AVERITT EXPRESS INC
USDOT 36684 · Doing business as AVERITT
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (4150 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on filePalisades Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate8.9% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)251 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 12 years ago
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 36684 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-121600 |
| Legal Name | AVERITT EXPRESS INC |
| DBA Name | AVERITT |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 9315205059 |
| Address | 1415 NEAL STREET, Cookeville, TN, 38501-4328 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19930909) |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Palisades Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2005-04-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAVELERSCSA | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2024-02-12 | — |
| SELF-INSURED | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2005-04-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2013-12-13 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 3 |
- 1994-04-07 — Other — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active Discontinued Revocation
- 2013-10-25 — Other — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active Discontinued Revocation
- 2013-12-13 — Granted — Freight Forwarder of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 81 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 70 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 3489 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 8.9% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 251 total (5 fatal, 96 with injuries, 235 towaway) |
- 2026-07-09 — AL — towaway
- 2026-07-02 — AR — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-07-01 — NC — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-06-30 — AL — towaway
- 2026-06-24 — TN — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (348), 23 (267), 7 (191).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 4150 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 4293 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 293,613,963 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 28-APR-26 |
AVERITT EXPRESS INC operates 4150 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in TN.
Nearby
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