AVERITT EXPRESS INC
AVERITT
- 36684
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1415 NEAL STREET
COOKEVILLE, TN 38501-4328 - 4,150
- 4,293
- 3,484
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BASIC Status
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Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending May 15, 2026
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Unsafe Driving
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Not Public Crash Indicator
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Hours-of-Service Compliance
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Vehicle Maintenance
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Controlled Substances and Alcohol
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Not Public Hazardous Materials Compliance
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Driver Fitness
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Vehicle Maintenance
On-Road Performance
2.27
Safety Event Group: 501+ relevant vehicle inspections
Investigation Results
No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered
Carrier Measure Over Time
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Violation Summary
Vehicle Maint. Violations: 549
| Violations | Description | # Violations | # OOS Violations | Violation Severity Weight |
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| 393.75A3-TAOL | Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | 139 | 128 | 8 |
| 393.75(a)(3) | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | 35 | 34 | 8 |
| 393.45D-B | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | 19 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.75A3-TAOLTIS | Tires - All others, leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS | 18 | 18 | 8 |
| 393.9 | Inoperable Required Lamp | 18 | 5 | 2 |
| 393.45B2-B-AIR | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | 15 | 2 | 4 |
| 393.75(a) | Flat tire or fabric exposed | 13 | 13 | 8 |
| 393.55E-B | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.45B2-BHTD | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 393.9A-LLPL | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.55(e) | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.9A-LIL | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.9A-LSLIWR | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 393.47(e) | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 393.95A4-EEUS | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.9A-LCL | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.9TS | Inoperative turn signal | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 393.45B2PC | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.45DLPC | Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.75A3-ATIS | Tires - All others, leaking in tread area with inflation more than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 393.9(a) | Inoperative Brake Lamps | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 393.9A-LTSI | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 396.17C-PI | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 392.2-SLLMF | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.207B-AALPME-OOS | More than 25% of the locking pins are missing or not engaged | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 393.55D2-B | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 2001 for towed vehicle. | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.78 | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.95(a) | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 396.3(a)(1) | Brake - Defective Air Reservoir | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 396.3(a)1BOS | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 396.5B-L | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.11TL | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.207A-STCB | Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly (including spring leaves used as a suspension connecting rod) or any part used for attaching the same to the vehicle frame or axle is cracked, loose, broken or missing | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 393.23-LEU | Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g., unplugged or loose pigtail) | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 393.53(b) | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.53B-B | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.95(f) | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.9A-LSML | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 396.17(c) | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 396.3A1-ALBV | Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 396.5B-HWSL | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 393.100(a) | No or improper load securement | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 393.100B-C | Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 393.100C-C | Cargo - Cargo not secured against shifting | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.126B-CIM | Intermodal Containers - Improper securement of intermodal containers transported on container chassis vehicle(s) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 393.203C-CBP | Cab and Body Parts - Hood not securely fastened | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.207B-AALPME | Any of the locking pins are missing or not engaged. | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 393.45B2-B | Air brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.45D-BAAL | Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.45DLUV | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.47A-BCLMBD | Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.55C2-B | Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. System does not function or indicates a fault. | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.55D1-B | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after 1998. | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.67(c)(7) | Fuel tank fill pipe cap missing | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.70B1I-CDFWFMI-MT20 | Coupling - More than 20% of the fifth wheel fasteners on either side missing/ineffective | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 393.75(a)(1) | Tire-ply or belt material exposed | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 393.75(c) | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 393.75A2-TAOTLM | Tires - All others, 75% of the tread width is loose/missing in excess of 12 inches of circumference | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 393.78A-WS | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.95(b) | Emergency Equipment - A power unit requiring fuses - missing a spare fuse for a required part or accessory (e.g., lamps required by 393.11, ABS lights or low air warning light). | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.95A3 | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no visual indicator | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.9A-LBL | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 393.9A-LSLI | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 393.9B-LRLIWR | Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 396.3(a)(1) | Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 396.3A1-OAL | Other - Any air leak not attributed to the brake or suspension system. | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 392.22B-DFPWD | Driver - Failed to place warning devices on the road surface | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 392.2WC | Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 392.9A2-C | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 393.104(b) | Damaged securement system/tiedowns | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.104F3-C | Cargo - Loose or unfastened tiedown | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.106B-C | Cargo - Not immobilized or secured | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.11 | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.110B3-C | Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 393.118D-CDL | Dressed Lumber/Similar Building Products - Improper Securement of bundles transported using more than one tier. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 393.11A1-LCL | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) missing | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.11A1-LHWS | Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) missing | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 393.11A1-LTSM | Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing on the rearmost vehicle. | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 393.11B-CSLRR | Conspicuity Systems - Trailers, lower rear retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1, 1993 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.122B-CPR | Paper Rolls - Improper securement of paper rolls transported with eyes vertical in a sided vehicle | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 393.126B-CIM | Intermodal Containers - Improper securement of intermodal containers transported on container chassis vehicle(s) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| State Citation Result: Conviction of a Different Charge | ||||
| 393.201(a) | Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.205(a) | Wheel/rim cracked or broken | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 393.205C-WRAWFLMIB | Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.207(b) | Adjustable axle locking pins missing or not engaged | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 393.207(e) | Torsion bar cracked and/or broken | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 393.207A-STBW | Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly missing the rubber bushing or the rubber bushing is worn to the extent that the component can be moved by hand along the axis of the component | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 393.23PT | All required lamps on towed vehicle inoperative due to no electrical connection | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 393.28-WS | Wiring Systems - Copper wire exposed | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.30-B | Battery - Not protected | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.45 | Brake tubing and hose adequacy | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.45(b)(2) | Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.45(d) | Brake connections with leaks or constrictions | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.45B2-B-VAC | Brake - Vacuum hose(s) or line(s) restricted/abraded/chafed through outer cover-to-cord ply crimped/cracked/broken | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.45B2-BHHC | Hydraulic Hose Abraded (Chafed) | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.45D-SGNCNB | Brakes - Service brakes on trailer inoperative due to service gladhand not connected | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.45DCPC | Brake Connections with Constrictions - Connection to Power Unit | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.47A-BCFSAD-SA | Air Disc Brake - Contaminated friction surface on a steering axle | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.48(a) | Inoperative/defective brakes | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.50(c) | No means to ensure operable check valve | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.55(d)(1) | CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/after 3/1/1998) | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.55(d)(3) | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.55C1-B | Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997, not equipped with an ABS system. System does not function or indicates a fault. | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.60E | Windshield - Obstructed | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.60EWS | Windshield - Obstructed | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.70(b) | Defective/improper fifth wheel assemblies | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.70B2-CDOHNC | Coupling - Operating handle is not closed/locked | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| State Citation Result: Conviction of a Different Charge | ||||
| 393.75(a)(4) | Tire-cut exposing ply and/or belt material | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 393.75A1-TAOBETA | Tires - All others, more than one ply is exposed in the sidewall and the area exceeds 2 square inches. | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 393.75A2-TAOBB | Tires - All others, bump or bulge related to tread or sidewall separation | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 393.75A3-TALS | Tires - All others - Leaking in sidewall area on tire equipped with ATIS | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 393.75A3-TFL | Tires - Front, leaking or inflation 50% or less than of the maximum inflation pressure | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 393.75B-TFV | Tires - Front, less than 4/32 inch tread depth | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 393.75C-OOS | Tire-other tread depth less than 1/32 of inch measured in 2 adjacent major tread grooves 3 separate locations 8 inches apart | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 393.75G-TFWETL | Tires - Front, weight carried exceeds tire load limit | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 393.95A1 | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.9A-HLLH | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 393.9A-LHWS | Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 393.9A-LRLI | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 393.9A-LTSIR | Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 393.9T | Inoperable tail lamp | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 396.3(a)(1) | Brake - Leak from air chamber | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 396.3(a)(1) | Brake - Hole in Spring Brake Housing | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 396.3A1-BARS | Air Brake - Air reservoir separated from its original attachment points or moving more than 1 inch | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 396.3A1-BNMH | Brake - Non-manufactured hole or crack in the spring brake housing section of a parking brake | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 396.3A1-HCM | Hubs - Bearing cap, plug or filler plug missing or broken | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 396.3A1-TAOCV | Tires - All others, in contact with a part of the vehicle | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 396.3A1BL | Brake system pressure loss | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 396.3A1T | Tires (general) | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 396.5-HL | Hubs - Leaking hub | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 396.5A-HNL | Hubs - No visible or measurable lubricant showing in the hub | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 396.5B-HLIW | Hubs - Oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - inner wheel | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Inspection History
Vehicle Inspections: 1,536
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| Sum of measure weights | Sum of measure weights | 3,539 | 2,667 | 6,078 | ||||||
*** The sum of all violation severity weights (violation weight + out-of-service) for this inspection has been capped at 30.
Investigation Results
Vehicle Maint. Acute/Critical Violations: 0
This carrier has no Vehicle Maintenance Acute/Critical Violations to display.
Summary of Activities
The summary includes information on the 5 most recent investigations and 24 months of inspections and crash history.
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