TRIB EXPRESS LLC

TRIB EXPRESS LLC is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver, based in Center Point, AL. Across 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 25.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO., and operating authority is active for common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Mar 30, 2026
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 66.7% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file TRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INC Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — TRIB EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2984228)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 66.7% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2984228/
As of: Sep 22, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2984228 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: NATHANIEL TRIBUE Company officer 2: TENNILLE TRIBUE General Freight Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Machinery / Large Objects Farm Supplies Construction +1 more Based in CENTER POINT, AL

FMCSA census as of Sep 22, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 66.7% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=233788 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2984228
In FMCSA records since Mar 10, 2017 (~9y)
MC / docket MC015806
Company officer NATHANIEL TRIBUE
Company officer 2 TENNILLE TRIBUE
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Machinery / Large Objects, Farm Supplies, Construction, Other (STEEL SHINGLES)
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Annual mileage 95,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
2109 9TH ST NW
CENTER POINT, AL 35215
Mailing
2109 9TH ST NW
CENTER POINT, AL 35215-4211
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2984228
In FMCSA records since Mar 10, 2017 (~9y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 95,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 66.7% vs 23.4% +43.3 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.50 vs 1.80 -1.30
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2017-03-31 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 1 0 0
Trailers 1 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 7 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 4 4 0
OOS inspections 0 1 0
OOS percentage 0% 25%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
7
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
66.7%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
1
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

TRIB EXPRESS LLC had 4 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 25.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 8.0.

Inspection profile

4 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in TX (2) and KY (1).

Violation profile

25.0% out-of-service rate, above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (50.0% of violations); top code 392.7(a) (Driver failing to conduct pre-trip inspection) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Kenworth, Great Dane, and Utility are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 66.7% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 233,788 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 233,788 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
66.7%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 233,788 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +66.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (6 months)

2024-02 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Texas (TX) 2 1 50.0% Aug 27, 2026
Kentucky (KY) 1 0 0.0% Jan 14, 2025
Tennessee (TN) 1 0 0.0% Sep 18, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Kenworth 5
Utility 3
Great Dane 2
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 8.00 8 Sep 21, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (7 rows) View all 7 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89039709 Sep 18, 2026 TN 3 MEMPHIS TN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88841397 Aug 27, 2026 TX 2 TX
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86980494 Feb 5, 2026 TX 1 US59 SB DIBOLL SCALE
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.75A3, 393.9 Yes
83611002 Jan 14, 2025 KY 2 CORBIN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
81183390 Mar 19, 2024 TN 2 CORNERSVILLE TN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.9A2-C Yes
80940279 Feb 26, 2024 AL 2 ROADSIDE
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.7(a) No
78838826 Jun 8, 2023 KY 2 CHAPLIN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.9(a) No
Recent Crashes (1 row)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
AL0003617115 Feb 14, 2023 AL 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Mar 31, 2017 MC15806-C Original MC Certificate Certificate Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (6 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. GRT53623A 91X $1,000,000 Mar 30, 2026 On file ACTIVE
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY 9300132718 BIPD/Primary Mar 30, 2025 Mar 30, 2026 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO. CA01983229 BIPD/Primary Mar 30, 2020 Mar 30, 2025 REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. MCP48412A BIPD/Primary Mar 30, 2019 Mar 30, 2020 REPLACED
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY CM0065434 BIPD/Primary Mar 30, 2018 Mar 30, 2019 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO. CA 6004956 BIPD/Primary Mar 30, 2017 Mar 30, 2018 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Mar 30, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Mar 30, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.
  3. Mar 30, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  4. Mar 30, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Mar 30, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.
  6. Mar 31, 2017
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
ROADSIDE AL 1 0
CHAPLIN KY 1 0
CORBIN KY 1 0
CORNERSVILLE TN TN 1 1
MEMPHIS TN TN 1 0
TX TX 1 0
US59 SB DIBOLL SCALE TX 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.7(a) Driver failing to conduct pre-trip inspection Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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