SOUTHERN HEAVY HAUL LOGISTICS INC

USDOT 3479268MC-Docket MC1141311LAREDO, TX
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SOUTHERN HEAVY HAUL LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 3479268) in LAREDO, TX — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2025-04-09 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (BRICKTOWN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 18 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-03-23) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 8 times, most recent 2026-03-23 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.49
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.4
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.68
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 8.38

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Crashes
55
Inspections
18
OOS inspections
25
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
22
Total drivers
22
Years in business
6
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
11.7%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
31.7%Above national

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
8 times last 2026-03-23
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-07-31
Insurance lapse history
2 lapse(s) most recent 2025-04-09
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

72
Inspections
25
OOS inspections
184
Violations
35
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-06 → 2026-05-21.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-03-15 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
101 21 2026-05-12
Unsafe driving 392
31 3 2026-05-12
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
21 2 2026-04-21
Hours of service 395
19 4 2026-05-08
Driver qualifications 391
9 5 2026-04-14
General safety regulations 390
3 0 2026-04-21

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-05-09 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2026-05-09 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-05-09 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2026-05-09 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-05-09 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-05-07 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-04-21 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2026-04-21 Vehicle Maintenance No/improper heavy vehicle/machine securement OOS
2026-04-21 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2026-04-14 Driver Fitness Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corr OOS
2026-03-16 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable tail lamp
2026-03-16 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2026-03-16 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Front in contact with a part of the vehicle OOS
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others has more than one ply exposed in the tread area exceeding 2 square inches. OOS
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance State/Local Laws - CMV safety chains
2026-03-03 Driver Fitness Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corr OOS
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Damaged securement devices/tiedowns
2026-02-13 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit
2026-01-25 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2026-01-25 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-11-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2025-11-02 Vehicle Maintenance Driveline/Driveshaft - Any missing broken or loose universal joint bearing cap bolt bearing strap or retainer bolt OOS
2025-11-02 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve
2025-11-02 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2025-11-02 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with th
2025-11-02 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit C
2025-11-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-11-02 Vehicle Maintenance Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal OOS
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Loose or unfastened tiedown OOS
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken
2025-10-12 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with th
2025-10-12 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Loose chamber/spider/camshaft support bracket
2025-10-03 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed OOS
2025-10-03 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers
2025-09-15 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove OOS
2025-09-15 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable head lamps
2025-08-27 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection OOS
2025-08-27 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
2025-08-25 Hours-of-Service Compliance No record of duty status when one is required (ELD Not Required) OOS
2025-08-16 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp OOS
2025-08-16 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-05-12 CA · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
2026-05-09 UT · Level 1 5 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2026-05-08 CA · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLDL
Hours of service 395 8A1-HOSP OOS
Hours of service 395 24
2026-05-07 CA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-04-21 TX · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 130 OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
2026-04-14 AR · Level 3 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWG3
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Q OOS
2026-03-17 FL · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
2026-03-16 TX · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9T
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95F
2026-03-03 OR · Level 2 16 viols· 4 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLMF
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLMF
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLMF
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TAORETA OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSML
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2SLSCR
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-TFCV OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104B-C
2026-03-03 OR · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Q OOS
2026-02-13 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2PC
2026-01-30 NE · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
2026-01-30 NE · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
2026-01-30 NE · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
2026-01-25 US · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
2025-12-22 MO · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21TB1-MC
2025-11-02 US · Level 1 8 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 83G
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D1-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-ALBV
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-DLDSUJBCB OOS
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Z
2025-10-21 TX · Level 2 4 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104F3 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104F3
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS OOS
2025-10-12 US · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BLMACBD
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Z
2025-10-03 LA · Level 3 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 22A-D
Unsafe driving 392 22B-DFPWD
Hours of service 395 8A1-HOSP OOS
2025-09-15 TX · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9H
2025-08-27 AR · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95F
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-BAAL OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
2025-08-25 TX · Level 3 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8A-NON-ELD OOS
2025-08-16 TX · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9 OOS
2025-07-24 TX · Level 1 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1
Hours of service 395 8F01
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1

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