SOUTHERN COUNTIES EXPRESS INC
DBA UNIVERSAL
8 power units16 driversInterstateWARREN, MI
Data completeness & update times
Per official source. A failed read is not zero; “not yet imported” means the directory database has no stored copy yet — not “no authority” or “no insurance”.
| Section | Source | Source updated | Fetched | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registration (Census) | az4n-8mr2 | 2026-10-11 PT | Oct 12, 04:17 AM PT | Read |
| Operating authority | inys-ebih | 2026-10-12 PT | Oct 12, 04:17 AM PT | Read |
| Authority history | yu5v-wbh6 | 2026-10-12 PT | Oct 12, 04:17 AM PT | Read |
| Insurance filings | c5y8-a4uz | 2026-10-12 PT | Oct 12, 04:17 AM PT | Read |
| Insurance history | 3uet-3z4i | 2026-10-12 PT | Oct 12, 04:17 AM PT | Read |
| Insurance history (legacy)Content frozen by FMCSA on 2026-05-14 (portal metadata 2026-10-11 is a republish, not new data); gap-fill only | 6sqe-dvqs | 2026-05-14 | Oct 12, 04:17 AM PT | Stale (source > 90 days) |
| Inspections, 24 moDriver-level 15 · vehicle-level 12 | fx4q-ay7w | 2026-10-11 PT | Oct 12, 04:17 AM PT | Read |
| Crashes, 24 mo | aayw-vxb3 | 2026-10-11 PT | Oct 12, 04:17 AM PT | Not provided by official source |
| Directory DB: authority copyLive official read above is used for the profile | carrier_authority | Not provided | Oct 12, 12:40 AM PT | Read |
| Directory DB: insurance copy | carrier_insurance | Not provided | Oct 7, 06:49 PM PT | Read |
VAX record reference score
Beta · trial v1Not an FMCSA rating, not a prediction and not a load decision. Thresholds are fixed and not yet calibrated.
Reference score (0–100)
98
Coverage — determinable weight, not a score
100/100
Crashes, 24 mo (shown only, not scored)
0
Safety
Source: SMS AB PassProperty (4y6x-dmck) · raw queryDataset updated 2026-09-13 07:02 UTCFetched 2026-10-12 11:17 UTC
18
18
OOS 0
14
OOS 2
S
2000-10-12
0 out-of-service of 18 inspections
2 out-of-service of 14 inspections
Rate = OOS inspections ÷ inspections, from the SMS summary; N/A when there are 0 inspections. The SMS summary has no monthly series; the monthly chart below is built from record-level inspections. Roadside inspections are a sample, not the whole fleet.
Roadside inspections · record level
Source: Vehicle Inspection File (fx4q-ay7w) · raw queryDataset updated 2026-10-11 10:51 UTCFetched 2026-10-12 11:17 UTC
Window: 2024-10-12 → 2026-10-12 (24 months ending on the fetch date). Records FMCSA has not yet uploaded are not included.
15
1
15
with driver OOS 0 · 0.0%
12
with vehicle OOS 1 · 8.3%
Inspections per month (count)
- Vehicle-level inspections (I, II, V, VI)
- Driver-level inspections (I, II, III, VI)
Out-of-service rate by month (%)
- Vehicle OOS rate
- Driver OOS rate (dashed)
- Hollow point = fewer than 5 eligible inspections
Computed from record-level inspections in fx4q-ay7w (window 2024-10-12 → 2026-10-12, fetched 2026-10-12 11:17 UTC). OOS rate = inspections with driver/vehicle OOS > 0 ÷ inspections at a driver/vehicle-examining level — not violation counts. Months with no eligible inspection leave a gap (not 0%). The SMS summary is not used to build history.
Driver-level = Levels I, II, III, VI; vehicle-level = Levels I, II, V, VI (FMCSA North American Standard levels). Level IV special studies are in neither. These record-level counts can differ from the SMS summary above, which uses its own snapshot and is left unchanged.
| Date | State | Level | Violations | OOS | Driver viol/OOS | Vehicle viol/OOS | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-16 | CA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 88159082 |
| 2025-12-19 | CA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 86619243 |
| 2025-10-27 | CA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 86162132 |
| 2025-08-14 | CA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 0 | 85508579 |
| 2025-05-07 | CA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 84605657 |
Reported crashes
Source: Crash File (aayw-vxb3) · raw queryDataset updated 2026-10-11 14:44 UTCFetched 2026-10-12 11:17 UTC
Window: 2024-10-12 → 2026-10-12 (24 months ending on the fetch date). Records FMCSA has not yet uploaded are not included.
