PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC

USDOT 91805 • DBA: TARTAN • 5508 LONAS RD, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37909

ACTIVEMotor Carrier

Authority:1 active

Insurance:3 current

BOC-3:On file

Safety Rating:S

MCS-150:Never updated

OOS Orders:None

Overview

Company profile from FMCSA Census File

USDOT

91,805

Status

ACTIVE

Entity Type

Corporation

Operation

Interstate

Business Type

Motor Carrier

State

Tennessee

Phone

8654743978

[email protected]

Power Units (MCS-150)

1,279

Drivers (MCS-150)

2,510

Safety Rating

MCS-150 Mileage

144,400,454

BOC-3 Agent

CT CORPORATION SYSTEM

Physical Address

5508 LONAS RD, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37909

Mailing Address

P O BOX 10146, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37939-0146

Contact

Phone: 8654743978

Email: [email protected]

Authority & Insurance

Operating authority, insurance filings, and BOC-3 status

Common Carrier — Active

Active Authority

Revoked / Inactive

Authority Types

Insurance Policies

3 active

Latest: Sep 1, 2015

BOC-3 Filing

On file

Operating Authority

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Operating Authority
Authority Type	Docket #	Status	Original Date	Final Date
Common Carrier	MC-694221	ACTIVE	Unknown	Oct 1, 2025

Active Insurance (3)

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Active Insurance (3)
Insurer	Type	Policy #	Status	Effective	Cancel Date
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BIPD/Excess	XSA H08860063	ON FILE	Sep 1, 2015	Sep 1, 2025
AFFILIATED FM INSURANCE COMPANY	CARGO	GL478	ON FILE	Sep 1, 2013	Mar 27, 2015
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	AS1-641-435248-03	ON FILE	Sep 1, 2009	Jan 1, 2012

Insurance History (5 canceled/expired)

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Insurance History (5 canceled/expired)
Insurer	Type	Policy #	Status	Effective	Cancel Date
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BIPD/Excess	XSA H08860063	NAME CHANGED	Sep 1, 2015	Oct 1, 2025
AFFILIATED FM INSURANCE COMPANY	CARGO	GK840	REPLACED	May 1, 2012	Sep 1, 2013
TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICA	CARGO	105349896	REPLACED	Nov 10, 2009	May 1, 2012
FIRST SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	BIPD/Excess	IRE97509	REPLACED	Sep 1, 2009	Sep 1, 2025
FIRST SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	BIPD/Excess	IRE97509	NAME CHANGED	Sep 1, 2009	Oct 1, 2025

Insurance Events Timeline

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Insurance Events Timeline
Event	Insurer	Policy #	Type	Event Date	Cancel Date
TERM/CANCL	FIRST SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	IRE97509	BIPD/Excess	Oct 1, 2025	Oct 1, 2025
TERM/CANCL	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	XSA H08860063	BIPD/Excess	Oct 1, 2025	Oct 1, 2025
TERM/REPL	FIRST SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	IRE97509	BIPD/Excess	Sep 1, 2025	Sep 1, 2025
TERM/REPL	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	XSA H08860063	BIPD/Excess	Sep 1, 2025	Sep 1, 2025
CANCEL	AFFILIATED FM INSURANCE COMPANY	GL478	CARGO	Mar 27, 2015	Mar 27, 2015
TERM/REPL	AFFILIATED FM INSURANCE COMPANY	GK840	CARGO	Sep 1, 2013	Sep 1, 2013
TERM/REPL	TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICA	105349896	CARGO	May 1, 2012	May 1, 2012
TERM/REPL	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	AS1-641-435248-03	BIPD/Primary	Jan 1, 2012	Jan 1, 2012

Authority Action History (3 events)

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Authority Action History (3 events)
Docket	Authority Type	Original Action	Served Date	Disposition	Decided Date
MC694221	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Aug 29, 2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Oct 1, 2025
MC694221	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Apr 25, 2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Apr 29, 2016
MC694221	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	Nov 16, 2009	—	Unknown

Safety & Inspections

SMS BASIC scores, inspection history, and out-of-service rates

SMS BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving

Hours of Service

Driver Fitness

Drugs / Alcohol

0.00

Vehicle Maintenance

1.08

BASIC measure values (lower = better). Percentile rankings not available for this carrier. Data from SMS snapshot Apr 5, 2026.

