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SOUTHERN MAIL SERVICE INC

USDOT 172954 MC 1535071 Conroe, TX Authorized For-Hire
381 power units 275 drivers 35M mi/yr
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FRED Score 41.2 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
52 yrs history · 128 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
381
Drivers · CDL
275 · 275
Annual miles
35M ~92k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks1511026
Tractors322130335
Trailers56800568

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Nov 13, 2003)22 yrs old
Registered
Jun 1, 1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 update
May 13, 2026 (Biennial Update)
DUNS
77617942
Officers
LETITIA FARRELL · LANCE FARRELL
Phone
(800) 958-5844
Email
davidm@southernmail.com
Address
2505 N Frazier, Conroe TX 77303

Cargo

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General FreightOther: General FreightUS MailPaper Products

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
26
3 fatal (3 deaths) · 11 injury · 20 people hurt in all
Inspections
128
70% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
20.5%
18 of 88 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.8%
1 of 128 driver inspections
Violations
60
20 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 15 inspections, 0 out of service 15 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 24 inspections, 4 out of service 24 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 16 inspections, 1 out of service 16 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 16 inspections, 3 out of service 16 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 11 inspections, 1 out of service 11 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 16 inspections, 3 out of service 16 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 18 inspections, 5 out of service 18 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
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Violations

60 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    51 · 19 out-of-service
    Brakes 17 · Lights 15 · Tires 12 · Cargo securement 1 · Steering & suspension 1 · 5 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    6 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 4 · Reckless / lane 1 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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1 violation falls outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include it.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • May
    5
    2026
    May 5, 2026 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted.
  • Mar
    14
    2026
    Mar 14, 2026 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    19
    2026
    Feb 19, 2026 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted.
  • Feb
    10
    2026
    Feb 10, 2026 · Texas
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    30
    2026
    Jan 30, 2026 · Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    26
    2025
    Dec 26, 2025 · Texas
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Nov
    21
    2025
    Nov 21, 2025 · Texas
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    25
    2025
    Oct 25, 2025 · Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, dark - lighted, rain.
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18 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Co
on record since Mar 28, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Texas (HQ) 70
  • New Mexico 13
  • Louisiana 11
  • Illinois 4
  • Arizona 3
  • Pennsylvania 3
  • Tennessee 3
  • Washington 3

55% of inspections were in its home state.

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