Your trucks have been put out of service on every inspection since October 13: Tennessee on Oct. 13 and Maryland on Oct. 13.
Your MCS-150 lists 60 trucks and 69 drivers.
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TBT EXPRESS INC is a mid-size fleet motor carrier based in DAYTON, Ohio (USDOT #3438586). As of 2026-10-21T18:49:06.962Z, it holds a Not Rated FMCSA safety rating and a FileFlo Carrier Intelligence Score of 39/100 (High Risk), based on 50 recent inspection(s) and 53 recorded violation(s) in public FMCSA data.
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| Category | Score | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Safety Rating | 22 | 30 |
| Inspection Pass Rate | 10 | 20 |
| Out-of-Service Rate (vs FMCSA national avg) | 11 | 15 |
| CSA BASIC percentiles | Not measured | n/a |
CIS subtotal normalizes 3 publicly-available FMCSA components (Safety Rating + Inspection Pass Rate + OOS Rate) to a 0-100 surface. CSA SMS BASIC percentiles are not published in FMCSA's public Socrata datasets and the SMS portal at ai.fmcsa.dot.gov is not crawlable at scale, so we surface a transparent "Not measured" rather than fabricate a score component. Carriers with a Compliance Review on record may have published BASIC data on the SAFER snapshot for that DOT.
TBT EXPRESS INC is a mid-size fleet operating out of DAYTON, Ohio with USDOT number 3438586. The company operates 60 power units and has no published FMCSA safety rating (most active carriers are unrated unless they have undergone a compliance review). Based on our analysis of federal safety data, TBT EXPRESS INC has a FileFlo Carrier Intelligence Score (CIS) of 39/100, classified as High Risk.
TBT EXPRESS INC has undergone 50 recorded DOT inspections. The vehicle out-of-service rate is 30.0%, which is above the national average of 20.72%. This elevated rate indicates potential maintenance or pre-trip inspection deficiencies that could lead to roadside violations.
The public FMCSA record for TBT EXPRESS INC carries 53 recorded violations, and the most recent inspection on file is dated 20261013. Across 50 recorded inspections, the record carries 0 driver out-of-service violations and 16 vehicle out-of-service violations.
A recorded violation is what an inspector wrote down at the roadside. It is not a penalty, and it is not an amount owed: FMCSA assesses civil penalties only after a compliance review classifies specific cited violations. The step that changes this record is the document behind each line, so the next move is to see which records an investigator would ask for and which of them exist today.
A CIS score of 39 places TBT EXPRESS INC in the High Risk category. This carrier faces significant compliance exposure and is at elevated risk for targeted FMCSA enforcement actions, including compliance reviews and potential out-of-service orders. Immediate corrective action is strongly recommended.
Motor carriers operating in Ohio must comply with both federal FMCSA regulations and state-specific transportation requirements. The DAYTON, OH corridor is monitored by FMCSA field offices and state highway patrol units conducting roadside inspections. Carriers based in DAYTON should ensure driver qualification files, vehicle inspection reports, and hours-of-service records are current and audit-ready at all times.
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TBT EXPRESS INC is classified by FMCSA as an interstate carrier.
The carrier holds an Authorized For Hire classification, meaning it transports cargo or passengers for compensation under FMCSA operating authority and is subject to MC-number requirements at 49 CFR Part 365.
TBT EXPRESS INC is not flagged in FMCSA Census as a hazmat carrier (HM indicator: N), so the carrier is not subject to the additional 49 CFR Subchapter C hazmat regulations.
Operational range per MCS-150 filing: interstate beyond 100 miles (long-haul, 69 drivers). The 100-mile boundary matters because drivers operating within a 100-air-mile radius qualify for the short-haul exception under 49 CFR 395.1(e)(1), which removes the requirement to maintain RODS for the day.
Self-reported MCS-150 annual mileage: 5,950,000 miles. MCS-150 mileage feeds the FMCSA SafeStat exposure denominator: drastically understated mileage can artificially inflate CSA BASIC percentile scores by reducing the per-mile exposure baseline. Updates are required every 24 months under 49 CFR 390.19.