Inspections

5,182

Violations

4 OOS

Vehicle OOS %

4.0%

Driver OOS %

0.0%

Power Units (MCS-150)

1,279

Drivers (MCS-150)

2,510

Crash Records

Inspection Activity (24 months)

Monthly inspection counts with OOS months highlighted. Hover bars for details.

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Inspection Activity Map

47 states • 5,182 inspections

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Violation Summary (33 violations from latest 100 of 5182 inspections)

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Violation Summary (33 violations from latest 100 of 5182 inspections)
Code	Description	# Violations	# OOS	Severity Wt	BASIC
FMCSR:393.45B2-BHTD	Brake tubing/hoses inadequate	3	3	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.45B2-B-AIR	Brake tubing/hoses inadequate	3	0	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.55C2-B	Coupling device/towing methods defective	2	0	8	Vehicle Maintenance
fmcsr:602C-HMER	602C-HMER	1	0	—	—
fmcsr:48A-BIAD	48A-BIAD	1	0	—	—
FMCSR:392.2RG	Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued	1	0	8	Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:393.86A3	Rear end protection (ICC bumper) missing/defective	1	0	5	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:395.24C2III	Driver failed to manually add shipping document number	1	0	—	Hours Of Service
FMCSR:393.78	Windshield condition defective	1	0	4	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.55D3	Coupling device/towing methods defective	1	0	8	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.70B1I-CDFWFMI-LT20	Coupling devices defective	1	0	8	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:392.80A	Using a hand-held mobile telephone	1	0	7	Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:396.3A1B	Brakes (general) Explain:	1	0	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.47A-CR	Brake chamber - cracked/broken	1	1	8	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.45DLUV	Brake tubing/hoses inadequate	1	0	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.45B2UV	Brake tubing/hoses inadequate	1	0	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.48A	Inoperative/defective brakes	1	0	8	Vehicle Maintenance

Peer Context

This carrier vs national averages. Lower is better for all metrics.

Vehicle OOS Rate

4.0%vs nat'l 23.4%

-19.4 pts below avg

Driver OOS Rate

0.0%vs nat'l 6.7%

-6.7 pts below avg

Violations / Inspection

0.33vs nat'l 1.80

-1.47 below avg

National averages: vehicle OOS 23.4%, driver OOS 6.7%, violations per inspection ~1.8. Based on FMCSA MCSAP program data.

Inspection History (5182 inspections)

