EMPIRE EXPRESS INC
140 power units
116 drivers
11.5M mi/yr
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FRED Score 81.6 / 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.
High confidence
42 yrs history · 281 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
- What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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- 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
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 140 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 116 · 116
- Annual miles
- 11.5M ~82k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 140 | 0 | 0 | 140 |
| Trailers | 120 | 201 | 0 | 321 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Dec 14, 2005)20 yrs old
- Registered
- Dec 12, 1984 (42 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- May 13, 2026 (Address Change)
- DUNS
- 605667716
- Officers
- TIM GATLIN · JACKIE BUCKINGHAM
- Phone
- (901) 942-3300
- jackie@empireexpress.com
- Address
- 3710 Tulane Road, Memphis TN 38116-3928
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Household GoodsMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsBeveragesDry BulkPaper ProductsConstructionChemicals
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
10
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 4 people hurt in all
Inspections
281
59% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
29.7%
52 of 175 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.1%
3 of 281 driver inspections
Violations
183
62 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
183 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert123 · 59 out-of-serviceTires 38 · Brakes 36 · Lights 23 · Cargo securement 11 · Wheels & hubs 4 · 11 more
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Unsafe driving No alert36 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 16 · Speeding 12 · Phone use 2 · Other 6
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Hours of service No alert17 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 8 · Over hours limit 8 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 3
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat4 · 0 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Apr162026Apr 16, 2026 · TexasInjury · 4 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr132026Apr 13, 2026 · MinnesotaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec22025Dec 2, 2025 · OhioProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, snow, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Oct22025Oct 2, 2025 · KentuckyProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep32025Sep 3, 2025 · GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Mar192025Mar 19, 2025 · FloridaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Mar132025Mar 13, 2025 · MississippiProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar52025Mar 5, 2025 · TexasProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.
2 more on the FMCSA record.
1 of the 10 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- primary $1,000,000 + excess $3,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Jul 1, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 1994
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · American Alternative Insurance Corporation since Oct 1, 2013
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
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Texas 75
- Arkansas 42
- Tennessee (HQ) 41
- Missouri 16
- Kentucky 13
- Georgia 12
- Ohio 12
- Alabama 10
15% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated, and its history
The model behind the grade: factors, credibility, peer group and the score week by week
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 75 | 3.84 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 34 | 1.62 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 13 | 0.24 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 3 | 0.06 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Hazmat | — | — | — |
281 driver inspections · 175 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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