L D Southern Express Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
31 years (granted 1994)
Liability filing
$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
2 on file
Out-of-service
OOS rate at 2x national average or worse
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
L D Southern Express Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
2228 Cawthon Davis Rd, Canon, GA 30520-1781
Phone
(706) 356-5730
Power units
2
Drivers
2
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC279362
Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
Revocation records
- type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 05/28/2002 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 05/01/2002
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 05/28/2002 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 05/01/2002
Insurance filings
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 2 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
50.0%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 2 inspections on record
Crash record — last 24 months
1
Reportable crashes
1
Tow-aways
1
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: GA 02/2025 · GA 11/2022 · GA 06/2020 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2025 | GA | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 15, 2024 | GA | Level I — Full |
Most recent 2 of 2 inspections on file.
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Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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