Specialty Chemical Company Llc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
43 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Specialty Chemical Company Llc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
2018 King Edward Ave, Cleveland, TN 37311-0901
Phone
(423) 479-9664
Power units
12
Drivers
12
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
7.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 43 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
16.3%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 43 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
akinsj@chemgroup.com — company domain
Domain age
chemgroup.com registered 1998-01-14 (29 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
1
Reportable crashes
1
Tow-aways
1
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: TN 08/2025 · TN 01/2023 · AL 02/2019 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 11, 2026 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 5, 2026 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 26, 2026 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 5, 2026 | TN | Level I — Full |
| Nov 20, 2025 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 6, 2025 | GA | Level I — Full |
| Sep 12, 2025 | TN | Level I — Full |
| Sep 11, 2025 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 6, 2025 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 30, 2025 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 24, 2025 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 16, 2025 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 14, 2025 | TN | Level I — Full |
| May 13, 2025 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 30, 2025 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 16, 2025 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 26, 2025 | TN | Level I — Full |
| Mar 21, 2025 | TN | Level I — Full |
| Feb 13, 2025 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 4, 2025 | GA | Level I — Full |
| Jan 9, 2025 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 22, 2024 | TN | Level I — Full |
| Nov 13, 2024 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 4, 2024 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 28, 2024 | TN | Level I — Full |
| Aug 22, 2024 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 21, 2024 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 10, 2024 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 3, 2024 | GA | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 31, 2024 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 3, 2024 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 4, 2024 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 14, 2024 | GA | Level I — Full |
| Feb 22, 2024 | US | Level I — Full |
| Feb 22, 2024 | US | Level I — Full |
| Feb 5, 2024 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 25, 2024 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 12, 2023 | TN | Level I — Full |
| Oct 25, 2023 | TN | Level I — Full |
| Oct 5, 2023 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 20, 2023 | TN | Level I — Full |
| Sep 12, 2023 | US | Level I — Full |
Most recent 43 of 43 inspections on file.
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Record changes
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