10-4TenFourHQ← Back to Pemberton Truck Lines Inc
USDOT 234913MC163374

Pemberton Truck Lines Inc — compliance record

The full vetting file: federal registrations, authority history, insurance, inspections, record changes, and recent coverage — the checks a broker or shipper runs, in one place.

Vetting summary

✓

Authority age

43 years (granted 1983)

✓

Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

✓

Inspections

460 on file

✓

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

✓

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Pemberton Truck Lines Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

2530 Mitchell St, Knoxville, TN 37917-6138

Phone

(865) 524-5592

Power units

139

Drivers

151

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC163374

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier

Insurance filings

91X — Cherokee Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.7%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 460 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

9.3%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 460 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

d.davis@pembertontrucklines.com — company domain

✓

Domain age

pembertontrucklines.com registered 1998-10-02 (28 years)

✓

Mail host

Microsoft 365

✓

Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

13

Reportable crashes

12

Tow-aways

3

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: MN 06/2026 · KY 05/2026 · WI 02/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 782025: 1672024: 1262023: 89
Level III — Driver-only: 277Level II — Walk-around: 96Level I — Full: 87
DateStateLevel
Jun 30, 2026FLLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 29, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 29, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 28, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 27, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 21, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 21, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 18, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jun 11, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jun 2, 2026LALevel II — Walk-around
May 29, 2026KYLevel I — Full
May 25, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 24, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
May 13, 2026TNLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
May 11, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2026TNLevel I — Full
May 5, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
May 5, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
May 4, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Apr 30, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Apr 30, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 29, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Apr 29, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Apr 27, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Apr 26, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Apr 24, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 20, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 13, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 7, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 31, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Mar 27, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Mar 26, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2026VALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2026UTLevel I — Full
Mar 20, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 19, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 13, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 8, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 6, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 4, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Mar 3, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 2, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 1, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 1, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2026GALevel I — Full
Feb 26, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 24, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 21, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Feb 19, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 17, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 16, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 15, 2026NVLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 13, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Feb 11, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 11, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Feb 10, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 10, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 3, 2026OKLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 29, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jan 23, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 22, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 18, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 14, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 9, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 6, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 5, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 4, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 31, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 16, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 13, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Dec 13, 2025FLLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 11, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 10, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 10, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Dec 5, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 4, 2025SCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 2, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 1, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 30, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 25, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 25, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 24, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 24, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 24, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 24, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 23, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 23, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Nov 19, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 19, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 460 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

TenFourHQ re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.

No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

No recent news coverage found for "Pemberton Truck Lines Inc" — for most small carriers, no news is good news.

Via Google News — headlines may include similarly-named companies; verify before acting.

Vetting toolkit

Verify it yourself

FMCSA SAFER snapshot ↗

The official company snapshot, straight from FMCSA.

FMCSA SMS safety profile ↗

Safety Measurement System — BASIC scores and crash history.

L&I authority record ↗

Licensing & Insurance: authority, insurance, and BOC-3 on file.

Search court records ↗

Quick sweep for litigation and judgments.

Sources: FMCSA Motor Carrier Census, Licensing & Insurance, inspection and revocation files at data.transportation.gov (synced daily by TenFourHQ), plus Google News. This page is a research aid, not a safety rating; records shown as published. TenFourHQ is not affiliated with FMCSA.