SOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLC
DBA SOUTHERN SPECIALTY
84 power units
84 drivers
8.5M mi/yr
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FRED Score 90.0 / 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.
High confidence
7 yrs history · 195 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
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 84 all leased
- Drivers · CDL
- 84 · 84
- Annual miles
- 8.5M ~101k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 84 | 0 | 84 |
| Trailers | 0 | 84 | 0 | 84 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Cargo operation
- Intrastate non-HM
- Scope
- Intrastate (Beyond 100 miles)
- Registered
- Jul 1, 2019 (7 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Aug 24, 2026
- Officers
- LEVI LOMBARDO · JOSEPH LOMBARDO
- Phone
- (615) 804-5621
- levi@southernspecialtyfreight.com
- Address
- 110 Weaver Drive, Dickson TN 37055
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Household GoodsDrive/Tow AwayMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesDry BulkPaper ProductsConstruction
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
6
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 1 person hurt in all
Inspections
195
34% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
45.6%
52 of 114 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
6.2%
12 of 195 driver inspections
Violations
378
89 out-of-service violations
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 power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
378 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert274 · 75 out-of-serviceLights 94 · Brakes 55 · Cargo securement 37 · Tires 32 · Wheels & hubs 11 · 45 more
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Hours of service No alert69 · 12 out-of-serviceFalse log 24 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 21 · Over hours limit 17 · No log 7
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Unsafe driving No alert32 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 12 · Reckless / lane 11 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 7
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 2 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 2 · Medical certificate 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Aug62026Aug 6, 2026 · OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Mar292026Mar 29, 2026 · OhioProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Aug122025Aug 12, 2025 · MissouriProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun252025Jun 25, 2025 · GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Feb12025Feb 1, 2025 · TexasProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Jan222025Jan 22, 2025 · AlabamaProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway not divided.
1 of the 6 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · Navigators Specialty Insurance Companyon record since Oct 28, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2019
- 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: SUTTON NATIONAL → Navigators Specialty Insurance Company (Sep 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Sep 30, 2024, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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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 44
- Tennessee (HQ) 19
- Louisiana 10
- Missouri 9
- Alabama 8
- Arkansas 7
- Indiana 7
- Mississippi 7
Runs well beyond its home state: 19 of 195 inspections were in Tennessee.
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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.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 84 | 10.79 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 43 | 1.61 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 31 | 3.45 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 3 | 0.08 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
195 driver inspections · 114 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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