Chestnut Street Transport and Recovery IncUSDOT 1390805VR 93/100KNOXVILLE, TN

Carrier profileFMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026

Chestnut Street Transport and Recovery Inc

USDOT: 1390805
MC: 529121

Inspected in 2 jurisdictionsKNOXVILLE, TN

CARRIER ACTIVERATED CONDITIONALHAZMAT

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

14Reported power

5 seen in inspections

1Trailers seen

Inspection records

6.5Avg age (yr)

2014–2024 · vPIC

Call company(865) 389-2965 Email company[email protected]

Assessment evidence · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.33.3% of vehicle inspections out of service

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 1

33.3% of vehicle inspections out of serviceCarrier33.3%Benchmark22.3%11 percentage points above benchmark.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.21 years since first USDOT registrationFMCSA registration record dates to 2005.

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

USDOT registration yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

14Reported power

5 seen in inspections

1Trailers seen

Inspection records

6.5Avg age (yr)

2014–2024 · vPIC

Call company(865) 389-2965 Email company[email protected]

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Observed fleet ageObserved

6.5 yr

Model years 2014–2024. No peer comparison available.

Registration historyOn record

21 yr registered

USDOT record added in 2005. Registration age does not establish unchanged ownership or continuous authority.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

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Vehicle OOS 33.33% on 6 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Available records

About these records

Counts reflect returned source records. No observations does not mean no activity; additional access does not guarantee more records.

Historical filings do not establish current coverage. Observed units are a sample, not a complete fleet inventory. Shared vehicle matches are research leads, not proof of ownership or fraud.

Safety

6 inspections · rolling 24 months · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 12, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

24-mo population · 6 vehicle / 6 driver checks

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

23.1% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

How to read this trend

Vehicle-level inspections resulting in a vehicle OOS order, pooled over each trailing six-month window. Trending up 24.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark measures the same population.

Roadside inspection history· 24 calendar months · current month partial

6 inspections · Dec '24–Nov '26

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

How to read monthly counts

Monthly FMCSA records across 24 calendar months, including the current partial month. This calendar window differs from the rolling day-level inspection summary. Vehicle and driver populations can overlap within one inspection. The line shows inspections with any OOS result.

Inspection coverage· annual inspections / registered power unit

Annual inspections per registered power unit.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 14-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

Recorded violations · ranked by frequency

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.17 Lamps/reflectors on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
392.71 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 12, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

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Coverage requirements

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K general-freight floor (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities require $1M–$5M; verify against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Lincoln General’04–’07

Navigators’08–’10

Berkshire Hathaway’14–’18

Acuity A’18–’22

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurer eras are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. · since Oct 2024

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Oct 2022	$750K	2
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Oct 2014 → Oct 2018	$750K	4
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2013 → Oct 2014	$750K	1
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2012 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	Oct 2011 → Oct 2012	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Oct 2010 → Oct 2011	$750K	1
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2008 → Oct 2010	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Oct 2007 → Oct 2008	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2004 → Oct 2007	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 12, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 1

Power units define capacity; trailers stay separate.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

83.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 jurisdictions · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 12, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

Jurisdictions observed

2 US states

Mapped inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

US inspection map· US states and DC · roadside inspections, last 24 mo

US map; all recognized jurisdiction counts below.

Inspection counts by jurisdiction

Tennessee: 5 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections

Home base

KNOXVILLE, TN

2430 THORNGROVE PIKE

Most inspections: TN

5 inspections

TN 5 · GA 1

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Network & connections

Shared vehicles & matching records · not a fraud finding

FMCSA network & connections data as of Nov 12, 2026

Connection records are not fraud findings. Shared vehicles or business details alone do not establish ownership, common management or wrongdoing.

No recent shared-vehicle observations returned

No shared-vehicle matches were returned for the last 12 months. This does not establish that equipment was never shared or that records are complete.

Show all-time history (6 vehicles · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: 346091 2533982 994854

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 13, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2430 THORNGROVE PIKE, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37914
Mailing address: PO BOX 280568, NASHVILLE, TN, 37228
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (865) 389-2965
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: knoxtowing.com

Registration

Officer: Gia Lacava Hinton
USDOT / docket: 1390805 · MC-529121
First registered: Jul 1, 2005
Last MCS-150: Jan 28, 2025 · 94,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Oct 5, 2022
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 13, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes are available in this activity feed. This does not establish an unchanged record or complete historical coverage.

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33%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 6 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

11violation records

3OOS-tagged records

2 of 6inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

520%1 / 5

Other vehicle maintenance

425%1 / 4

Lights

250%1 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

40%Nov 24 to May 252 / 5

n/aMay 25 to Nov 250 / 0

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 1

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (3 of 11 records)

392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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392.2-SLLUCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9BA-INACTIVE Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.209D-STBSP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CHESTNUT STREET TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INC.

CHESTNUT STREET TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INC (USDOT 1390805) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. effective Oct 18, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 12, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 12, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 2 jurisdictions, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 12, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 12, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 28, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Oct 5, 2022 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 13, 2026.

What is CHESTNUT STREET TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INC's USDOT number?

CHESTNUT STREET TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INC's USDOT number is 1390805, and its motor carrier number is MC-529121.

Is CHESTNUT STREET TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 13, 2026. CHESTNUT STREET TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INC is active in the FMCSA register. Operating authority: Common: Active; Contract: None; Broker: None.

What is CHESTNUT STREET TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INC's safety record?

CHESTNUT STREET TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 20 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is CHESTNUT STREET TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INC's fleet?

CHESTNUT STREET TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INC operates 14 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CHESTNUT STREET TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INC based?

CHESTNUT STREET TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INC is based in KNOXVILLE, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 jurisdictions.

Contact & documents

Call dispatch(865) 389-2965 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 1390805
MC / Docket: MC-529121
Officer: GIA LACAVA HINTON
Address: 2430 THORNGROVE PIKE
KNOXVILLE, TN, 37914

At a glance

Active for-hire authorityCommon authority · 21 yr since USDOT registration
$1M BIPD in forceBIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. · since Oct 2024
Vehicle OOS 33.3%vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.
No crashes in 24 monthsClean recent crash record.

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