COVENANT TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 273818 · Doing business as COVENANT LOGISTICS
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (816 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on filePalisades Insurance Company
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate15.6% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)165 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 35 years ago
- Linked registrations4 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 273818 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-188102 |
| Legal Name | COVENANT TRANSPORT LLC |
| DBA Name | COVENANT LOGISTICS |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 14234633473 |
| Address | 400 BIRMINGHAM HWY, Chattanooga, TN, 37419-2346 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20020625) |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Palisades Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2004-08-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIBERTY INSURANCE | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2025-08-12 | — |
| Travelers Property Casualty Company of America | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2025-08-08 | — |
| Self-Insured | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2004-08-01 | — |
| SELF-INSURED | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2004-08-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 1991-07-01 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 7 |
- 1991-07-01 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
- 2010-08-13 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Household Goods Active GRANTED
- 2013-10-25 — Granted — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
- 2026-06-09 — Other — Broker of Household Goods Active Administrative status adjustment
- 2026-06-09 — Other — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Inactive Administrative status adjustment
- 2026-06-17 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active Granted
- 2026-07-14 — Other — Broker of Household Goods Inactive Voluntary Suspension
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 84 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 73 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 2978 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 15.6% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 165 total (4 fatal, 61 with injuries, 157 towaway) |
- 2026-06-30 — PA — 2 injured, towaway
- 2026-06-14 — AR — 2 injured, towaway
- 2026-06-09 — AZ — towaway
- 2026-06-06 — CT — towaway
- 2026-06-03 — TX — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 23 (396), 12 (351), 16 (304).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
4 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 222454 · USDOT 665224 · USDOT 2224414 · USDOT 4511604
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 816 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 1741 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 185,444,732 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 30-JUL-25 |
COVENANT TRANSPORT LLC operates 816 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in TN.
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