Carrier profile · USDOT 91805 · MC-694221 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Pilot Travel Centers LLC

DBA TARTAN

1,257 power unitsavg 5.6 yrNational · 46 statesKNOXVILLE, TN88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-694221 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linkspilottravelcenters.comFMCSA SAFER

Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 4.5%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 — 3,343 vehicle and 3,540 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

5.1% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 1.7 pts 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

3,442 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
3,545
Annualized
≈1,773 / yr
Coverage
≈1.4 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

13%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
5%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
4%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
10%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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

ELD & hours-of-service

112 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 27, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

85ELD device issues
13No log / no ELD
1False logs
5Drove over hours

40 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 976 total · 120 in 24 mo

976
Total crashes
120
In last 24 mo
44
Fatal
342
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
2026330832
20256212458
20246521964
20235702356
20227642376
20217632872
20205222050
20195932058
20185441753
20174311641
20165301952
20155341652
2014514950
20134141239
20123611334
2011120312
2010160716
2009161914
2008200719
2007161415
2006234923
2005171814
20049058
20036025
20029278
20012012
20002012
19995053
19987145
19971011
19964123
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jul 13, 2026NV00Yes
Jul 2, 2026SC00Yes
Jun 17, 2026VA00Yes
Jun 7, 2026OH01No
Jun 6, 2026AZ01Yes
May 30, 2026OK00Yes
May 29, 2026LA00Yes
May 28, 2026MS00Yes
May 20, 2026NC00Yes
May 4, 2026PA00Yes
May 2, 2026MO04Yes
Apr 29, 2026KY00Yes
Apr 27, 2026TX00Yes
Apr 25, 2026TN01Yes
Apr 19, 2026TN03Yes
Apr 4, 2026MI00Yes
Mar 30, 2026NC00Yes
Mar 27, 2026IA00Yes
Mar 17, 2026TX00Yes
Mar 14, 2026TX00Yes
Mar 14, 2026PA00Yes
Mar 11, 2026TN00Yes
Feb 22, 2026GA00Yes
Feb 21, 2026AZ00Yes
Feb 19, 2026PA00Yes