FIRSTFLEET, INC.

DBA: FIRSTFLEET

DOT# 313891 MC# 193678CARRIER

ACTIVE

Trust Score

82 / 100

B Good

Components

Compliance · 40% 100

Safety · 35% 60

Insurance · 25% 85

4 reported fatal crash(es) No active cargo insurance on file

Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Address

1620 GATEWAY BLVD

MURFREESBORO, TN 37129

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Contact

Phone: (615) 890-9229

Fax: (615) 895-5288

Cell: (704) 701-9046

Email: SAFETY@firstfleetinc.com

Company Officers

LANCE MERKLEIN

JOHN COLE

Business Info

Organization: CORPORATION

D&B #: 174266494

HazMat: HazMat Carrier

Fleet

2520

Power Units

2769

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Tractors2520

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Apr 22, 1988

MCS-150

Last updated: Apr 23, 2026

Mileage: 213,370,000 (2024)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

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Recent Changes

Safetytotal crashes: 170 → 172May 2, 2026

Safetytotal crashes: 171 → 170May 1, 2026

Contactemail: lmerklein@firstfleetinc.com → SAFETY@firstfleetinc.comApr 26, 2026

Safetytotal crashes: 172 → 171Apr 24, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver2140 inspections

0.6%

5.9%

Carrier National avg

Vehicle852 inspections

21.0%

22.6%

Carrier National avg

Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Crash Summary

Fatal

Injury

172.0

per 1M miles

167

Towaway

172

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving459

Driver Fitness14

Hours of Service96

Drug / Alcohol0

Vehicle Maintenance507

Insurance

$1,000,000

BIPD Coverage

—

Cargo Coverage

1 policy on file1 active

Type	Status	Insurer	Policy #	Coverage	Effective	Expires	Form
BIPD	Active	GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY	RAD9437769	$1,000,000	Feb 7, 2025	—	91X

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