Carrier profile · USDOT 91805 · MC-694221 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Pilot Travel Centers LLC

DBA TARTAN

1,257 power unitsavg 5.6 yrNational · 46 statesKNOXVILLE, TN88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-694221 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1,257Power units

1,291 observed · MCS-150

1,098Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(865) 474-3978 Email dispatchjohn.walker@pilottravelcenters.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record44 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 5621 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$14M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo4.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

119 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$14M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo4.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

119 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

1,257 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3,561 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 4.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3,353 vehicle and 3,556 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

5.5% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

3,452 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 187

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 1,257-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 1,257
Inspections · 24 mo: 3,561
Annualized: ≈1,781 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance499 · 134 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving272 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance186 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance145 · 9 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance134 · 36 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance116 · 5 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance97 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance75 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance73 · 33 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance47 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$14,000,000 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

$14M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $14M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

First Specialty’09–’25

Liberty’09–’12

First Specialty’09–’25

Ace American’15–now

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $14,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2015 → Oct 2025	$1M	2
FIRST SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	Sep 2009 → Oct 2025	$1M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2009 → Jan 2012	$1M	1
FIRST SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	Sep 2009 → Sep 2025	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1,257
Observed power (24 mo): 1291
Trailers (towed): 1098

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

70.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 46 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

3,507

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

KNOXVILLE, TN

5508 LONAS RD

Top corridor

TX ⇄ TN

TX 479 · AZ 371 · CA 259

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 31 trucks also ran under 23 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 51938 USDOT 974027 USDOT 4518224 USDOT 956300 USDOT 112530 USDOT 1666209 USDOT 2014475 USDOT 333690Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (98 trucks · 118 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 51938 USDOT 974027 USDOT 2524486 USDOT 3245 USDOT 313788 USDOT 1049286 USDOT 21800 USDOT 242009

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@pilottravelcenters.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 154273 USDOT 1701408 USDOT 3748524

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

1,257

Observed (24 mo)

1,291

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5508 LONAS RD, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37909
Mailing address: P O BOX 10146, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37939-0146
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (865) 474-3978
Fax: (865) 297-0694
Email: john.walker@pilottravelcenters.com
Web domain: pilottravelcenters.com

Registration

Officers: Adam Wright · Jordan Spradling
USDOT / docket: 91805 · MC-694221
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 12, 2026 · 144,400,454 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 20, 2007
D-U-N-S: 21339648

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

1,257

Power units

2,510

Drivers

2,510

CDL drivers

144,400,454

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC.

PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC (USDOT 91805) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $14,000,000 limit in force from ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 4.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 3,561 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3,353 vehicle-level and 3,556 driver-level — across 46 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 119 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 44 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 1,257 power units and 2,510 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 12, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 20, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC's USDOT number?

PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC's USDOT number is 91805, and its motor carrier number is MC-694221.

Is PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC's safety record?

PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC has a 4.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 5,621 roadside inspections, with 119 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC's fleet?

PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC operates 1,257 power units and 2,510 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC based?

PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC is based in KNOXVILLE, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 46 states.

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