehicle and 197 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

46.7% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 2.1 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

188 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 14

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 84-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 84
Inspections · 24 mo: 197
Annualized: ≈99 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance80 · 19 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving78 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance75 · 12 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance45 · 16 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance27 · 7 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance26 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance21 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance15 · 7 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive Hawaii’19–’22

Sutton National’22–’24

beyond this history

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NAVIGATORS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2024

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2024 → Sep 2024	$750K	1
SUTTON NATIONAL	Sep 2022 → Sep 2024	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	Sep 2019 → Sep 2022	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 84
Observed power (24 mo): 108
Trailers (towed): 98

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

72.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 35 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

197

TX busiest

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

Home base

DICKSON, TN

110 WEAVER DRIVE

Top corridor

TX ⇄ TN

TX 45 · TN 19 · LA 10

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: 27 trucks also ran under 24 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1567212 USDOT 3822451 USDOT 80806 USDOT 3162107 USDOT 3903798 USDOT 92693 USDOT 494832 USDOT 4148687Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 132 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3053950 USDOT 3507833 USDOT 3605263 USDOT 4171651 USDOT 1988807 USDOT 2029600 USDOT 3273364 USDOT 3667766

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

108

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 110 WEAVER DRIVE, DICKSON, TN, 37055
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (615) 804-5621
Email: levi@southernspecialtyfreight.com
Web domain: southernspecialtyfreight.com

Registration

Officers: Levi Lombardo · Joseph Lombardo
USDOT / docket: 3306210 · MC-1049407
First registered: Jul 1, 2019
Last MCS-150: Aug 24, 2026 · 8,500,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

8,500,000

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 SOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLC.

SOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 3306210) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NAVIGATORS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 30, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 44.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier received 197 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 114 vehicle-level and 197 driver-level — across 35 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 30, 2026.

It reports 84 power units and 84 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 24, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLC's USDOT number?

SOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLC's USDOT number is 3306210, and its motor carrier number is MC-1049407.

Is SOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 30, 2026, SOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLC's safety record?

SOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLC has a 44.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 267 roadside inspections, with 5 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 SOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLC's fleet?

SOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLC operates 84 power units and 84 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLC based?

SOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLC is based in DICKSON, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 35 states.

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