SCALES EXPRESS INC
USDOT 593383 · Doing business as SCALES
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (205 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory. Insurance filings show 1 coverage gap in this carrier's history.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileHudson Insurance Company
- Coverage gaps1 in filing history
- Out-of-service rate12.2% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)24 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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 | 593383 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-286906 |
| Legal Name | SCALES EXPRESS INC |
| DBA Name | SCALES |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 2293868015 |
| Address | 121 JORDAN ROAD, Tifton, GA, 31793 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20110119) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
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 | Hudson Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2026-07-01 |
1 coverage gap detected in filing history.
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-82 | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-31 |
| Hudson Insurance Company | $0 | BMC-82 | 2025-09-24 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
|---|
- 2000-09-26 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
- 2026-07-31 — Revoked — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 90 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 84 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 88 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 99 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 74 / 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 | 304 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 12.2% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 24 total (1 fatal, 11 with injuries, 24 towaway) |
- 2026-04-26 — GA — 6 injured, towaway
- 2026-03-06 — MS — towaway
- 2026-02-22 — AL — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-01-16 — GA — towaway
- 2026-01-10 — FL — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (71), 7 (35), 23 (34).
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) | 205 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 205 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 14,098,932 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 04-FEB-26 |
SCALES EXPRESS INC operates 205 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in GA.
Nearby
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