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PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC

Doing business as TARTAN

USDOT 91805
MC docket MC-694221
Operating authority Authorized Active since 16 November 2009 · checked 17 September 2026
USDOT registration Active
Safety rating Satisfactory rated 2007-03-20 — 19 years ago; last reviewed 2007-03-16 · roadside inspected 2026-09-18
Hazardous materials Yes
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Roadside inspections
Last inspected
2026-09-18
Inspections
5,196
last three years
Violations recorded
2,141

Out-of-service orders lower is better

Inspections ending with a vehicle or driver ordered out of service by authorities. Between 20 September 2024 and 20 September 2026.

Vehicle 4.4% below the national average of 22.26% 148 of 3,354 vehicle inspections ended in an out-of-service order
Driver 0.3% below the national average of 6.67% 10 of 3,553 driver inspections ended in an out-of-service order
Hazmat 0.5% below the national average of 4.44% 15 of 3,006 hazmat inspections ended in an out-of-service order

These rates use FMCSA’s own window and arithmetic, so they match this carrier’s FMCSA Company Snapshot. The national averages are the agency’s own, as of 31 July 2026.

Crashes
Last reported crash
2026-08-30
Crashes on file
983
Crashes with a fatality
58
Crashes with injuries
499
Crashes with a tow-away
944
Crashes on file, last 24 months
119

Crash counts are permanent and reach back decades. A crash on this record is not a finding of fault.

Insurance and operating authority

Required and on-file BI&PD liability amounts, cargo and surety bond filings, and the operating authorities this carrier holds.

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Where this carrier sits among the others

A chart of the out-of-service rate across every carrier in the group, with this carrier marked on it and the margin of error around its own rate.

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241 of this carrier’s 5,196 roadside inspections on FMCSA’s rolling three-year file ended in an out-of-service order. Comparison groups are CarrierHelm’s, built from FMCSA’s published inspection counts, fleet sizes and state of domicile across the carriers we hold — see About the data for that scope.

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Carrier details
Fleet and drivers
Power units
1,279
Trucks
1,257
Buses
0
Drivers
2,510
Drivers holding a CDL
2,510
What they run
Cargo authorised to carry
Operating range
Interstate, beyond 100 miles
Carrier operation
Interstate
Operation classification
PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage reported
144,400,454
Mileage year
2025
Safety history
Safety rating date
2007-03-20
Last compliance review
2007-03-16
Review type
J meaning not published
Registration
Entity type
CORPORATION
Carrier last updated its record
2026-03-12
City
KNOXVILLE
State
TN
ZIP
37909

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Data as of 2026-09-20 · The official FMCSA record · FMCSA safety profile · About this data