SOUTHERN OHIO BUILDERS LLC

USDOT 4153649MC-Docket MC1594988WEST UNION, OH
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SOUTHERN OHIO BUILDERS LLC (USDOT 4153649) in WEST UNION, OH — 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 (PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-10-03) — 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 2025-10-03 — 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 4.24
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.6
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.03
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.76

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
19
Inspections
0
OOS inspections
0
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
3
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
0%

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 2025-10-03
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-09-18
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

22
Inspections
0
OOS inspections
29
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-02-10 → 2026-05-26.

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
Hours of service 395
11 0 2026-04-01
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
10 0 2026-04-01
Unsafe driving 392
4 0 2025-09-11
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107
1 0 2024-02-10
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
1 0 2024-02-10
General safety regulations 390
1 0 2025-02-24
Driver qualifications 391
1 0 2025-03-06

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-01 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2026-04-01 Vehicle Maintenance Frame - Cab or body mounts loose/broken/missing
2026-04-01 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2025-10-09 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-10-09 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2025-10-09 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Parking lamp(s) inoperative
2025-10-09 Vehicle Maintenance Horn - Inoperative or defective
2025-09-11 Unsafe Driving Failure to obey traffic control device
2025-09-11 Unsafe Driving Failure to yield right of way
2025-09-11 Hours-of-Service Compliance Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver
2025-08-07 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2025-07-17 Vehicle Maintenance Horn - Inoperative or defective
2025-07-17 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2025-05-19 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2025-05-19 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2025-05-19 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driving beyond 14 hour duty period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation
2025-03-06 Driver Fitness Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial motor vehicle without showing proof of a valid medical certification upo
2025-01-15 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS
2024-12-30 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 11 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-01 MO · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201B-FR
2025-10-09 KY · Level 2 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 81-H
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LPL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
2025-09-11 IA · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2C
Unsafe driving 392 2Y
Hours of service 395 22G
2025-08-07 TN · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
2025-07-17 MO · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 81-H
2025-05-19 IN · Level 3 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
Hours of service 395 3A2-HOSPRNP
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
2025-03-06 IN · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 41A-MCPC
2025-02-24 OH · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21TC-MC
2025-01-15 MO · Level 3 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8E1PC
Hours of service 395 8E1PC
Hours of service 395 8E1PC
Hours of service 395 8E1PC
2024-12-30 MO · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8E1PC
2024-02-10 ID · Level 1 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107 608B-HMAMC
Unsafe driving 392 2-HOS
Hours of service 395 8(a)
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 602B3-HMER

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