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    Tribe Express INC

    GAINESVILLE, GA · USDOT 2008296 · 237 trucks

    1.636 ratings

    Is Tribe Express INC a good company to drive for?

    Drivers report concerns about Tribe Express INC, holding 1.6/5 across 36 reviews on pay, home time, dispatch, and safety. Drivers rate it highest on dispatch (2.3/5) and lowest on home time (2.0/5).

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    FMCSA AUTHORIZED• USDOT #2008296• MC #708213
    📍 GAINESVILLE, GA

    Tribe Express INC

    Driver Reviews
    1.6/ 5.0(36 ratings)
    Home Time Consistency2.0 ★
    Dispatch & Communication2.3 ★
    FMCSA Inspection Stats24-Month Record
    Fleet Census237 Power Units • 237 Drivers

    "I always make it home on time, they have salary pay available for regional drivers and teams, lease drivers listen to your dispatcher and do all the loads they …"

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    Company Rating

    Based on 36 driver reviews

    1.6

    36 reviews

    Tribe Express INC rating distribution

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    Tribe Express INC driver ratings by category

    Pay & Benefits
    -
    Home Time
    1.8
    Dispatch Support
    2.0
    Safety Culture
    -

    Reviews (36)

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    Anonymous Driver

    May 14, 2026
    1.0
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    During my time with Tribe, I witnessed many drivers have their lives financially destroyed through the lease-operator program. Sadly, I became one of them. The truck payments were overwhelming, and many drivers simply could not keep up. The warning signs were everywhere. The good dispatchers never seemed to last long there. In my time with the company, the business was heavily influenced by the boyfriend of a Native American woman involved in operations, along with another individual who claimed he had worked for JBS, the Brazilian Batista global meat giant. To put it simply, he was a real piece of work. From the very beginning, I noticed there were clearly preferred groups within the company the people who constantly flattered management were treated differently. One small mistake or disagreement was enough to land someone on the company's blacklist. After I ended up on that list, I lost everything: the truck, my income, and nearly all stability. I struggled just to make it back to Georgia to recover my personal vehicle and return home. What shocked me most was that about a year later, they actually called me back asking if I wanted to work for them again. I told the recruiter: "After everything your company did to me the injustice, the accusations, and the damage to my life how dare you even call me again, let alone keep my number?" That experience taught me a hard lesson about lease programs and the reality behind promises made to drivers specifically companies like Tribe. Today I drive a 50ton rotator rescuing drivers like I needed to be rescued when a tornado knocked out of the road with one of Cherokee national leasing nightmare truck.

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    Anonymous Driver

    May 12, 2026
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    Hold your layover, breakdown and detention pay without reason. Equipment is the worst in the industry 4 trucks in 3 months all due breakdowns

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    Anonymous Driver

    Mar 30, 2026
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    The only reason I gave one star is because there's no option to give a negative score. Tribe/Cherokee is the absolute Worst company for a driver! There's not one employee in the business part that has an ounce of knowledge of trucking, zero common sense, which leads me to wonder how the company stays in business. I figured out the hard way how they stay in business! They steal from the drivers!! Many ways they steal money from drivers! To the point that there are weeks the driver doesn't get a paycheck. The POS say the money is kept for this and that (bull****). There's supposedly a warranty account on trucks under 400,00 mi, yet a truck over the cut off mileage Still gets money withheld for a "warranty" that's non-existent. The "planners" which are dumber than a bag of rocks don't give a rate-com sheet, they send a text saying what the load is paying and the driver has to take that in trust and roll on. I can't begin to tell all the ways that company rips drivers off! I can only hope that someone will eventually take the company on and prove all the theft from drivers, the bad treatment of drivers, and so much more, and take the company down!

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    Anonymous Driver

    Jan 30, 2026
    1.0

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    They suck all of the bad things the are saying are true. If you live in NC near Newton, NC job openings home daily and make more a week than you did for 2 weeks or all month. Tribe will lie and their trucks are nasty and tear down.