0
0
0
0
The source responded with no crash reports in this window.
Crash reports are listed as filed by states; they do not determine fault or preventability. VIN, plate and exact location are not shown.
Equipment
Source: FMCSA Company Census (az4n-8mr2) · raw queryDataset updated 2026-10-11 10:50 UTCFetched 2026-10-12 11:17 UTC
8
8
0
| Equipment | Owned | Term leased | Trip leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight trucks | — | — | — |
| Truck tractors | — | 8 | — |
| Trailers | — | 51 | — |
- Owned
- Term leased
- Trip leased
Tractors and trailers are drawn separately and never merged into power units. A row with any empty field shows no share.
MCS-150 self-reported counts. “—” means the source field is empty, not zero.
Vehicles observed in roadside inspections
Units: FMCSA Inspections Per Unit (wt8s-2hbx)Decoder: NHTSA vPICDataset updated 2026-10-12 11:00 UTCFetched 2026-10-12 11:17 UTCWindow 2024-10-12 → 2026-10-12
15 inspection(s) → 28 unit row(s) → 25 unique vehicle(s) by VIN. 1 row(s) without a valid 17-character VIN were skipped. Observed vehicles are not the full fleet and not proof of current ownership. Labels like PU-01 are anonymous; full VINs and plates are never shown.
Unique units
12
Decode coverage
100%
12/12
Average age
1.6 yr
n=12
Newest / oldest
2025 / 2023
Make
- FREIGHTLINER11
- INTERNATIONAL1
Model year
- 20231
- 20245
- 20256
Average age = 2026 − model year, over 12 unit(s) with a decoded year. Units without a decode are excluded from every share.
Unique units
10
Decode coverage
70%
7/10
Average age
15.1 yr
n=7
Newest / oldest
2021 / 1998
Make
- HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS3
- CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO2
- CIMC1
- MONON1
Model year
- 19981
- 20001
- 20041
- 20172
- 20191
- 20211
Average age = 2026 − model year, over 7 unit(s) with a decoded year. Units without a decode are excluded from every share.
3 unit(s) could not be classified as power unit or trailer (not decoded).
| Unit | Make | Model | Year | Body class | Inspections | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PU-01 | FREIGHTLINER | Cascadia | 2025 | Truck-Tractor | 2 | 2026-06-16 |
| TR-01 | CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO | CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO | 2017 | Trailer | 1 | 2026-06-16 |
| TR-02 | CIMC (reported) | — | — | Trailer | 1 | 2025-12-19 |
| PU-02 | FREIGHTLINER | Cascadia | 2025 | Truck-Tractor | 2 | 2025-10-27 |
| UN-01 | JIND (reported) | — | — | — | 1 | 2025-10-27 |
| TR-03 | MONON | Monon | 2019 | Trailer | 1 | 2025-08-14 |
| PU-03 | FREIGHTLINER | Cascadia | 2024 | Truck-Tractor | 1 | 2025-08-14 |
| TR-04 | CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO | CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO | 2017 | Trailer | 1 | 2025-05-07 |
| PU-04 | FREIGHTLINER | Cascadia | 2025 | Truck-Tractor | 1 | 2025-02-11 |
| TR-05 | CIMC | CIMC | 2021 | Trailer | 1 | 2025-02-11 |
Operations
Source: FMCSA Company Census (az4n-8mr2) · raw queryDataset updated 2026-10-11 10:50 UTCFetched 2026-10-12 11:17 UTC
Interstate (A)
Classification: AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
83,618 mi
Reported year 2025
- General freight
- Household goods
- Metal: sheets, coils, rolls
- Machinery, large objects
- Intermodal containers
- Commodities dry bulk
- Paper products
- Interstate drivers >100 mi / ≤100 mi
- 16 / 0
- Intrastate drivers >100 mi / ≤100 mi
- 0 / 0
- Hazmat indicator (hm_ind)
- N
- Registered address
- 12755 E 9 MILE RD, WARREN, MI, 48089, US
Lanes and service areas are not published by FMCSA. The registered address is not an operating map, and inspection states are observations only — not live routes or a service area.
Identity & Federal
Source: FMCSA Company Census (az4n-8mr2) · raw queryDataset updated 2026-10-11 10:50 UTCFetched 2026-10-12 11:17 UTC
- Legal name
- SOUTHERN COUNTIES EXPRESS INC
- DBA
- UNIVERSAL
- USDOT
- 568488
- MC / FF / MX
- FF-13022, FF-13022
- Physical address
- 12755 E 9 MILE RD, WARREN, MI, 48089, US
- Mailing address
- 12755 E 9 MILE RD, WARREN, MI, 48089, US
- Business type
- CORPORATION
- Carrier/shipper code
- F;C
- Census add date
- 1994-07-11
- MCS-150 filing date
- 2026-08-28
- Power units / drivers
- 8 / 16
- Latest review (type · date)
- C · 2000-10-03
Federal activity
- 2026-08-28Census
Latest MCS-150 filing
- 2026-06-01c5y8-a4uz
Insurance filing effective — Cherokee Insurance Company
- 2025-06-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2023-06-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2022-12-056sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (name changed) — HANOVER INSURANCE CO.
- 2022-12-056sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (name changed) — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2022-10-256sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2022-06-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2021-06-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2020-06-01c5y8-a4uz
Insurance filing effective — Cherokee Insurance Company
- 2020-06-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2020-06-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2020-05-316sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)
- 2019-06-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.
- 2018-06-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.
- 2017-12-166sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)
- 2017-12-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — INTERNATIONAL FIDELITY INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2017-06-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
- 2016-06-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
- 2016-06-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
- 2015-08-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
- 2015-06-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
- 2015-04-27yu5v-wbh6
Authority status change: Freight Forwarder of Property (Except Household Goods) → Active (GRANTED)
- 2014-08-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
- 2013-08-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
- 2012-08-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
- 2011-08-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
- 2010-08-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.
- 2010-08-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2008-08-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.
- 2008-01-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.
- 2007-08-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2006-04-066sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2006-03-076sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2002-08-026sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2001-10-046sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2001-08-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — SOMPO AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2001-08-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2000-10-12Census
Official safety rating: S
- 2000-10-03Census
Compliance review recorded (C)
- 2000-09-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — CONDOR INSURANCE COMPANY
- 1999-09-176sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION
- 1999-08-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION
- 1995-06-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — CONDOR INSURANCE COMPANY
- 1994-07-11Census
Added to FMCSA registration
- 1992-06-04yu5v-wbh6
Authority status change: Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) → Active (REINSTATED)
Built only from dates in the sources above. Authority changes use FMCSA's own change date (yu5v-wbh6).
Changes observed by VAX monitoring
Loading…
FAQ
+What is SOUTHERN COUNTIES EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?
USDOT 568488, with docket(s) FF-13022, FF-13022.
+Is SOUTHERN COUNTIES EXPRESS INC active?
The census registration status code is A. This is a registration code only — it is not operating authority, insurance coverage or a safety certification.
+How many trucks and drivers does SOUTHERN COUNTIES EXPRESS INC report?
8 power units and 16 drivers, self-reported on the MCS-150 filed 2026-08-28.
+Does SOUTHERN COUNTIES EXPRESS INC have insurance on file?
2 filing row(s) matched in the FMCSA insurance dataset, most recently effective 2026-06-01 (Cherokee Insurance Company). A filing is not a certificate of insurance.
+Where is SOUTHERN COUNTIES EXPRESS INC located?
Registered physical address: 12755 E 9 MILE RD, WARREN, MI, 48089, US. This is a registration address, not an operating area.
Answers are generated from the records on this page.
Nearby carriers
WORLDWIDE INTERNATIONAL TRADING LLC
USDOT 9967540 · MC-784836291 power units · 1 drivers
SKYWAYS LOGISTICS LLC
USDOT 9873390 · MC-690541210 power units · — drivers
GOOD HAND TOWING SERVICES LLC
USDOT 96937714 power units · 2 drivers
ARCTIC ENGINEERING & LOGISTICS LLC
USDOT 9597396 · MC-9028709820 power units · 20 drivers
IN-LINE CONSTRUCTION, INC
USDOT 94243534 power units · 4 drivers
SJR PAVEMENT REPAIR, INC
USDOT 94167209 power units · 8 drivers
Other census-active registrations in the same city, newest USDOT first. No ranking or relationship implied. · raw query · Fetched 2026-10-12 11:17 UTC
Sources
- FMCSA Company Census (az4n-8mr2)
- Carrier – All With History (6eyk-hxee)
- Motus Carrier daily (nakq-58th)
- Motus Insur – All With History (c5y8-a4uz)
- InsHist – All With History (6sqe-dvqs)
- SMS AB PassProperty (4y6x-dmck)
- Vehicle Inspection File (fx4q-ay7w)
- Crash File (aayw-vxb3)
Each section shows its own fetch time; official data may have changed since. Official records plus an explainable trial record reference score (beta, not an official rating; no total when data is insufficient). No ranking, risk labels or load recommendations. Listing does not imply partnership, endorsement or platform access.