SOUTHERN WOOD PRODUCTS INC

DOT# 2185969 Andrews, SC Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
(843) 264-3377 southernwood@myfrontiermail.com 1535 S Morgan Ave, Andrews SC 29510
3 tractors · all owned 5 drivers 350k mi/yr · ~117k per unit
Intrastate Only
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
15 yrs history · 10 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
3
Drivers · CDL
5 · 5
Annual miles
350k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 3 0 0 3
Trailers 4 0 0 4

Registration

Registered
08-25-2011 (15 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-14-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
DONALD M SMITH JR

Cargo

64.2
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu2_5) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Intrastate operation

Runs within South Carolina only. Intrastate fleets in South Carolina are inspected about 1 a year for every 4 trucks; interstate fleets, about 1 a year for every 2 trucks. So this record rests mainly on crash reports, which states file for intrastate trucks too, and few inspections are ordinary here.

Not enough record to grade yet.

10 inspections and no crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: intrastate fleets of 2–5 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.29×–2.00×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.1 vs 0.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.1
Similar fleets
0.1

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (3 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.1 a year. The grade counts 1 crash in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Violations 2.38× and out-of-service orders 1.46× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +8%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Lights and tires
    Lights are 14 of 30 violations (47%). Light or tire defects led to 5 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 8.5% for intrastate motor carriers.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Jan 2025 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
10
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
100.0%
3 of 3
Intrastate avg 30.6%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 10
Intrastate avg 8.5%
Violations
30
6 out-of-service

Inspected more often than intrastate fleets of 2–5 trucks in South Carolina (about 2 in 24 months would be typical; 68% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 12,623 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.020
Inspections 2.67 0.64
Violations 5.00 0.87
Critical violations 1.17 0.12

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: intrastate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

30 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    28 · 6 OOS
    Lights 14 · Tires 5 · Brakes 2 · Wheels & hubs 2 · Cargo securement 1 · 4 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • South Carolina (HQ) 10