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    Anonymous Driver

    Oct 26, 2025
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    Avoid!! Believe the reviews ! The managers and dispatch are dysfunctional bullys . They have no idea what.they are doing, but will hammer you for what you do or dont do. NEVER got me home ontime, ALWAYS late . Ignored mechanics request to gave truck fixed, was more worried about the loads than the drivers safety. This is a VERY Toxic environment for drivers ! In house staff doesnt care about you the driver .

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    Anonymous Driver

    Oct 9, 2025
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    I always make it home on time, they have salary pay available for regional drivers and teams, lease drivers listen to your dispatcher and do all the loads they will give you and you will make money

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    Anonymous Driver

    Oct 6, 2025
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    Do not work here ! Bullies and unprepared/undertrained in house managers. Very petty about their job, no accountability. YOU clean the truck, YOU take the heat for poor planners, YOU have to travel to get your truck after being out in a bunk room style orientation where they feed you pizza and chicken Fil a with gross unwashed fingers reaching in to the food you're suppose to eat. Can't get you home on time. It's a snake pit... dont get bit .

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    Anonymous Driver

    Sep 17, 2025
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    Signed up for a team lease position. Got approved on Friday, all is good. Got a call on Saturday stating that everyone is required to recover trucks throughout the country. (funny how they left this out on Friday, waited until Saturday) When we get there was told that you won't be paid for the 1st three weeks of working. They don't hire someone to clean the trucks once you recover, you have to do that yourself.

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    Anonymous Driver

    Sep 11, 2025
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    I work from this company for 3 months and I can tell you all the bad reviews you read are true especially the ones about pay I can tell you now they will pay you for one trip even though you did three trips and also they were just to you for two three months and even though you were on time either early by 30 minutes to couple of days picking up and delivering they will Mark you as being late everyday so they can terminate your contract so just like with any other company that has the least purchase program it is a scam I would avoid this company and look elsewhere

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    Anonymous Driver

    Jul 24, 2025
    1.0

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    Avoid this company, they will send drivers to recovery abandoned trucks by former personnel and if the truck is filthy - [ read bodily fluids ie human waste] and no keys so truck cannot be recovered they will leave you stranded wherever you are.

    Carrier Information

    Operating Status

    Authorized

    Power Units

    237

    Total Drivers

    237

    Mileage 2025

    23,500,000

    Freight Types

    General Freight
    Household Goods
    Fresh Produce
    Meat
    Chemicals
    Refrigerated Food
    Beverages
    Paper Products
    Common Authority
    StatusActive
    Safety & Inspections Record

    Real-time roadside inspection records, out-of-service rates, and safety violations are maintained by the FMCSA.

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    Tribe Express INC is a trucking company based in GAINESVILLE, GA rated 1.6/5 across 36 reviews on Oculus Reviews — ranking #49 of 55 rated GA carriers. The most recent driver review was submitted May 14, 2026. Federal census data lists 237 power units with 237 drivers, logging approximately 23.5 million miles annually. Ratings aggregate reviews posted publicly about this carrier across the web together with reviews written directly on Oculus Reviews, covering pay, home time, dispatch, equipment, and safety. Companies can respond publicly but cannot edit or delete a review. Current operating authority and inspection history live on the carrier's official FMCSA SAFER snapshot linked below.

    Is Tribe Express INC legit?

    Tribe Express INC is an FMCSA-registered motor carrier based in GAINESVILLE, GA — USDOT 2008296, MC 708213. Check its current operating authority, inspections, and safety record on the official FMCSA SAFER snapshot. On Oculus Reviews it holds 1.6/5 from 36 reviews. Driver resource: how to report a trucking company for unpaid wages.

    Tribe Express INC fleet & operations

    According to FMCSA census data, Tribe Express INC operates 237 power units with 237 drivers, logging approximately 23.5 million miles annually.

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