DBA: Southern Roots Transport
Southern Roots Services Llc is an active intrastate non-hazmat carrier based in Cedar Hill, TX.
No insurance filings on record.
View on FMCSA L&I| Vehicle Type | Owned | Term Leased | Trip Leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Trucks | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total Power Units | 2 | ||
Distinct vehicles · 24 mo
vs 2 self-reported (MCS-150)
Top makes
Registered in
Higher values = more violations. 0 = clean record.
| Category | Insp w/ Viol |
|---|
| Category | vs. Cohort | vs. State | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| HOS Compliance | 97% | 98% | Worse than most peers |
| Driver Fitness | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Controlled Substances | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 92% | 94% | Worse than most peers |
Lower percentile = lower SMS measure = stronger safety record. Computed nightly across active carriers in the same state and fleet-size band.
| Type | Inspections | OOS | OOS % | Nat'l Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 0 | 2 | — | 6.67% |
| Vehicle | 0 | 6 | — | 22.26% |
| Hazmat | 0 | 0 | — |
| Period | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No crashes recorded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most-cited violation codes
| BASIC Category | Total | Severe | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance | 54 | 13 | 6 |
| Date | State | Vehicle | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2025 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 3 | 0 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 12 | 0 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 4 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 17 |
| Measure |
|---|
| Alert |
|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| HOS Compliance | 6 | 3.26 | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 10 | 17.60 | Alert |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| 4.44% |
Where they run
Inspected in 1 state. Top state TX accounts for 100% of activity. Activity outside home state (TX): 0%.
| Hours-of-Service Compliance |
| 15 |
| 0 |
| 2 |
| Jul 9, 2025 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 6 | 0 |
| May 22, 2025 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 2025 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 9 | 2 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 6 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2025 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 6 | 0 |
| Mar 11, 2025 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 5 | 0 |
| Date | Code | Description | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2025 | 393203C | Hood not securely fastened | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Sep 10, 2025 | 39524C2II | Driver failed to manually add the trailer number | Hours-of-Service Compliance | — |
| Sep 10, 2025 | 39524C2III | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | Hours-of-Service Compliance | — |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 39311LR | No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after December 1993 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 39345DLUV | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 39355C1 | Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 39355C2 | CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 39355E | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 3939 | Inoperable Required Lamp | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 39522H1 | Driver failing to maintain ELD user's manual | Hours-of-Service Compliance | — |