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DOT #303024 · US XPRESS INC
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US XPRESS INC

DBA: US XPRESS

DOT# 303024 MC# 188121 DUNS# 151915949 Chattanooga, TN Authorized For-Hire
(423) 510-3000 dtomshack@usxpress.com 4080 Jenkins Rd, Chattanooga TN 37421
4,953 tractors · all owned 5,412 drivers 421.1M mi/yr · ~85k per unit
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Marginal
FRED Score 31.4 / 100
High confidence
39 yrs history · 9,392 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
4,953
Drivers · CDL
5,412 · 5,412
Annual miles
421.1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 4953 0 0 4953
Trailers 13360 0 0 13360

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (11-14-2007) · 18 yr old
Registered
10-13-1987 (39 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-27-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
JOSH SMITH
Officer
TIM HARRINGTON

Cargo

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Household Goods Motor Vehicles Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Other: CARPET, ELECTRONICS Grain/Feed/Hay US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products Utility Farm Supplies Construction Garbage/Refuse Chemicals
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  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per truck 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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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
391
12 fatalities · 178 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
9,392
70% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
18.7%
1,045 of 5,590
Driver out-of-service
0.6%
58 of 9,391
Violations
3,906
1,202 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1345 inspections, 155 out of service 1345 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1432 inspections, 156 out of service 1432 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1486 inspections, 168 out of service 1486 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1385 inspections, 149 out of service 1385 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1105 inspections, 137 out of service 1105 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 927 inspections, 127 out of service 927 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 844 inspections, 106 out of service 844 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 777 inspections, 89 out of service 777 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 91 inspections.
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What they get cited for

3,906 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    2,564 · 1,142 OOS
    Tires 785 · Brakes 664 · Lights 565 · Wheels & hubs 156 · Cargo securement 88 · 306 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    901 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 464 · Speeding 161 · Seat belt 110 · Phone use 52 · Other 114
  • Hours of service No alert
    385 · 14 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 156 · Over hours limit 147 · No log 58 · False log 24
  • Driver fitness No alert
    47 · 44 OOS
    No valid CDL 23 · Medical certificate 22 · English proficiency 1 · Other qualification 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    9 · 2 OOS
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

24 months
  • Aug
    31
    2026
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    21
    2026
    North Carolina
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Wet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    21
    2026
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Aug
    20
    2026
    Kentucky
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    16
    2026
    Indiana
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight.
  • Aug
    13
    2026
    Kansas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    12
    2026
    Arkansas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    9
    2026
    Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    13
    2026
    Texas
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    11
    2026
    Ohio
    Fatal · 1 death
    Wet road, daylight, rain, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Aug
    14
    2025
    Arizona
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Insurance filed with FMCSA

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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · MOUNTAIN LAKE RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC (risk retention group)
on record since Jun 14, 2017 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 1993
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) · Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America since Mar 14, 2025
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Tennessee (HQ) 1,870
  • North Carolina 907
  • Ohio 749
  • Kentucky 485
  • California 415
  • South Carolina 414
  • Georgia 397
  • Texas 391

20% of inspections were in its home state.

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