TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED EXPRESS INC
USDOT 716474 · Doing business as TCX
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (41 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileGreat West Casualty Company
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate6.5% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 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 | 716474 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-329638 |
| Legal Name | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED EXPRESS INC |
| DBA Name | TCX |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 6153310015 |
| Address | 1236 ANTIOCH PIKE, Nashville, TN, 37211 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| 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 | Great West Casualty Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-09-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great West Casualty Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-09-01 | — |
| TRAVELERSCSA | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2025-03-10 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
|---|
- 1998-02-17 — Other — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active Discontinued Revocation
- 2023-10-03 — Reinstated — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 87 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 84 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 82 / 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 | 46 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 6.5% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2025-12-12 — GA — towaway
- 2024-10-09 — VA — towaway
- 2024-02-13 — TN — towaway
- 2024-01-17 — TN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (15), 16 (6), 47 (5).
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) | 41 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 41 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 2,340,844 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 07-MAY-26 |
TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED EXPRESS INC operates 41 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in TN.
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