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TLD LOGISTICS SERVICES INC

USDOT 1820774 MC 658802 Knoxville, TN Authorized For-Hire
495 power units 415 drivers 25.4M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.4 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
18 yrs history · 330 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
495
Drivers · CDL
415 · 415
Annual miles
25.4M ~51k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors2842110495
Trailers2395130752

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Oct 15, 2008 (18 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Apr 24, 2025
Officer
MARK A MEANS
Phone
(865) 539-1285
Email
mmeans@tldlogistics.com
Address
1300 Everett Rd, Knoxville TN 37932

Cargo

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Household GoodsMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsLiquids/GasesIntermodal ContainersMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesOther: UNFINISHED AUTOMOTIVE PARTSDry BulkPaper ProductsConstructionChemicals

“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
21
2 fatal (3 deaths) · 2 injury · 13 people hurt in all
Inspections
330
68% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
24.8%
38 of 153 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.6%
2 of 330 driver inspections
Violations
140
42 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 57 inspections, 3 out of service 57 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 48 inspections, 3 out of service 48 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 50 inspections, 10 out of service 50 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 46 inspections, 5 out of service 46 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 33 inspections, 4 out of service 33 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 29 inspections, 5 out of service 29 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 27 inspections, 4 out of service 27 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 36 inspections, 6 out of service 36 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 4 inspections.
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Violations

140 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    90 · 39 out-of-service
    Tires 30 · Brakes 23 · Lights 18 · Cargo securement 5 · Wheels & hubs 5 · 9 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    38 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 12 · Speeding 12 · Phone use 7 · Seat belt 5 · Other 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    10 · 1 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 7 · Over hours limit 2 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 out-of-service
    Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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1 violation falls outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include it.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Sep
    4
    2026
    Sep 4, 2026 · North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    3
    2026
    Jul 3, 2026 · South Carolina
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    11
    2026
    May 11, 2026 · Florida
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    7
    2026
    May 7, 2026 · Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    16
    2026
    Mar 16, 2026 · Indiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Ice road, dark - not lighted.
  • Jan
    28
    2026
    Jan 28, 2026 · Ohio
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Oct
    6
    2025
    Oct 6, 2025 · Ohio
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Sep
    12
    2025
    Sep 12, 2025 · Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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13 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT
on record since Jun 1, 2021 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2008
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Tennessee (HQ) 74
  • North Carolina 44
  • Kentucky 42
  • South Carolina 34
  • Georgia 24
  • Illinois 12
  • Mississippi 12
  • Missouri 10

22% of inspections were in its home state.

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