TVS INC
DBA: DEEP SOUTH FREIGHT
(205) 326-0490
edoss@deepsouthfreight.com
2221 17th Street North, Birmingham AL 35204
109
tractors
107 drivers
8.6M mi/yr · ~79k per unit
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 58.5 / 100
High confidence
40 yrs history · 188 roadside inspections
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 109
- Drivers · CDL
- 107 · 107
- Annual miles
- 8.6M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 90 | 19 | 0 | 109 |
| Trailers | 429 | 0 | 0 | 429 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-24-2004) · 22 yr old
- Registered
- 05-21-1986 (40 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-01-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- EDMUND C DOSS
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Household Goods
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
General Freight
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Other: FIRED CLAY AND BRICK
Grain/Feed/Hay
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Construction
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per truck and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
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Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
6
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
188
55% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
35.8%
29 of 81
Driver out-of-service
0.5%
1 of 188
Violations
134
35 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per truck and per mile, against fleets like this one
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What they get cited for
134 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert82 · 34 OOSLights 26 · Tires 24 · Brakes 18 · Cargo securement 5 · Wheels & hubs 3 · 6 more
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Unsafe driving No alert34 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 12 · Speeding 7 · Phone use 6 · Seat belt 4 · Other 5
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Hours of service No alert17 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 10 · Over hours limit 6 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSMedical certificate 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Jul202026FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun292026AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun42026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Dec192025AlabamaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr22025AlabamaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec122024South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
2 of the 6 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Mar 1, 2020 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 1992
- Cargo filing
- on file · COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO. since Mar 1, 2011
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. since Dec 15, 1982
36 months to May 14, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Inspections by state
- Alabama (HQ) 48
- Georgia 35
- Tennessee 19
- Mississippi 17
- Florida 14
- Louisiana 12
- South Carolina 10
- Kentucky 6
26% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated, and its history
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
188
Driver Insp
188
Driver OOS
1
Vehicle Insp
81
Vehicle OOS
29
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 33 | 3.28 | |
| HOS Compliance | 14 | 0.23 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 44 | 5.94 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-MAY-26 – 31-OCT-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.