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Highway Transport — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

49 years (granted 1976)

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Liability filing

$3M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

973 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Highway Transport Chemical Llc

DBA

Highway Transport

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

10024 Investment Drive, Knoxville, TN 37932

Phone

(865) 584-8631

Power units

460

Drivers

446

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC111302

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Denied — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Denied — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Denied — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 11/30/2001 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 11/02/2001

Insurance filings

91X — Axis Surplus Insurance Company · coverage $2M (as filed)
91X — United States Fire Insurance Co. · coverage $3M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.3%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 973 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

10.3%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 973 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

rlusby@hytt.com — company domain

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Domain age

hytt.com registered 1995-12-06 (31 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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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

20

Reportable crashes

20

Tow-aways

5

With injuries

1

With fatalities

Most recent: TX 06/2026 · IL 05/2026 · KY 03/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 1392025: 3502024: 3072023: 177
Level II — Walk-around: 410Level I — Full: 400Level III — Driver-only: 163
DateStateLevel
Jul 2, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 30, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Jun 30, 2026TXLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 29, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jun 29, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Jun 24, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jun 18, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 16, 2026PALevel I — Full
Jun 15, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Jun 11, 2026LALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2026GALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2026ARLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Jun 10, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Jun 10, 2026LALevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Jun 8, 2026DELevel II — Walk-around
Jun 4, 2026SCLevel I — Full
Jun 3, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 3, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jun 2, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 1, 2026LALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 1, 2026SCLevel I — Full
May 27, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026OHLevel I — Full
May 19, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 18, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
May 13, 2026GALevel I — Full
May 12, 2026GALevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
May 12, 2026SCLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026PALevel I — Full
May 7, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
May 6, 2026SCLevel I — Full
May 5, 2026LALevel II — Walk-around
May 4, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
May 3, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
May 3, 2026MILevel I — Full
Apr 27, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 23, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Apr 22, 2026GALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 22, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Apr 20, 2026WILevel I — Full
Apr 20, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 15, 2026USLevel I — Full
Apr 14, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 13, 2026VALevel I — Full
Apr 13, 2026IALevel I — Full
Apr 13, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Apr 12, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Apr 12, 2026LALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 8, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 7, 2026LALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 7, 2026LALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 7, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Apr 7, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 7, 2026VALevel I — Full
Apr 6, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 2, 2026AZLevel I — Full
Apr 1, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 1, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Mar 25, 2026LALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Mar 25, 2026OKLevel I — Full
Mar 24, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Mar 24, 2026LALevel I — Full
Mar 20, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 19, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 18, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 18, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Mar 17, 2026FLLevel I — Full
Mar 16, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 16, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 16, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Mar 12, 2026GALevel I — Full
Mar 11, 2026DELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 11, 2026ARLevel I — Full
Mar 10, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Mar 10, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 9, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Mar 8, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 5, 2026WILevel I — Full
Mar 4, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Mar 3, 2026FLLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 973 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

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