SPIRIT EXPRESS TRANSPORT

DBA: SPIRIT EXPRESS

DOT# 4358680 MC# 1705255 Chattanooga, TN Authorized For-Hire
(423) 648-8317 scottsandlin542@gmail.com 2024 E Polymer Dr, Chattanooga TN 37421
30 tractors · all leased 41 drivers 1.5M mi/yr · ~49k per unit
HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 82.7 / 100
Moderate confidence
1 yr history · 54 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
30
Drivers · CDL
41 · 41
Annual miles
1.5M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 0 30 30
Trailers 0 0 32 32

Registration

Registered
02-07-2025 (1 yr)
MCS-150 Update
09-18-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JOHN SCOTT SANDLIN
Officer
GREG KELLEY

Cargo

23.0
minimal risk
Liquids/Gases Chemicals

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

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 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 0.68×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.8 vs 1.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.8
Similar fleets
1.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Lower so far, not yet proven. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1.2 a year. Too short a record to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 10% below typical.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.15×, violations 0.29× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.73× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -25%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 2 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 1 for phone use.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
  • Hazmat violations
    2 hazmat violations.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 2.1% vs 22.3% national; driver 1.9% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Mar 2025 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
54
70% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
2.1%
1 of 47
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.9%
1 of 54
National avg 6.7%
Violations
25
2 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 11 inspections, 0 out of service 11 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 11 inspections, 0 out of service 11 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q3 '26
vs 694 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.020 0.025
Inspections 1.08 0.62
Violations 0.49 0.38
Critical violations 0.12 0.07

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, minimal-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

25 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    14 · 1 OOS
    Brakes 6 · Lights 4 · Tires 3 · Cargo securement 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · Speeding 2 · Phone use 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    2 · 0 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
  • Oct
    5
    2025
    Alabama
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
primary $1,000,000 + excess $1,000,000 + excess $3,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · Crestbrook Insurance Company
on record since Feb 28, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
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: 2

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Mar 11, 2025)

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
  • Georgia 30
  • Tennessee (HQ) 15
  • Alabama 7
  • North Carolina 2

28% of inspections were in its home state.