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SOUTHERN LINK TRANSPORT INC

SOUTHERN LINK TRANSPORT INC is a small fleet, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers, based in Mabelton, GA. Across 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 16.7% out-of-service rate sits near the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with CANAL INSURANCE CO., and operating authority is active for common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Coverage resumed · Sep 27, 2018
Common (Property) reinstated · Sep 28, 2018
Policy effective · Mar 19, 2024
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 740 days Sep 17, 2016 → Sep 27, 2018
  • Common (Property) gap · 732 days Inactive Sep 26, 2016 → reinstated Sep 28, 2018
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 16.7% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 CANAL INSURANCE CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — SOUTHERN LINK TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2318229)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 740 days — Sep 17, 2016 → Sep 27, 2018
  • Common (Property) gap · 732 days — Inactive Sep 26, 2016 → reinstated Sep 28, 2018
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 16.7% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — CANAL INSURANCE CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2318229/
As of: Sep 20, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2318229 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: LUIS ESQUIVIAS General Freight Based in MABELTON, GA

FMCSA census as of Sep 20, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 16.7% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=274437 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Physical street 349 PATTON DRIVE SW → 5762 SYDNEY ANN COURT · Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical city ATLANTA → MABELTON · Aug 18, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2318229
In FMCSA records since Jun 22, 2012 (~14y)
MC / docket MC791405
Company officer LUIS ESQUIVIAS
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 2 units
Drivers 2
Annual mileage 130,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (678) 467-3626
Email: [email protected]
Physical
5762 SYDNEY ANN COURT
MABELTON, GA 30336
Mailing
349 PATTON DRIVE SW
ATLANTA, GA 30336
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2318229
In FMCSA records since Jun 22, 2012 (~14y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 130,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 16.7% vs 6.7% +10.0 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.00 vs 1.80 -0.80
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2018-09-28 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 2 0 0
Trailers 2 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 6 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 6 6 0
OOS inspections 1 0 0
OOS percentage 16.67% 0% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
2
Drivers
2
Inspections
6
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
16.7%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
5
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

SOUTHERN LINK TRANSPORT INC had 6 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 16.7%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 9.0.

Inspection profile

6 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in TN (2) and AL (1).

Violation profile

16.7% out-of-service rate, near the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 2 power units (small fleet) and 2 drivers; Utility, Peterbilt, and Freightliner are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 16.7% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 274,437 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
16.7%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 274,437 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +16.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 274,437 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Sep 26, 2016 to Sep 28, 2018 (732 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Sep 17, 2016 to Sep 27, 2018 (740 days)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 2 tracked changes on record. · 2 address changes

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 349 PATTON DRIVE SW 5762 SYDNEY ANN COURT
      Seen 8 times · first Aug 18, 2026 · last Aug 28, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical city ATLANTA MABELTON
      FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2024-10 2026-01

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Unsafe Driving
3 violations
Vehicle Maintenance
2 violations
Hours of Service
1 violation
1 OOS · 100.0%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Tennessee (TN) 2 0 0.0% Mar 30, 2025
Alabama (AL) 1 0 0.0% Feb 26, 2025
Georgia (GA) 1 0 0.0% May 5, 2025
Louisiana (LA) 1 0 0.0% Jan 5, 2026
Maryland (MD) 1 1 100.0% Mar 19, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Utility 6
Peterbilt 4
Freightliner 2
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 1 — 0.70 1 — Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 — 8.50 9 — Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 — 3.00 3 — Sep 14, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (6 rows) View all 6 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
86724334 Jan 5, 2026 LA 3 SHREVEPORT LA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C519EV · 1XPBDP9X6KD613126
1 392.16-D No
84635954 May 5, 2025 GA 3 KENNESAW GA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C519EV · 1XPBDP9X6KD613126
1 392.2-SLLLR No
84278885 Mar 30, 2025 TN 3 I 75 N
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
UK C6089B · 3AKJGLDV9HSHY7838
0 — No
84162491 Mar 19, 2025 MD 1 FOSTBURG MD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C519EV · 1XPBDP9X6KD613126
2 395.8K2-HOSP, 393.95A4-EEUS Yes
83968099 Feb 26, 2025 AL 2 ROADSIDE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C519EV · 1XPBDP9X6KD613126
1 393.55E No
82946203 Oct 18, 2024 TN 3 KNOXVILLE TN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C6089B · 3AKJGLDV9HSHY7838
1 392.2-SLLSIV No
Recent Crashes (5 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
GA0007939696 Feb 1, 2021 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
AL0005744878 Dec 24, 2015 AL 0 3 Yes No Injury
NC0104027621 Apr 7, 2014 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
KY0071369044 Oct 24, 2013 KY 0 1 Yes No Injury
GA0004427388 Apr 26, 2013 GA 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC791405
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Sep 28, 2018 MC791405-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Jul 20, 2012 MC791405-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (13 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
CANAL INSURANCE CO. CT838568001 91X $750,000 Mar 19, 2024 On file ACTIVE
CANAL INSURANCE CO. 838568001 BIPD/Primary — Mar 19, 2023 Mar 19, 2024 REPLACED
CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA) 03TRM043437-01 BIPD/Primary — Mar 19, 2022 Mar 19, 2023 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI CA947061638 BIPD/Primary — Mar 19, 2021 Mar 19, 2022 REPLACED
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY 70TRS107857 BIPD/Primary — Mar 20, 2020 Mar 19, 2021 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI CA 8213294 BIPD/Primary — Sep 27, 2018 Mar 20, 2020 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 740 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Sep 17, 2016 to Sep 27, 2018
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA ACP1000000109 BIPD/Primary — Aug 18, 2015 Sep 17, 2016 CANCELLED
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY 70TRS035845 BIPD/Primary — Aug 18, 2014 Aug 18, 2015 CANCELLED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. PIA07188802 BIPD/Primary — Aug 18, 2013 Aug 18, 2014 CANCELLED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. PIA07188801 BIPD/Primary — Aug 18, 2012 Aug 18, 2013 REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. GWP97895A BIPD/Primary — Jul 12, 2012 Sep 12, 2012 CANCELLED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. GWP97895A BIPD/Primary — Jul 12, 2012 Aug 18, 2012 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Mar 19, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  2. Mar 19, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)
  3. Feb 27, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  4. Mar 19, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI
  5. Mar 19, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
  6. Mar 11, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  7. Mar 20, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI
  8. Sep 28, 2018
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  9. Sep 26, 2016
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  10. Sep 26, 2016
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  11. Sep 26, 2016
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 732 days (through Sep 28, 2018)
  12. Sep 17, 2016
    insurance
    CANCEL — STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA
  13. Sep 17, 2016
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 740 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Sep 27, 2018)
  14. Aug 18, 2015
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
  15. Aug 6, 2015
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  16. Aug 18, 2014
    insurance
    CANCEL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  17. Aug 15, 2014
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  18. Aug 18, 2013
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  19. Sep 12, 2012
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  20. Aug 18, 2012
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
ROADSIDE AL 1 0
KENNESAW GA GA 1 0
SHREVEPORT LA LA 1 0
FOSTBURG MD MD 1 1
I 75 N TN 1 0
KNOXVILLE TN TN 1 0

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