PANHANDLE EXPRESS LLC

USDOT 1592966 MC 589383 Hereford, TX Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
102 power units 59 drivers 6.1M mi/yr
Checking FMCSA…
Save to your Fleet Free account. Weekly alerts when anything changes.
Excellent
FRED Score 90.9 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
19 yrs history · 148 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
FRED analysis · free account

See what’s behind this grade

Everything else on this page comes straight from FMCSA. FRED’s own analysis is for signed-in users. It’s free: enter your e-mail, we send a 6-digit code.

  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
  • Worth a closer look: the flags to ask about, with the questions
  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

Log in to see it · one account for fred-score.com and the FRED app

Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
102
Drivers · CDL
59 · 59
Annual miles
6.1M ~59k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors864090
Trailers14670153

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
Registered
Jan 8, 2007 (19 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Jun 30, 2026
Officers
KRIS TERRY · DANE NOYCE
Phone
(806) 364-2021
Email
kterry@panhandleexpress.com
Address
3931 Us Hwy 60, Hereford TX 79045

Cargo

Cargo risk score FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls Log in
Liquids/GasesOilfield EquipmentMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightOther: ROAD CONSTRUCTION MATERIALSGrain/Feed/HayDry BulkFarm Supplies

“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

FMCSA status today

live check

The live FMCSA check hasn't run for this motor carrier in the last 15 minutes; open it for today's authority, insurance, out-of-service and rating status.

Checking FMCSA…

Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
148
72% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
5.5%
8 of 145 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 148 driver inspections
Violations
72
10 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 15 inspections, 0 out of service 15 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 12 inspections, 1 out of service 12 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 15 inspections, 2 out of service 15 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 17 inspections, 1 out of service 17 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 20 inspections, 1 out of service 20 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 19 inspections, 2 out of service 19 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 19 inspections, 0 out of service 19 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 29 inspections, 1 out of service 29 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one Log in

Violations

72 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    72 · 10 out-of-service
    Brakes 37 · Lights 14 · Wheels & hubs 7 · Tires 3 · Other parts 11
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

Tap a category to show or hide it

3 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
3 crashes
  • Jun
    13
    2026
    Jun 13, 2026 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight. Citation issued.
  • Apr
    9
    2026
    Apr 9, 2026 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    15
    2025
    Sep 15, 2025 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Today · live FMCSA check

The live FMCSA check isn't on hand; see FMCSA status today.

On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Co
on record since Sep 1, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2007
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing FMCSA’s full filing record back to the 1990s, and who else this insurer covers Log in

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it operates

Loading map data…

Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Texas (HQ) 130
  • New Mexico 12
  • Kansas 3
  • Colorado 2
  • Missouri 1

Mostly inspected in its home state (88%).

How this grade is calculated, and its history The model behind the grade: factors, credibility, peer group and the score week by week Log in