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DOT #36684 · AVERITT EXPRESS INC
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AVERITT EXPRESS INC

DBA: AVERITT

DOT# 36684 MC# 121600 DUNS# 56492606 Cookeville, TN Authorized For-Hire
(931) 520-5059 jbolton@averitt.com 1415 Neal Street, Cookeville TN 38501-4328
4,150 power units · all owned 4,293 drivers 293.6M mi/yr · ~71k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 43.8 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 3,514 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
4,150
Drivers · CDL
4,293 · 4,293
Annual miles
293.6M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 41 0 0 41
Tractors 4109 0 0 4109
Trailers 13452 0 0 13452

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (09-09-1993) · 33 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-28-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JASON BOLTON

Cargo

59.9
medium risk
Household Goods Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Beverages Dry Bulk Paper Products Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Household Goods, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is about 22% higher than similar fleets.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 1.22×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
130.1 vs 106.9 for similar fleets
Likely 103–159 crashes
This motor carrier
130.1
Similar fleets
106.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~97%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Worse than peers. 239 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 120 a year), including 5 fatal (6 deaths) and 92 with injuries; similar fleets have about 107 a year. The grade counts 425 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.36× and out-of-service orders 0.56× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -10%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Fatal crashes
    5 crashes with 6 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Aug 22, 2026).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Injury crashes
    92 crashes with 111 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    23 out-of-service violations against drivers: 10 no valid CDL, 8 medical certificate, 3 hours of service (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Tires and brakes
    Tires are 237 of 1159 violations (20%). Tire or brake defects led to 243 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Hazmat violations
    36 hazmat violations, 10 out of service.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.6% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
  • 75% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 118
  • Excessive speeding: 81
  • Substance violations: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
239
6 fatalities · 115 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
3,514
75% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
19.3%
302 of 1,568
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.6%
22 of 3,510
National avg 6.7%
Violations
1,159
339 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 398 inspections, 38 out of service 398 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 455 inspections, 38 out of service 455 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 488 inspections, 41 out of service 488 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 482 inspections, 37 out of service 482 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 434 inspections, 48 out of service 434 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 414 inspections, 30 out of service 414 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 386 inspections, 39 out of service 386 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 436 inspections, 50 out of service 436 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 21 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.030 0.022
Inspections 0.64 0.63
Violations 0.14 0.22
Critical violations 0.05 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

1,159 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    573 · 306 OOS
    Tires 237 · Brakes 134 · Lights 109 · Cargo securement 26 · Wheels & hubs 13 · 54 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    365 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 141 · Speeding 88 · Phone use 41 · Seat belt 38 · Other 57
  • Hours of service No alert
    157 · 3 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 99 · No log 41 · Over hours limit 14 · False log 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    28 · 20 OOS
    No valid CDL 16 · Medical certificate 10 · Other qualification 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    36 · 10 OOS
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Aug
    22
    2026
    North Carolina
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    14
    2026
    Georgia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain.
  • Aug
    4
    2026
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    1
    2026
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    31
    2026
    Maryland
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    29
    2026
    Massachusetts
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    29
    2026
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    14
    2026
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    10
    2026
    Georgia
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - lighted. FMCSA: not preventable.
    In the news
    Overnight I-75 crash near Sardis Church Road leaves man dead, coroner says
    WGXA · Apr 10, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report GA0010314376 (Georgia Department of Public Safety) lists AVERITT EXPRESS INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name AVERITT EXPRESS INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.

230 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Palisades Insurance Company
on record since Apr 1, 2005 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2004
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 Feb 12, 2024
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Apr 7, 1994)

Who insures fleets like this →

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

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Tennessee (HQ) 819
  • North Carolina 429
  • Georgia 371
  • South Carolina 291
  • Texas 233
  • Alabama 212
  • Kentucky 202
  • Mississippi 175

23% of inspections were in its home state.

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/36684