The carrier reports 69 CDL-holding drivers on file. Each CDL driver must have a current Driver Qualification File (DQF) maintained per 49 CFR 391.51, including a Medical Examiner's Certificate, an annual MVR review, and a record of road-test results.
The FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) crash dataset records 8 crash events involving TBT EXPRESS INC in the available reporting window. Of these, 0 involved a fatality, 4 involved a reported injury, and 8 resulted in a tow-away. 8 events meet the federal-recordable threshold under 49 CFR 390.5 (fatality, injury treated away from the scene, OR tow-away of any vehicle).
Federal-recordable crashes feed the Crash Indicator BASIC in CSA: carriers above the intervention threshold are 7-10x more likely to be selected for a compliance review than peer carriers below the threshold. Insurance carriers also pull federal-recordable crash counts during quoting; a single recordable crash in a 24-month look-back can drive a 10-20% premium increase for owner-operators and small fleets.
Most recent recorded event: SR 0080 HW, DENNISON TOWNSHIP, PA on 20260821.
Inspections cluster geographically across Tennessee (5), Arkansas (5), Maryland (4). The concentration in Tennessee is consistent with the carrier's primary lanes and tends to correlate with which state DOT inspector teams TBT EXPRESS INC's drivers encounter most often at roadside checkpoints.
Across the 50 recorded inspections, TBT EXPRESS INC's 30.0% vehicle out-of-service rate sits moderately above the FMCSA 2024 national average of 20.72%. The 0.0% driver out-of-service rate sits materially below the 2024 national average of 5.51%. Vehicle OOS-rate variance is the strongest predictor of Vehicle Maintenance BASIC scores in CSA; driver OOS-rate variance is the strongest predictor of Hours-of-Service Compliance + Driver Fitness BASIC scores.
FMCSA's intervention thresholds (the percentile bands that trigger investigator outreach) are roughly 65th percentile for non-passenger non-hazmat carriers (75th for hazmat, 70th for passenger) on each BASIC. Carriers that consistently sit above the national average across multiple BASICs accumulate intervention risk faster than carriers with mixed performance. A single high BASIC alone rarely triggers enforcement; sustained over-threshold performance does.
Your last out-of-service was 8 days ago.
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| Date | State | Driver OOS | Vehicle OOS | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | TN | 0 | 2 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-13 | MD | 0 | 1 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-06 | LA | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-05 | SC | 0 | 1 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-05 | SD | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-01 | IN | 0 | 1 | Audit check |
| 2026-09-29 | AR | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-09-27 | WV | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-09-27 | OH | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-09-26 | NC | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
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TBT EXPRESS INC (USDOT #3438586) does not currently carry a published FMCSA safety rating. A "Not Rated" status is common for carriers that have never had a compliance review: it is not a negative finding. FileFlo scores the carrier at 39/100 (High Risk) from the public inspection and out-of-service data that is available.
Per its most recent FMCSA MCS-150 filing, TBT EXPRESS INC operates 60 power unit(s) and 69 driver(s), classifying it as a mid-size fleet. Fleet counts are self-reported to FMCSA and can lag a carrier's current operation.
TBT EXPRESS INC is registered with the FMCSA at a physical address in DAYTON, Ohio, under USDOT number 3438586.
FileFlo shows 50 recent DOT inspection(s) and 53 recorded violation(s) for TBT EXPRESS INC (USDOT #3438586), sourced from FMCSA public records and the Socrata transportation datasets. The inspection table on this page lists dates, states, and out-of-service counts.
TBT EXPRESS INC scores 39/100 (High Risk) on FileFlo's Carrier Intelligence Score. The score normalizes three public FMCSA components (safety rating, inspection pass rate, and out-of-service rate versus the national average) into one 0-100 surface. CSA SMS BASIC percentiles are not published in FMCSA's public data and are excluded rather than estimated.
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Data sourced from FMCSA public records and the Socrata transportation dataset. Last updated: 2026-10-21T18:49:06.962Z. Information may not reflect the carrier's current status. Dispute this record · Claim this profile