Showing 50 of 5,182

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Inspection History (5182 inspections)
Date	Report #	Station	State	Level	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
Apr 9, 2026	87534342	Roadside	PA	Level 1	VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR	3	Details unavailable	No
Apr 9, 2026	87541196	Roadside	CT	Level 2	HEIL SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Apr 9, 2026	87540560	Roadside	CA	Level 1	VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Apr 9, 2026	87534882	Roadside	KY	Level 1	HEIL SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Apr 9, 2026	87533171	Roadside	PA	Level 1	VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR	6	Details unavailable	Yes
Apr 9, 2026	87549509	Roadside	AZ	Level 2	POLAR MFG. SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Apr 8, 2026	87542737	Roadside	AZ	Level 2	HEIL CO., SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Apr 8, 2026	87544277	Roadside	TN	Level 1	VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Apr 8, 2026	87526426	Roadside	CA	Level 2	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Apr 8, 2026	87537252	Roadside	OK	Level 2	VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Apr 8, 2026	87544540	Roadside	FL	Level 1	HEIL CO., SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Apr 8, 2026	87549714	Roadside	GA	Level 2	HEIL CO., SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Apr 7, 2026	87524810	Roadside	IL	Level 2	INTL TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Apr 7, 2026	87525113	Roadside	TX	Level 1	VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Apr 6, 2026	87518306	Roadside	AZ	Level 2	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Apr 6, 2026	87518363	Roadside	AZ	Level 2	INTERNATIO TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Apr 6, 2026	87531664	Roadside	NJ	Level 2	—	0	—	No
Apr 6, 2026	87511431	Roadside	NM	Level 1	HEIL SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Apr 6, 2026	87519341	Roadside	TN	Level 1	HEIL CO., SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Apr 6, 2026	87517926	Roadside	MO	Level 1	HEIL CO., SEMI-TRAILER	1	Details unavailable	No
Apr 6, 2026	87513602	Roadside	TX	Level 1	VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Apr 6, 2026	87529402	Roadside	GA	Level 1	HEIL CO., SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Apr 5, 2026	87541609	Roadside	AR	Level 1	HEIL CO., SEMI-TRAILER	2	602C-HMER, 48A-BIAD	No
Apr 5, 2026	87498878	Roadside	SD	Level 2	VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Apr 4, 2026	87502231	Roadside	TX	Level 2	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Apr 4, 2026	87501266	Roadside	NC	Level 1	HEIL SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Apr 4, 2026	87510312	Roadside	NM	Level 1	VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Apr 3, 2026	87493677	Roadside	TN	Level 1	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Apr 3, 2026	87530692	Roadside	MD	Level 2	VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR	1	Details unavailable	No
Apr 2, 2026	87486779	020 - MARION - I-57 S/B	IL	Level 2	HEIL SEMI-TRAILER	2	392.2RG, 393.86A3	No
Apr 2, 2026	87486835	Roadside	IL	Level 1	PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Apr 1, 2026	87477678	020 - MARION - I-57 S/B	IL	Level 1	INTL TRUCK TRACTOR	2	395.24C2III, 393.78	No
Apr 1, 2026	87476213	FAIRFAX VA	VA	Level 3	VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Apr 1, 2026	87486136	UNION	NC	Level 1	VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Mar 31, 2026	87456822	FORISTELL MO	MO	Level 1	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR	3	393.45B2-B-AIR, 393.45B2-BHTD	Yes
Mar 31, 2026	87473474	KNOXVILLE TN	TN	Level 1	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Mar 30, 2026	87456440	GREENVILLE SC	SC	Level 1	HEIL CO., SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Mar 30, 2026	87453664	031 - MARYVILLE - I-55/70 S/B	IL	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	1	393.55D3	No
Mar 30, 2026	87469366	CENTRAL AT MAPLE	CA	Level 1	VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Mar 30, 2026	87455747	KNOXVILLE TN	TN	Level 1	INTERNATIO TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Mar 30, 2026	87467727	Roadside	TX	Level 2	HEIL SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Mar 30, 2026	87455139	STANTON TN	TN	Level 1	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Mar 30, 2026	87472001	VALDOSTA GA	GA	Level 1	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Mar 30, 2026	87481278	CARSON PLATFORM SCALES	CA	Level 1	VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Mar 29, 2026	87447550	KNOXVILLE TN	TN	Level 1	HEIL CO., SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Mar 28, 2026	87444933	DUNSMUIR GRADE IF	CA	Level 2	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Mar 28, 2026	87433719	PHOENIX AZ	AZ	Level 2	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Mar 27, 2026	87430999	BUCKEYE LAKE OH	OH	Level 2	HEIL CO., SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Mar 27, 2026	87432390	UNION	NC	Level 1	VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Mar 27, 2026	87432353	RIGHT SHOULDER	NC	Level 1	KW TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No

