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DOT #91805 · PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
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PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC

DBA: TARTAN

DOT# 91805 MC# 694221 DUNS# 21339648 Knoxville, TN Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(865) 474-3978 john.walker@pilottravelcenters.com 5508 Lonas Rd, Knoxville TN 37909
1,279 tractors · all owned 2,510 drivers 144.4M mi/yr · ~113k per unit
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HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 58.9 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 3,562 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
1,279
Drivers · CDL
2,510 · 2,510
Annual miles
144.4M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 1257 0 0 1257
Trailers 4 0 0 4

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (03-20-2007) · 19 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-12-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
JORDAN SPRADLING
Officer
ADAM WRIGHT

Cargo

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Liquids/Gases General Freight Other: PETROL PRODUCTS
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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 truck 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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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
115
2 fatalities · 45 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
3,562
80% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
4.3%
145 of 3,360
Driver out-of-service
0.3%
10 of 3,557
Violations
1,039
168 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 364 inspections, 12 out of service 364 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 460 inspections, 24 out of service 460 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 499 inspections, 20 out of service 499 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 428 inspections, 14 out of service 428 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 404 inspections, 18 out of service 404 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 508 inspections, 20 out of service 508 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 453 inspections, 20 out of service 453 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 415 inspections, 26 out of service 415 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 31 inspections.
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What they get cited for

1,039 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    852 · 137 OOS
    Brakes 526 · Lights 155 · Tires 32 · Cargo securement 26 · Wheels & hubs 23 · 90 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    53 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 33 · Speeding 7 · Phone use 3 · Seat belt 1 · Other 9
  • Hours of service No alert
    34 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 25 · Over hours limit 4 · No log 3 · False log 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    13 · 11 OOS
    No valid CDL 9 · Medical certificate 4
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    87 · 20 OOS
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Aug
    30
    2026
    Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Aug
    29
    2026
    Arizona
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    12
    2026
    Arizona
    Injury · 3 people hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    19
    2026
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted.
  • Jul
    14
    2026
    Florida
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Hazmat released.
  • Jul
    13
    2026
    Nevada
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Hazmat released.
  • Jul
    2
    2026
    South Carolina
    Property damage only
    Dusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    1
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight.

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Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
primary $1,000,000 + excess $14,000,000 + excess $14,000,000 · Palisades Insurance Company
on record since Jan 1, 2012 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2009
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Texas 483
  • Arizona 371
  • California 261
  • Georgia 227
  • Tennessee (HQ) 225
  • Florida 178
  • Kentucky 143
  • South Carolina 138

Runs well beyond its home state: 225 of 3,562 inspections were in Tennessee.

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Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/91805