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USDOT 201752MC157302

Old South Freight Service Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

44 years (granted 1981)

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Liability filing

$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

173 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Old South Freight Service Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

7544 Hwy 41 A, Cedar Hill, TN 37032

Phone

(615) 746-3683

Power units

75

Drivers

50

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC157302

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Inactive

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Reinstated — Property Broker
  • Reinstated — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Reinstated — Property Broker
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier

Revocation records

  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 09/04/2013 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 10/07/2013
  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 04/14/2008 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 05/19/2008
  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 03/11/2004 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 04/13/2004

Insurance filings

91X — Sentry Select Insurance Company · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

4.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 173 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

21.4%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 173 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

jen.wood@oldsouthfreight.com — company domain

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Mail host

Google Workspace

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

5

Reportable crashes

5

Tow-aways

3

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: IN 02/2026 · AR 01/2026 · AR 06/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 282025: 622024: 592023: 24
Level III — Driver-only: 85Level II — Walk-around: 61Level I — Full: 27
DateStateLevel
Jun 30, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 2, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 25, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
May 20, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2026WVLevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
May 5, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
May 4, 2026LALevel I — Full
Apr 29, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 6, 2026WVLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 30, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 12, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 6, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 22, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 17, 2026INLevel I — Full
Feb 16, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 12, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 10, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 6, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 30, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 20, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 17, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 16, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 9, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 5, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 4, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 26, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 3, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 29, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Oct 24, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 23, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 9, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 7, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Sep 19, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 12, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 10, 2025OKLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 26, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Aug 7, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 5, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 1, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 25, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 20, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Jul 9, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 8, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 22, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Jun 12, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 7, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Jun 3, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 2, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
May 26, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
May 21, 2025USLevel I — Full
May 19, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2025TNLevel I — Full
May 14, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 30, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 30, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 23, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 19, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 4, 2025ALLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 1, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 19, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 5, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 28, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 27, 2025MILevel I — Full
Feb 26, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2025TXLevel I — Full
Feb 5, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Feb 3, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 28, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Jan 27, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 27, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 24, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 15, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 14, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Jan 6, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 2, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 17, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 8, 2024ARLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 8, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 3, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 19, 2024MOLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 19, 2024MOLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 14, 2024ILLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 8, 2024KYLevel I — Full
Nov 7, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 5, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 173 inspections on file.

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