DEEP SOUTH CRANE & RIGGING LLC

DBA: DEEP SOUTH

DOT# 237331 MC# 1361583 Baton Rouge, LA Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(225) 753-4371 motus@deepsouthcrane.com 15324 Airline Highway, Baton Rouge LA 70817
87 power units · all owned 49 drivers 2.3M mi/yr · ~26k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 52.7 / 100
Moderate confidence
43 yrs history · 115 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
87
Drivers · CDL
49 · 49
Annual miles
2.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 14 0 0 14
Tractors 73 0 0 73
Trailers 492 0 0 492

Registration

Organization
INDIVIDUAL
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (09-14-1992) · 34 yr old
Registered
08-30-1983 (43 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-27-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
REGINA LANDRY

Cargo

76.0
high risk
Motor Vehicles Machinery/Large Objects
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large

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

Expected crash rate is about the same as similar fleets.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 50–99 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 1.02×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.7 vs 2.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–6 crashes
This motor carrier
2.7
Similar fleets
2.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~7%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2 a year), all 4 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2.7 a year. The grade counts 8 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.42× and out-of-service orders 0.64× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -11%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Injury crashes
    4 crashes with 7 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 9 of 45 violations (20%). Brake or light defects led to 7 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 7 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
115
73% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.7%
13 of 78
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 115
National avg 6.7%
Violations
45
16 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 10 inspections, 3 out of service 10 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 23 inspections, 2 out of service 23 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 19 inspections, 2 out of service 19 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 15 inspections, 2 out of service 15 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 22 inspections, 4 out of service 22 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 258 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.029 0.026
Inspections 0.80 0.80
Violations 0.26 0.48
Critical violations 0.07 0.10

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, high-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

45 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    30 · 16 OOS
    Brakes 9 · Lights 8 · Tires 5 · Cargo securement 4 · Steering & suspension 3 · 1 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 5 · Speeding 2 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    7 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 7
  • 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
  • Jul
    9
    2026
    Texas
    Injury · 3 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    6
    2026
    Louisiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    20
    2025
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dawn. Citation issued.
  • Aug
    1
    2025
    Texas
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Ace American Insurance Company
on record since Jul 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2022
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY → Ace American Insurance Company (Jul 2026); PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. → MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2025)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jul 1, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
  • 1 liability filing received late (the last received Jul 31, 2026 for an effective date of Jul 1, 2026); FMCSA had no filing on record in between
Authority
  • FMCSA notice served Jul 31, 2026 (suspension effective Aug 30, 2026); the authority stayed active. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jan 24, 2022)

Who insures fleets like this →

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
  • Louisiana (HQ) 34
  • Indiana 19
  • Texas 19
  • Missouri 12
  • Arizona 8
  • Kentucky 8
  • West Virginia 4
  • Colorado 2

30% of inspections were in its home state.