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USDOT 91805MC694221

Tartan — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

16 years (granted 2009)

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Liability filing

$14M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

✓

Inspections

5,154 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

✓

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Pilot Travel Centers Llc

DBA

Tartan

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

5508 Lonas Rd, Knoxville, TN 37909

Phone

(865) 474-3978

Power units

1,279

Drivers

2,510

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC694221

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

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

Authority history

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

Insurance filings

91X — Ace American Insurance Company · coverage $14M (as filed)
91X — Self-insured · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.2%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 5,154 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

4.4%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 5,154 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

john.walker@pilottravelcenters.com — company domain

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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

122

Reportable crashes

117

Tow-aways

37

With injuries

2

With fatalities

Most recent: AZ 08/2026 · IN 07/2026 · FL 07/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 1,2232025: 1,7912024: 1,6212023: 519
Level I — Full: 2,796Level II — Walk-around: 2,043Level III — Driver-only: 309Level V — Vehicle-only: 5Level IV — Special: 1
DateStateLevel
Aug 26, 2026NMLevel I — Full
Aug 25, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 25, 2026AZLevel I — Full
Aug 25, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Aug 25, 2026FLLevel I — Full
Aug 25, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 24, 2026FLLevel I — Full
Aug 24, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Aug 24, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 24, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 24, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Aug 24, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 22, 2026NMLevel I — Full
Aug 21, 2026AZLevel I — Full
Aug 21, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 20, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 20, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Aug 20, 2026GALevel I — Full
Aug 20, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Aug 20, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 19, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 19, 2026NELevel I — Full
Aug 19, 2026NMLevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2026PALevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 18, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2026PALevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2026PALevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 18, 2026GALevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2026AZLevel I — Full
Aug 17, 2026AZLevel I — Full
Aug 17, 2026AZLevel I — Full
Aug 17, 2026AZLevel I — Full
Aug 17, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 17, 2026GALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 15, 2026CALevel I — Full
Aug 14, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 14, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2026GALevel I — Full
Aug 13, 2026CALevel I — Full
Aug 13, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Aug 13, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Aug 13, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2026NJLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Aug 13, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2026PALevel I — Full
Aug 13, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Aug 12, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Aug 12, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2026GALevel I — Full
Aug 12, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 11, 2026NVLevel I — Full
Aug 11, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Aug 10, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Aug 10, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Aug 10, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 10, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 10, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 10, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Aug 10, 2026ARLevel I — Full
Aug 10, 2026GALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 10, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 10, 2026ARLevel I — Full
Aug 10, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Aug 10, 2026GALevel I — Full
Aug 8, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 8, 2026ARLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 8, 2026ARLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 8, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 7, 2026GALevel I — Full
Aug 7, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 7, 2026CALevel I — Full
Aug 7, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 7, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 7, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 7, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 7, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 7, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2026ILLevel I — Full
Aug 6, 2026ILLevel I — Full
Aug 6, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2026FLLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 5, 2026VALevel I — Full
Aug 5, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Aug 5, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Aug 5, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Aug 5, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 5,154 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

Tartan Oil LLC Expands DEF Terminal Network to Meet Growing North American Demand - Pilot travel center

Pilot travel center · 8/22/2025

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

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