PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC
USDOT 91805 · Doing business as TARTAN
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (1279 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileAce American Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate4.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)119 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 16 years ago
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 | 91805 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-694221 |
| Legal Name | PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC |
| DBA Name | TARTAN |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8654743978 |
| Address | 5508 LONAS RD, Knoxville, TN, 37909 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20070320) |
| 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 | Ace American Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $14,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-09-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace American Insurance Company | $14,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-09-01 | — |
| SELF-INSURED | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2012-01-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2009-11-16 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 2009-11-16 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 79 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 81 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 66 / 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 | 3541 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 4.3% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 119 total (2 fatal, 39 with injuries, 114 towaway) |
- 2026-06-17 — VA — towaway
- 2026-06-07 — OH — 1 injured
- 2026-06-06 — AZ — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-05-30 — OK — towaway
- 2026-05-29 — LA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (563), 20 (152), 15 (79).
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) | 1279 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 2510 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 144,400,454 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 12-MAR-26 |
PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC operates 1279 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in TN.
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