SOUTHERN IONICS INC
USDOT 343455MC-Docket MC238945WEST POINT, MS
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized86 power units
SOUTHERN IONICS INC (USDOT 343455) in WEST POINT, MS — 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: $5,000,000.
- 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 rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 4 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.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 23 times, most recent 2021-04-29 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2007-05-09 (J).
- 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. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
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
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.44
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.16
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.11
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.02
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
3
Injuries
4
Crashes
173
Inspections
25
OOS inspections
28
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $5,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Yes
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 86
- Total drivers
- 115
- Years in business
- 37
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 4 of 4 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 2.6%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 12.6%
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
- 23 times last 2021-04-29
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-01-29
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2007-05-09 · J
Inspection history (all-time)
272
Inspections
31
OOS inspections
196
Violations
37
OOS violations
2
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-21 → 2026-06-09.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-03-27
TX
Tow-away
2025-06-26
GA
1 injuredTow-away
2025-06-20
VA
2 injuredTow-away
2024-12-13
TX
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
No cited violations on record for this carrier.
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-04-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Axle positioning parts defective/missing | OOS |
| 2026-03-31 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Packaging) - DOT 406/407/412 rear-end protection. | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driv | OOS |
| 2026-03-27 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone | — |
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2026-03-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-02-26 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-02-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected f | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-02-09 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - Any of the required placards for a category of material (hazard class or division) are missing. CVSA I | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Transport Vehicle Markings) - Less than 50% of the required ID numbers are missing for each material. | — |
| 2026-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2026-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-28 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Highway Carriage) - Driver accepted/transported HM not prepared in accordance with this Subchapter. Explain | — |
| 2026-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2026-01-13 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Placards not affixed to vehicle | OOS |
| 2026-01-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2026-01-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2026-01-07 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-12-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2025-12-02 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Improper lane change | — |
| 2025-12-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-11-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-11-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-11-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-11-06 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2025-10-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking | — |
| 2025-09-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electron | — |
| 2025-09-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step | — |
| 2025-09-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have an instruction sheet for the driver describing ELD malfunction repo | — |
| 2025-09-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis | — |
| 2025-09-19 | Driver Fitness | Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for a non-safety-related reason and in the state of driver's license issuance | — |
| 2025-09-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-09-12 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-09-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-09-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
No inspections with violations on record for this carrier.
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