Carrier profile · USDOT 36684 · FF-12114 · Updated Aug 30, 2026

Averitt Express Inc

DBA AVERITT

4,150 power unitsavg 4.1 yrNational · 43 statesCOOKEVILLE, TN70/100

CARRIER ACTIVEFF-12114 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4,150Power units

2,123 observed · MCS-150

2,669Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(931) 520-5059 Email dispatchjbolton@averitt.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 30, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Fatal crash on record166 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 5789 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

166

240 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

166

240 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

4,150 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3,481 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 19.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1,559 vehicle and 3,477 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

19.8% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 3.1 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

3,361 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 175

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 4,150-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 4,150
Inspections · 24 mo: 3,481
Annualized: ≈1,741 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving757 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance375 · 318 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance166 · 48 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance120 · 35 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance106 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance83 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance72 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving62 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance58 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving48 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$0 BIPD last filed ’24 · 5 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

St Paul’94–’03

Ace American’06–’10

Ace American’13–’24

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SELF-INSURED · since Apr 2005

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2013 → Mar 2024	$0	4
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2006 → May 2010	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2004 → Apr 2005	$1M	1
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	Jan 2004 → Mar 2004	$1M	7
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2003 → Feb 2004	$1M	5
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2003 → Mar 2004	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2003 → Feb 2003	$1M	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1994 → Jan 2003	$1M	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4,150
Observed power (24 mo): 2123
Trailers (towed): 2669

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

31.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 43 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

3,460

TN busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

COOKEVILLE, TN

1415 NEAL STREET

Top corridor

TN 819 · NC 430 · GA 371

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 62 trucks also ran under 55 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 845977 USDOT 1455547 USDOT 3950500 USDOT 4410773 USDOT 4245946 USDOT 3953842 USDOT 4121610 USDOT 2577355Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (97 trucks · 210 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3392750 USDOT 3527436 USDOT 3546650 USDOT 4073785 USDOT 4279358 USDOT 2493351 USDOT 3077362 USDOT 3322940

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

4,150

Observed (24 mo)

2,123

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1415 NEAL STREET, COOKEVILLE, TN, 38501-4328
Mailing address: PO BOX 3166, COOKEVILLE, TN, 38502-3166
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (931) 520-5059
Email: jbolton@averitt.com
Web domain: averitt.com

Registration

Officer: Jason Bolton
USDOT / docket: 36684 · FF-12114
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 28, 2026 · 293,613,963 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 9, 1993
D-U-N-S: 56492606

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

4,150

Power units

4,293

Drivers

4,293

CDL drivers

293,613,963

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for AVERITT EXPRESS INC.

AVERITT EXPRESS INC (USDOT 36684) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SELF-INSURED effective Apr 1, 2005 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 19.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier received 3,481 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1,559 vehicle-level and 3,477 driver-level — across 43 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has 240 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 166 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 30, 2026.

It reports 4,150 power units and 4,293 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 28, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 9, 1993 in the federal record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AVERITT EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

AVERITT EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 36684, and its motor carrier number is FF-12114.

Is AVERITT EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 30, 2026, AVERITT EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AVERITT EXPRESS INC's safety record?

AVERITT EXPRESS INC has a 19.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 5,789 roadside inspections, with 240 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).

How big is AVERITT EXPRESS INC's fleet?

AVERITT EXPRESS INC operates 4,150 power units and 4,293 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is AVERITT EXPRESS INC based?

AVERITT EXPRESS INC is based in COOKEVILLE, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 43 states.

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