SOUTHERN CRAFT MFG INC

DOT# 604338 MC# 696966 Loretto, TN Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(931) 853-7897 landrews@southerncraftmfg.com 850 N Main St, Loretto TN 38469
34 power units · all owned 20 drivers
HazMat Intrastate Only
Strong
FRED Score 81.2 / 100
Moderate confidence
31 yrs history · 50 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
34
Drivers · CDL
20 · 13
Annual miles
700k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 18 0 0 18
Tractors 16 0 0 16
Trailers 21 5 0 26

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (01-10-2005) · 21 yr old
Registered
06-09-1995 (31 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-15-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
RODNEY ROBINSON

Cargo

56.9
medium risk
General Freight Other: METAL CASKETS Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
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.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Intrastate Only

Intrastate-only carrier — not required to file MCS-150. May be inspected less frequently than interstate carriers. Safety rates may have lower statistical confidence.

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 20–49 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 0.69×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.8 vs 1.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.8
Similar fleets
1.1
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 1.1 a year. The grade counts 1 crash in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.37× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.55× and out-of-service orders 0.67×. Together they move its crash estimate -4%: 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.

  • Drivers put out of service
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service, 1 other qualification (Dec 2025 – Jun 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 9.7% vs 22.3% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
50
68% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
9.7%
3 of 31
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
6.0%
3 of 50
National avg 6.7%
Violations
23
6 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: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 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 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.015 0.027
Inspections 1.06 1.02
Violations 0.34 0.71
Critical violations 0.12 0.14

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

23 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    10 · 3 OOS
    Lights 3 · Tires 2 · Brakes 1 · Steering & suspension 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 2 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    7 · 1 OOS
    Over hours limit 4 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · False log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2 · Reckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 1 · Other qualification 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 May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
on record since Feb 28, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2009
Cargo filing
on file · SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA since Feb 28, 2025
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Feb 28, 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 L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Feb 18, 2025)

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
  • Mississippi 12
  • Alabama 11
  • Tennessee (HQ) 8
  • North Carolina 4
  • Indiana 2
  • Maryland 2
  • Missouri 2
  • Arkansas 1

16% of inspections were in its home state.