BEACON TRANSPORT LLC
DBA: BEACON TRANSPORT
(615) 471-5700
denise.coleman@beacontransport.net
451 Mason Rd, La Vergne TN 37086
133
tractors · all owned
123 drivers
13M mi/yr · ~98k per unit
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Marginal
FRED Score 45.7 / 100
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26 yrs history · 229 roadside inspections
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 133
- Drivers · CDL
- 123 · 123
- Annual miles
- 13M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 133 | 0 | 0 | 133 |
| Trailers | 502 | 0 | 0 | 502 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (06-28-2006) · 20 yr old
- Registered
- 04-19-2000 (26 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-12-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- THOMAS S PRITCHETT
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
12
0 fatalities · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
229
59% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
49.1%
53 of 108
Driver out-of-service
1.3%
3 of 229
Violations
137
68 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per truck and per mile, against fleets like this one
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What they get cited for
137 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert92 · 66 OOSTires 52 · Brakes 14 · Lights 10 · Steering & suspension 3 · Cargo securement 2 · 11 more
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Unsafe driving No alert32 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 9 · Speeding 8 · Phone use 4 · Other 11
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Hours of service No alert11 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 7 · No log 3 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSMedical certificate 1 · Other qualification 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
May232026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec212025LouisianaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec112025South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul242025TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun122025MissouriProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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May312025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Apr152025North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Feb162025IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
4 more in the FMCSA records below.
3 of the 12 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Nov 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2000
- 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 trust fund (BMC-85) · PINNACLE NATIONAL BANK since Mar 3, 2009
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY → SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2025); PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- Tennessee (HQ) 56
- Kentucky 39
- North Carolina 26
- Illinois 17
- South Carolina 17
- Louisiana 14
- Georgia 13
- Missouri 9
24% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
229
Driver Insp
229
Driver OOS
3
Vehicle Insp
108
Vehicle OOS
53
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 29 | 1.86 | |
| HOS Compliance | 7 | 0.06 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.03 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.02 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 62 | 6.53 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.