SOUTHERN AMERICAN FREIGHT LLC

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 · Dec 20, 2022

Coverage resumed · Jul 30, 2025

Common (Property) reinstated · Aug 1, 2025

Common (Property) reinstated · Dec 27, 2022

Review these

Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement. Details →
Prior insurance gap · 162 days Jul 11, 2022 → Dec 20, 2022
Prior insurance gap · 719 days Aug 11, 2023 → Jul 30, 2025
Common (Property) gap · 711 days Inactive Aug 21, 2023 → reinstated Aug 1, 2025
Common (Property) gap · 162 days Inactive Jul 18, 2022 → reinstated Dec 27, 2022
OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 25.0% vs peer 14.3% Details →

On file

FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-35 GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI Details →
2 active operating authorities
Active insurance on file GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file Trucker's Nationwide, Inc. Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — SOUTHERN AMERICAN FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 3560214)
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:
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH — Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement.
  • Prior insurance gap · 162 days — Jul 11, 2022 → Dec 20, 2022
  • Prior insurance gap · 719 days — Aug 11, 2023 → Jul 30, 2025
  • Common (Property) gap · 711 days — Inactive Aug 21, 2023 → reinstated Aug 1, 2025
  • Common (Property) gap · 162 days — Inactive Jul 18, 2022 → reinstated Dec 27, 2022
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 25.0% vs peer 14.3%

On file:
  • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-35 — GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Trucker's Nationwide, Inc.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3560214/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 3560214 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE General Freight Based in BRENTWOOD, TN Insurance watch: HIGH

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · C

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 69/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

C 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 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 25% vs peer median 14.3% (worse). n=48405 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

HIGH · 35/100

Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH.

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 ↓

Power Units +19 (1 → 20) · Aug 1, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Drivers +12 (1 → 13) · Aug 1, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

BIPD insurance status ACTIVE → TERM/CANCL · Aug 11, 2026 · fmcsa-insurance-events

Operating authority

Insurance

4 active liability filings · 1 cargo

BOC-3 agent

Trucker's Nationwide, Inc.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 3560214

In FMCSA records since Jan 29, 2021 (~5y)

MC / docket MC1195477

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight

Fleet size 20 units

Drivers 13

Annual mileage 88,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (901) 430-9064

Email: [email protected]

Physical

320 SEVEN SPRINGS WAY STE 250

BRENTWOOD, TN 37027

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 3560214

In FMCSA records since Jan 29, 2021 (~5y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 88,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 25.0% vs 23.4% +1.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.88 vs 1.80 -0.92

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%

Active liability insurance

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

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.

Related filings

Insurance
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy effective Jun 13, 2026
Process Agent
Trucker's Nationwide, Inc.
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC1195477
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	0	1	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 16 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	16	16	0
OOS inspections	0	3	0
OOS percentage	0%	18.75%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

25.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

2 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 AMERICAN FREIGHT LLC had 16 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 18.8%, which is in line with the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 5.0.

Inspection profile

16 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in CA (14) and NV (2).

Violation profile

18.8% out-of-service rate, near the 19.3% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (12.5% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Hyundai Translead, Freightliner, and Volvo are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 25.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Authority revoked

3 revocations on record.

OOS order history

1 out-of-service order issued against this carrier.

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

Compared against 48,405 ACTIVE carriers operating 10–30 power units (±50% of this carrier's 20 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 48,405 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

25%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

14.3%

Median across 48,405 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +10.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gaps detected (2)

Common (Property) authority was inactive from Aug 21, 2023 to Aug 1, 2025 (711 days)
Common (Property) authority was inactive from Jul 18, 2022 to Dec 27, 2022 (162 days)

Historical coverage gaps detected (2)

No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jul 11, 2022 to Dec 20, 2022 (162 days)
No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Aug 11, 2023 to Jul 30, 2025 (719 days)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 3 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change · 1 BIPD-status change

Record Changes

Aug 11, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- BIPD insurance status ACTIVE TERM/CANCL
  Seen 13 times · first Jul 30, 2026 · last Aug 11, 2026 fmcsa-insurance-events
Aug 1, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Drivers 1 13
  FMCSA Company Census
- Power Units 1 20
  FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Aug 1, 2026 Aug 1, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (6 months)

