DIRTY SOUTH TRANSPORT LLC

USDOT 3450991MC-Docket MC1123492RINGGOLD, GA
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DIRTY SOUTH TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3450991) in RINGGOLD, GA — 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 is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Current BIPD policy (DAILY UNDERWRITERS OF AMERICA) was filed 2 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-03-04) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 2 times, most recent 2025-03-04 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 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
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.87
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.23
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.07
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 9.9

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
0
Crashes
7
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
1
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
3
Total drivers
3
Years in business
6
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
16.7%

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
2 times last 2025-03-04
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-02-14
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

8
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
16
Violations
1
OOS violations
1
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-08-14 → 2026-03-20.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
10 1 2026-02-08
Unsafe driving 392
3 0 2025-08-03
Driver qualifications 391
1 0 2024-07-18
Hours of service 395
1 0 2026-02-08
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
1 0 2025-07-01

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-02-08 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp
2026-02-08 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit
2026-02-08 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - No edge protection for tiedowns
2026-02-08 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2026-02-08 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2025-07-01 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing with a bulge/swelling when air pressure is applied
2025-07-01 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-07-01 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2025-07-01 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve
2024-12-11 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2024-12-11 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2024-12-11 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2024-07-18 Driver Fitness Expired medical examiner's certificate

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 6 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-02-08 AL · Level 2 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104F4-C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 19
Hours of service 395 24
2025-08-03 MS · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSIV
2025-07-01 KY · Level 1 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45A-BHTBS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-ALBV
2024-12-12 KY · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2AU
2024-12-11 IN · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
2024-07-18 NM · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 45B

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