SOUTH BOUND TRANSPORT LLC

DOT# 3376519 MC# 1083133 DUNS# 84150992 Monroe, NC Authorized For-Hire
(704) 685-7381 josh@southboundtrans.com 2300 Mountain Springs Church Rd, Monroe NC 28112
9 tractors 9 drivers 285k mi/yr · ~32k per unit
HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 79.8 / 100
Low confidence
6 yrs history · 39 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
9
Drivers · CDL
9 · 3
Annual miles
285k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 2 7 0 9
Trailers 5 6 0 11

Registration

Registered
01-02-2020 (6 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
11-15-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JOSHUA MICHAEL COX

Cargo

65.5
medium risk
Motor Vehicles Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Utility Farm Supplies Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

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

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 10–19 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 0.71×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.6 vs 0.9 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.6
Similar fleets
0.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.9 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.76× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they barely move its crash estimate. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.

  • Drivers put out of service
    4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Jan 2025 – Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Falsified logs
    4 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 14.3% vs 22.3% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
39
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
14.3%
4 of 28
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
10.3%
4 of 39
National avg 6.7%
Violations
31
8 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 8 inspections, 3 out of service 8 Q3 '26
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.039
Inspections 3.06 1.41
Violations 1.72 1.44
Critical violations 0.56 0.26

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

What they get cited for

31 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    18 · 4 OOS
    Steering & suspension 3 · Cargo securement 2 · Lights 2 · Wheels & hubs 2 · Tires 1 · 8 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    9 · 2 OOS
    False log 4 · No log 3 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Speeding 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
  • 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

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Co
on record since Jan 16, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · 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, 3 changes: PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY → Great West Casualty Co (Jan 2026); CANAL INSURANCE CO. → PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2025); PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY → CANAL INSURANCE CO. (Jan 2024)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Apr 14, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jan 28, 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
  • North Carolina (HQ) 13
  • South Carolina 4
  • California 2
  • Mississippi 2
  • Nevada 2
  • Oregon 2
  • Washington 2
  • Alabama 1

33% of inspections were in its home state.