SOUTHEASTERN EXPRESS LLC
32 power units
14 drivers
1.3M mi/yr
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FRED Score 69.9 / 100
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Moderate confidence
8 yrs history · 52 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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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
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 32 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 14 · 14
- Annual miles
- 1.3M ~42k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Trailers | 27 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
- Cargo operation
- Interstate
- Scope
- Interstate (Within 100 miles)
- Registered
- Feb 9, 2018 (8 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Oct 29, 2026
- DUNS
- 40213323
- Officers
- JOSH A. JONES · LARRY JONES
- Phone
- (865) 806-6803
- southeasternexpress5@gmail.com
- Address
- 1319 Reagan Valley Rd, Tellico Plns TN 37385
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Household GoodsMachinery/Large ObjectsMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesGrain/Feed/HayDry BulkPaper ProductsFarm SuppliesConstruction
“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 – Aug 2026Crashes
2
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
52
46% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
46.2%
6 of 13 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
5.8%
3 of 52 driver inspections
Violations
47
10 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
47 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Aug 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert20 · 7 out-of-serviceLights 11 · Tires 5 · Brakes 1 · Cargo securement 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 1 more
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Unsafe driving No alert16 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 8 · Reckless / lane 4 · Seat belt 3 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert11 · 3 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 5 · False log 3 · No log 3
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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 – Aug 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
2 crashes
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Jun22025Jun 2, 2025 · TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Mar212025Mar 21, 2025 · TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · Cherokee Insurance Companyon record since May 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2018
- 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
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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
- Tennessee (HQ) 15
- Kentucky 14
- Arkansas 5
- Oregon 4
- California 2
- Indiana 2
- Ohio 2
- Arizona 1
29% of inspections were in its home state.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle maintenance | 8 | 9.63 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 16 | 5.07 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 10 | 0.94 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
52 driver inspections · 13 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Aug 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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