GAINES EXPRESS LLC
- DOT
- 2155076
- MC Docket
- 749207
- Authority
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE · Hazmat
- Safety
- Satisfactory
About GAINES EXPRESS LLC
Gaines Express Llc is a small-fleet motor carrier based in Hickory, NC, registered with the FMCSA since 2011 (15 years). The carrier operates 10 power units and 45 drivers, placing it in the 75th percentile of US for-hire carriers by fleet size. Operating authority: AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE, with hazardous-materials endorsement. Reported 3,100,000 annual miles for 2022 — approximately 310,000 miles per power unit. Cargo carried includes other, building materials, logs, poles, and lumber, machinery and large objects, and construction. FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory (issued December 2019).
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Fleet & operations
- Power units
- 10
- Drivers
- 45
- Annual miles
- 3,100,000
reported for 2022
Cargo carried
Other: BRICK & STEEL
Equipment owned
- Tractor
- 10
- Trailer
- 75
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Data sourced from FMCSA Company Census (public domain). Last refreshed May 7, 2026. MCS-150 last updated Aug 2025. Safety rating issued Dec 2019.