LUTHER R BARNES
USDOT 779553 · Doing business as L & L TRANSPORTATION
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (4 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate42.9% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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 | 779553 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-348817 |
| Legal Name | LUTHER R BARNES |
| DBA Name | L & L TRANSPORTATION |
| Entity Type | INDIVIDUAL |
| Phone | 4235933770 |
| Address | 166 BAKER LANE, Whitwell, TN, 37397-5924 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 0 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 94 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 90 / 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 | 7 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 42.9% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2025-10-10 — AL — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (2), 20 (1), 21 (1).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 4 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 4 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 232,604 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 22-APR-24 |
LUTHER R BARNES operates 4 power units — a larger fleet than 85% of carriers registered in TN.
Nearby
Other carriers in Whitwell, TN
- TRUDY ELMORE — USDOT 926074, 10 power units
- R & K TRUCKING — USDOT 958561, 9 power units
- ROBERT G KILGORE — USDOT 954539, 6 power units
- JK CARTWRIGHT INC — USDOT 724569, 5 power units
- CLARENCE EDWARD SLATTON — USDOT 1104203, 4 power units
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