Carrier profile · USDOT 3095727 · MC-74515 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Southeastern Express LLC

28 power unitsavg 6.9 yrMulti-region · 15 statesTELLICO PLNS, TN86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-74515 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

28Power units

21 observed · MCS-150

29Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(865) 806-6803 Email dispatchSOUTHEASTERNEXPRESS5@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average46.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo46.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo46.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

28 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

52 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 46.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 52 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 12.7 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

50 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 5

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 28-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 28
Inspections · 24 mo: 52
Annualized: ≈26 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving30 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance28 · 7 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Hawaii’18–’19

Knight Specialty’19–’20

Prime’20–’21

Canal’21–’22

National’22–’23

Cherokee’23–now

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2023 → May 2026	$750K	3
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2023	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2021 → May 2022	$750K	1
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2021	$750K	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2020	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	May 2018 → May 2019	$750K	1
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH	Feb 2018 → May 2018	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 28
Observed power (24 mo): 21
Trailers (towed): 29

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

76.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

TELLICO PLNS, TN

1319 REAGAN VALLEY RD

Top corridor

TN 15 · KY 14 · AR 5

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: 5 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3035893 USDOT 63419 USDOT 814431 USDOT 3763026Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (24 trucks · 21 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2916198 USDOT 3141225 USDOT 4002456 USDOT 3971679 USDOT 4238591 USDOT 3617535 USDOT 4084321 USDOT 63419

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1319 REAGAN VALLEY RD, TELLICO PLNS, TN, 37385
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (865) 806-6803
Cell: (423) 836-7011
Email: southeasternexpress5@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Josh A. Jones · Larry Jones
USDOT / docket: 3095727 · MC-74515
First registered: Feb 9, 2018
Last MCS-150: May 18, 2026 · 1,345,293 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 40213323

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,345,293

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 SOUTHEASTERN EXPRESS LLC.

SOUTHEASTERN EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3095727) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 46.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 52 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 52 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 28 power units and 28 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 18, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTHEASTERN EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

SOUTHEASTERN EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 3095727, and its motor carrier number is MC-74515.

Is SOUTHEASTERN EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, SOUTHEASTERN EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SOUTHEASTERN EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

SOUTHEASTERN EXPRESS LLC has a 46.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 93 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SOUTHEASTERN EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

SOUTHEASTERN EXPRESS LLC operates 28 power units and 28 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SOUTHEASTERN EXPRESS LLC based?

SOUTHEASTERN EXPRESS LLC is based in TELLICO PLNS, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 15 states.

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