TRIBE EXPRESS INC

USDOT 2008296MC-Docket MC708213GAINESVILLE, GA
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized237 power units

TRIBE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2008296) in GAINESVILLE, GA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
  • 19 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 4 times, most recent 2013-11-07 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2025-02-28 (C).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2025-03-13

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 2.45
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.18
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.06
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.26

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
11
Injuries
25
Crashes
701
Inspections
98
OOS inspections
119
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
Yes

Fleet

Power units
237
Total drivers
237
Years in business
16
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
19 of 25 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
1.1%
Vehicle OOS rate
21.8%

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
4 times last 2013-11-07
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-03-27
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2025-02-28 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

994
Inspections
132
OOS inspections
963
Violations
173
OOS violations
11
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-05-30 → 2026-05-24.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-03-13 NC Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2026-03-12 NJ Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry
2026-01-26 IL 1 injured
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-12-31 GA 4 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-10-24 TN 1 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· Unknown, Daylight, Dry
2025-09-13 GA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-09-10 VT Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-07-11 NE Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2025-07-08 GA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· Other, Daylight, Dry
2025-05-29 PA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-04-08 NC Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-03-29 TN Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Unknown, Daylight, Dry
2025-02-11 NC Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: Unknown· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2025-01-21 MI Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Ice
2024-12-25 GA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2024-12-14 IA Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· Sleet Hail, Daylight, Ice
2024-11-27 NJ 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-11-12 LA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2024-10-28 MS 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-10-15 GA Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-10-04 GA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-09-18 TX 1 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry
2024-08-26 GA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Wet
2024-08-05 TX 2 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Dawn, Dry
2024-07-24 MD Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
367 118 2026-05-06
Unsafe driving 392
195 0 2026-05-03
Hours of service 395
122 3 2026-04-02
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
57 27 2026-05-06
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
25 1 2026-04-10
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
7 2 2026-01-01
CDL standards 383
5 4 2025-08-21
Driver qualifications 391
4 4 2025-12-18
Hazmat driving & parking 397
4 0 2026-03-18
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107
3 0 2026-04-07
General safety regulations 390
2 0 2025-05-18
Hazardous materials (HMR) 171
1 0 2025-11-12

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2026-04-21 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-04-16 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
2026-04-13 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
2026-04-10 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2026-04-10 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Emergency Response) - Failing to ensure the emergency response telephone number is entered on the shipping paper as
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-04-07 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped OOS
2026-04-07 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2026-04-07 Vehicle Maintenance Cab and Body Parts - Hood not securely fastened
2026-04-03 Vehicle Maintenance Flat tire or fabric exposed OOS
2026-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
2026-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2026-04-02 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Placarding) - Bulk package/freight container/unit load device/transport vehicle not placarded as required.
2026-04-02 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
2026-03-31 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2026-03-31 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2026-03-31 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-03-30 Vehicle Maintenance Air Disc Brake - Contaminated friction surface on a steering axle OOS
2026-03-30 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-03-30 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2026-03-30 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking OOS
2026-03-30 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2026-03-18 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing with a bulge/swelling when air pressure is applied OOS
2026-03-18 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-03-18 Unsafe Driving HM (Driving & Parking) - No person may smoke/light/carry a lighted cigarette/cigar/pipe within 25 feet of a motor vehicl
2026-03-17 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-03-14 Unsafe Driving Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone
2026-03-14 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner
2026-03-10 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2026-03-06 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Tubing and Hose Adequacy - Connections to Power Unit OOS
2026-03-06 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice of the malfunction to the motor
2026-03-06 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
2026-03-06 Vehicle Maintenance Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
2026-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2026-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped OOS
2026-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance Adjustable axle locking pins missing or not engaged OOS
2026-03-05 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2026-03-04 Vehicle Maintenance Wheel/Rim - Cracks between stud holes/hand holes OOS
2026-03-04 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Brake tubing and hose adequacy
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken
2026-02-26 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-02-20 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2026-02-20 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-02-18 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2026-02-17 Vehicle Maintenance Flat tire or fabric exposed OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-05-06 SC · Level 1 5 viols· 2 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOLTIS OOS
2026-05-05 AZ · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOLTIS OOS
2026-05-05 OR · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT1/32
2026-05-03 AL · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS1
2026-05-02 MD · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TFL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
2026-05-01 GA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
2026-04-30 SC · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOSPost-accident
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
2026-04-30 LA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 22A-D
Unsafe driving 392 22B-DFPWD
2026-04-30 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2026-04-24 CO · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
2026-04-22 CA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
2026-04-21 SC · Level 3 1 violPost-accident
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTL
2026-04-21 SC · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
2026-04-20 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A-LJN
2026-04-16 NC · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C
2026-04-13 IA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSWZ
2026-04-10 AL · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 504A-HMPS
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 604A3-HMER
2026-04-08 TN · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
2026-04-07 KS · Level 1 6 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107 620B-HMAMC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOLTIS OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIFTA
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203C-CBP
2026-04-03 NC · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A OOS
2026-04-02 KS · Level 2 5 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 504A-HMPS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-HLLH
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
2026-03-31 GA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
2026-03-31 TN · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
2026-03-30 GA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2026-03-30 MO · Level 1 6 viols· 3 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A-BCFSAD-SA OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B

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