2025-08 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
California (CA)	14	3	21.4%	Aug 18, 2026
Nevada (NV)	2	0	0.0%	May 25, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Freightliner		10
Hyundai Translead		9
Volvo		4
Great Dane		1
Volk		1
Wabash National		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service	1	—	0.08	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving	2	—	4.91	5	—	Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	7	—	5.32	5	—	Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (16 rows) View all 16 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88731052	Aug 18, 2026	CA	3	BAKERSFIELD AREA	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IN 3875072 · 1FUJHPDV8MLME3727	2	392.2-SLL, 392.2-SLLUP	No
88599957	Aug 4, 2026	CA	1	CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1307966 · 3AKJHHDR6MSMN3111	2	392.2-SLLEQP, 393.9A-LFTSI	No
88038871	Jun 3, 2026	CA	3	SAN ONOFRE IF	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR IN 3683878 · 4V4NC9EG9LN255989	0	—	No
88002924	May 30, 2026	CA	3	CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1322578 · 3AKJHHDR6MSMW4335	1	392.2-SLLS3	No
87953562	May 25, 2026	NV	2	GARSON CHECKSITE	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1318074 · 3AKJHHDR8MSMA9798	8	392.2-SLLIFTA, 393.95A4-EEUS, 393.9A-LHLI	No
87695216	Apr 26, 2026	CA	3	N/B I-5 AT CASTAIC IF	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IN 3683875 · 3AKJHHDR1NSND4479	2	2-SLLTCD, 2-SLLDL	No
87630831	Apr 19, 2026	CA	1	CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IN 3875080 · 1FUJHPDVXMLME3759	1	3A1-STLT	Yes
87629036	Apr 19, 2026	CA	1	CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IN 3875080 · 1FUJHPDVXMLME3759	0	—	No
85945271	Sep 30, 2025	CA	2	CASTAIC IF	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1318055 · 3AKJHHDR0NSNH1751	2	392.9BA-INACTIVE, 392.2-SLLSOA	Yes
85844991	Sep 18, 2025	CA	2	2105 WARDROBE AVE	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1314021 · 4V4NC9EH4LN254435	0	—	No
85817267	Sep 15, 2025	CA	1	GRAPEVINE IF	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IN 3875734 · 3AKJHHDR0LSLR5849	1	396.3A1-ALATR	No
85751928	Sep 10, 2025	CA	2	SAN ONOFRE IF	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR Ticket: Volk IN 3671138 · 4V4NC9EH8KN902793	0	—	No
85687404	Aug 28, 2025	CA	1	ca-w/b-livermore-platform-scale	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IN 3875086 · 1FUJHPDV6MLMW3788	0	—	No
85637721	Aug 28, 2025	CA	1	ca-fresno,-ca	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR IN P1314021 · 4V4NC9EH4LN254435	9	396.3A1-BOS, 392.2-SLLSR, 395.22G-ELDMFV	Yes
86041602	Aug 27, 2025	NV	2	NV	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR IN 3686786 · 4V4NC9EGXLN215579	1	392.2-SLL	No
85600207	Aug 23, 2025	CA	2	GRAPEVINE IF	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR IN 3671138 · 4V4NC9EH8KN902793	1	392.2-SLLUCR	No

Authority Records (2 dockets)

Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)

MC1195477

Active

Granted Jan 13, 2026

View full authority record →

View full authority record →

MC Certificate Documents (5 PDFs)

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.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Jan 13, 2026	MC1195477-C	REI	REINSTATEMENT	REI →
Sep 30, 2025	MC1195477-C	VOL	REVOCATION	VOL →
Aug 1, 2025	MC1195477-C	REI	REINSTATEMENT	REI →
Dec 27, 2022	MC1195477-C	REI	REINSTATEMENT	REI →
Jan 20, 2022	MC1195477-C	CPL	REVOCATION	CPL →

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
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	9300186860	BMC-35	—	Jun 13, 2026	On file	ACTIVE
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	9300186860	BMC-91X	—	Jun 5, 2026	On file	ACTIVE
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	9300186860	BIPD/Primary	$750,000	Jul 30, 2025	On file	ACTIVE
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	9300186860	91X	$750,000	Jul 30, 2025	On file	ACTIVE
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	9300186860	BIPD/Primary	$750,000	Jul 30, 2025	On file	ACTIVE
Coverage gap — 719 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Aug 11, 2023 to Jul 30, 2025
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	KMC1065595	BIPD/Primary	—	Dec 20, 2022	Dec 20, 2022	REPLACED
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	KMC1065595	BIPD/Primary	—	Dec 20, 2022	Dec 20, 2022	REPLACED
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	KMC1065595	BIPD/Primary	—	Dec 20, 2022	Apr 14, 2023	CANCELLED
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	KMC1065595	BIPD/Primary	—	Dec 20, 2022	Aug 11, 2023	CANCELLED
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	KMC1065595	BIPD/Primary	—	Dec 20, 2022	Jul 11, 2023	CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 162 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Jul 11, 2022 to Dec 20, 2022
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EII-712370-01	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 5, 2022	Jul 11, 2022	CANCELLED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Aug 5, 2026

insurance

CANCEL — GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Jul 30, 2026

insurance

TERM/CANCL — GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
May 14, 2026

insurance

TERM/CANCL — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
Jan 13, 2026

authority

Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Details →
Sep 30, 2025

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Aug 21, 2023

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Aug 21, 2023

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Aug 21, 2023

authority gap

Common (Property) authority inactive: 711 days (through Aug 1, 2025)
Aug 11, 2023

insurance

CANCEL — AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY
Aug 11, 2023

insurance gap

Coverage gap: 719 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jul 30, 2025)
Jul 11, 2023

insurance

TERM/CANCL — AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY
Jun 21, 2023

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Apr 14, 2023

insurance

TERM/CANCL — AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY
Dec 27, 2022

oos

Out-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact
Dec 20, 2022

insurance

TERM/REPL — AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY
Jul 18, 2022

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Jul 18, 2022

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Jul 18, 2022

authority gap

Common (Property) authority inactive: 162 days (through Dec 27, 2022)
Jul 11, 2022

insurance

CANCEL — EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
Jul 11, 2022

insurance gap

Coverage gap: 162 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Dec 20, 2022)

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF	CA	4	1
GRAPEVINE IF	CA	2	0
SAN ONOFRE IF	CA	2	0
2105 WARDROBE AVE	CA	1	0
BAKERSFIELD AREA	CA	1	0
CASTAIC IF	CA	1	1
N/B I-5 AT CASTAIC IF	CA	1	0
GARSON CHECKSITE	NV	1	0
NV	NV	1	0

Related Records Cross-references to every adjacent page

Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots