MID-SOUTH PRODUCE DISTRIBUTORS INC

USDOT 825929MC-Docket MC366784BIRMINGHAM, AL
Review before tendering18 power units

MID-SOUTH PRODUCE DISTRIBUTORS INC (USDOT 825929) in BIRMINGHAM, AL — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
  • Cargo insurance on file.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2001-06-27 (C).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2001-06-29

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 3.93
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.89
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.09
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.53

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Crashes
28
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
8
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
Yes
Bond on file
Yes

Fleet

Power units
18
Total drivers
25
Years in business
27
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
5.6%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
41.2%Above national

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
1 (not recurring)
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-04-14
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2001-06-27 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

61
Inspections
12
OOS inspections
109
Violations
18
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-29 → 2026-05-27.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2024-12-13 AL Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Hours of service 395
58 1 2026-05-27
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
26 7 2026-01-05
Unsafe driving 392
15 1 2026-05-27
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
5 4 2025-08-25
General safety regulations 390
4 0 2026-05-27
Driver qualifications 391
1 1 2025-09-17

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-06 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2026-01-17 Hours-of-Service Compliance Fatigue - Operating a commercial motor vehicle while impaired through fatigue. OOS
2026-01-17 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane
2026-01-05 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul
2025-10-16 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
2025-10-16 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes
2025-10-16 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
2025-10-15 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the curr
2025-10-15 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2025-10-15 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
2025-09-17 Driver Fitness Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi OOS
2025-09-02 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-08-25 Vehicle Maintenance Brakes - Air brake hose/tubing labeled for other than an air brake system OOS
2025-08-25 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2025-08-13 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2025-08-05 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS
2025-08-05 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids suffi
2025-06-17 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-06-17 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2025-06-17 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2025-05-29 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped OOS
2025-05-29 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-05-29 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2025-05-28 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2025-05-28 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2025-04-04 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-03-06 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Front leaking or inflation 50% or less than of the maximum inflation pressure OOS
2025-02-12 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2025-02-12 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2025-02-12 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin
2024-09-27 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2024-09-27 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2024-09-27 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2024-06-15 Hours-of-Service Compliance ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically
2024-06-15 Hours-of-Service Compliance Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver
2024-06-04 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2024-06-04 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Driver driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the t
2024-05-25 Hours-of-Service Compliance Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver
2024-05-22 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2024-05-22 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Wedge type brake(s) out-of-adjustment
2024-05-22 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2024-05-14 Vehicle Maintenance Hood not securely fastened
2024-04-30 Hours-of-Service Compliance Motor carrier failed to ensure that the ELD automatically recorded the required data elements.
2024-04-30 Hours-of-Service Compliance Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-05-27 GA · Level 3 7 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
Hours of service 395 22H4-ELDBRODS
General safety regulations 390 21TB1-MC
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
Hours of service 395 22H1-ELDNUM
Hours of service 395 22H2-ELDNISDT
Hours of service 395 22H3-ELDMF
2026-05-23 GA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS3
Hours of service 395 22H4-ELDBRODS
2026-04-06 LA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 24
2026-01-17 AL · Level 3 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 3-F OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLML
2026-01-05 AL · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-CSLRR
2025-10-16 IN · Level 3 9 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 3A3II
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSWZ
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
2025-10-15 AL · Level 3 6 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 3A2-HOSPD
Hours of service 395 24
2025-09-17 MS · Level 3 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 41APC OOS
2025-09-02 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2025-08-25 MS · Level 1 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45A - AHIL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
2025-08-13 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
2025-08-05 LA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22H4-ELDBRODS
Hours of service 395 8E1PC
2025-06-17 TN · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
2025-05-29 TN · Level 1 4 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOLTIS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOLTIS OOS
2025-05-28 GA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
Hours of service 395 24
2025-04-04 GA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS3
2025-03-06 TN · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TFL OOS
2025-02-12 GA · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
Hours of service 395 22G-ELDMFV
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
2024-09-27 TN · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53(b)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS
2024-06-25 MS · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 19(b)(2)
2024-06-15 AL · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 24(d)
Hours of service 395 22(g)
2024-06-04 AR · Level 1 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
Hours of service 395 3(a)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
2024-05-25 AL · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22(g)
2024-05-22 TN · Level 1 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(f)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
2024-05-14 MS · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203(c)

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