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Inspection analytics

Monthly cadence, frequent stations, and violation mix

Inspections per month (24 mo)

3,454 total · 4.1% OOS

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InspectionsOOS

Most frequent inspection stations

KNOXVILLE TN137

JASPER FL59 · 2 OOS

SLOAN CHECKSITE59

SEDONA AZ57 · 1 OOS

CASTAIC IF56 · 3 OOS

CASA GRANDE AZ48

ROADSIDE44

LONDON42 · 6 OOS

Violations by BASIC category

Vehicle Maintenance1663 · 272 OOS

Unsafe Driving300 · 9 OOS

Hazardous Materials169 · 29 OOS

Hours of Service118

General/Admin30

Driver Fitness21 · 15 OOS

Unknown12

Uncategorized2

Recent Crashes

25 crash records from FMCSA Crash File

Total Crashes

Fatalities

Injuries

Across 6 crashes

Tow-Aways

Crash History (25 records)

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Crash History (25 records)
Date	State	Severity	Injuries	City	Location	VIN	Carrier Name at Crash
Mar 27, 2026	IA	TOW	0	PLEASANT HILL	4300 SE VANDALIA RD	...345932	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
Mar 17, 2026	TX	TOW	0	AMARILLO	100 W SAINT FRANCIS	...648239	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
Mar 14, 2026	TX	TOW	0	NOT LISTED	14800 EAST FWY	...VM4185	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
Mar 14, 2026	PA	TOW	0	HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP	ROUTE 0066 N	...650547	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
Mar 11, 2026	TN	TOW	0	DANDRIDGE	S HIGHWAY 92	...701886	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
Feb 22, 2026	GA	TOW	0	Not Reported	I-20 W AT MM 27	...657248	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
Feb 21, 2026	AZ	TOW	0	PHOENIX	N 51st Ave at I-10	...361800	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
Feb 19, 2026	PA	TOW	0	WARREN CITY	ROUTE 6006 E	...600994	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
Feb 6, 2026	VA	TOW	0	COLONIAL HEIGHTS	SB I-95 AT 250FT N OF TEMPLE AVE	...336234	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
Jan 27, 2026	GA	TOW	0	ALBANY	S MOCK RD AT MOULTRIE RD	...863450	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
Jan 23, 2026	IN	TOW	0	CORYDON	I-64	...646151	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
Jan 21, 2026	AZ	INJURY	1	PHOENIX	I17 at MP 211	...345953	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
Jan 18, 2026	MN	INJURY	1	ST. PAUL	ISTH 94	...WL2911	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
Jan 14, 2026	IL	TOW	0	JOLIET TWP	I-80 E/B	...646059	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
Jan 7, 2026	CO	TOW	0	Not Reported	I 25 AT MP 159	...628009	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
Jan 6, 2026	NC	INJURY	1	GREENSBORO	W FRIENDLY AVE	...WT3895	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
Dec 28, 2025	WY	TOW	0	ARLINGTON	I-80 MP 277.70	...628017	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
Dec 28, 2025	MO	TOW	0	KANSAS CITY	US 71	...650527	PILOT TRAVEL CENTER
Dec 16, 2025	SC	TOW	0	MARION	N HIGHWAY 501	...863427	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
Dec 15, 2025	OH	INJURY	1	JEFFERSON (TOWNSHIP OF)	SR 435	...863465	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
Dec 9, 2025	GA	TOW	0	CAIRO	US HWY 84 EAST AT N BROAD STREET	...650536	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
Dec 1, 2025	CA	TOW	0	CARSON	SEPULVEDA BLVD	...335183	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
Dec 1, 2025	LA	TOW	0	SCOTT	HEIDE	...646171	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
Nov 17, 2025	OH	INJURY	1	SPRINGDALE	275 HW	...336231	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS
Nov 15, 2025	CA	INJURY	1	BELL	I-710 S/B (LONG BEACH FREEWAY)	...345965	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC