Updated Oct 21, 2026

Pilot Travel Centers LLC

As of Oct 21, 2026, Pilot Travel Centers LLC in Knoxville, Tennessee reports 1,279 power units and 2,510 drivers on its MCS-150, FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory.

5508 Lonas Rd, Knoxville, Tennessee 37909 (865) 474-3978

Verified Oct 21, 2026 against FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov)

Pilot Travel Centers LLC (USDOT 91805, MC-694221), doing business as Tartan, is an active motor carrier based in Knoxville, Tennessee that FMCSA's census classifies as for-hire and that declares hazardous materials on its MCS-150. Operation: interstate. Operating authority: active for-hire authority (MC). Fleet: 1,279 power units and 2,510 drivers (2,510 with CDLs). Power units count straight trucks as well as tractors, so they can exceed the tractor count. It reported 144,400,454 miles for 2025 on its MCS-150. Cargo classes declared: liquids / gases, general freight, other cargo (other: Petrol Products). It is also classified as a private carrier of its own goods. FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory, from a compliance review on March 20, 2007, 20 years ago; it reflects that review, not current performance. Registration (MCS-150) last updated March 12, 2026.

Key facts

Fleet size	500+ power units Power units, banded. source
FMCSA safety rating	Satisfactory Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory after an FMCSA compliance review; most carriers have never had one and are not rated. source
Rating age	Rating over 10 years old How old the FMCSA safety rating is. A rating reflects one compliance review on that date, not current performance; old ratings say little about the carrier today. source
Registration update overdue	No The MCS-150 was last updated more than two years ago, past FMCSA's two-year update requirement; fleet, driver and cargo figures may be out of date. source
Operation	Interstate Interstate, intrastate hazmat or intrastate non-hazmat, as declared on the MCS-150. source
Cargo classes (MCS-150)	Liquids / gases, General freight, Other cargo Cargo the carrier declared it hauls on its latest MCS-150 (FMCSA's fixed cargo list). source
Driver count	500+ drivers Total drivers, banded. source
Last MCS-150 update	Mar 12, 2026 When the carrier last updated its registration (required at least every two years). source
Doing business as	Tartan source
USDOT number	91805 source
MC docket	MC-694221 source
Operating authority	Active for-hire authority (MC) source
Other cargo (as described)	Petrol Products source
Power units	1,279 source
Tractors (owned or leased)	1,257 source
Trailers (owned or leased)	4 source
Drivers	2,510 source
CDL drivers	2,510 source
Miles reported (MCS-150)	144,400,454 miles source
Mileage year	2025 source
Also hauls its own freight	Yes source
Safety rating date	Mar 20, 2007 source
USDOT registered since	Jun 1, 1974 source
Business type	Corporation source

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different. A notice is not confirmation that a suspension took effect.

Mar 12, 2026: Filed an MCS-150 update Official source
Mar 20, 2007: Rated by FMCSA Official source
Jun 1, 1974: Registered with FMCSA Official source

Dates on this record

Source updated	Oct 21, 2026 (FMCSA census rows last updated (portal metadata) (the whole dataset, not this record))
Collected	Oct 21, 2026, 1:26 PM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
Effective	Filed an MCS-150 update: Mar 12, 2026; Rated by FMCSA: Mar 20, 2007; Registered with FMCSA: Jun 1, 1974 (when the source says each fact took effect)
Retired	Not retired: the source is still maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In Knoxville, Tennessee

14 hazmat carriers in the dataset are in Knoxville, Tennessee; 4 have profiles on this site. Hazmat carriers in Knoxville, Tennessee

FMCSA safety rating (all 14 here): Conditional 2 (14%) · Not rated 7 (50%) · Satisfactory 5 (36%)

Rating age (all 14 here): Rating over 10 years old 6 (43%) · Rated within the last 5 years 1 (7%) · None on record 7 (50%)

Fleet size (all 14 in this group): 10–24 power units (6) · 25–99 power units (4) · 100–499 power units (3) · 500+ power units (1)

Cargo classes (MCS-150) (all 14 in this group; a record can count under several values): General freight (9) · Motor vehicles (9) · Building materials (5) · Construction (5) · Drive / tow away (5) · Other cargo (4) · 21 other values (46)

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USDOT number: The registration number every interstate (and many intrastate) commercial carrier holds.

MCS-150: The registration form carriers file with FMCSA and must update at least every two years; fleet, drivers, cargo and the hazmat flag on this site come from it, as the carrier declared them.

Safety rating: FMCSA's result after an on-site compliance review: Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory. A rating is not refreshed unless FMCSA reviews the carrier again, so many are years old; each profile gives the review date. Most carriers have never been reviewed and are not rated; that is not a bad mark.

Power units: Trucks and tractors that pull or carry freight.

Cargo classes: Self-declared on the MCS-150 from FMCSA's fixed list. Some carriers tick most of the list, so a long list means 'declared', not 'specialises in'; the hazmat flag does not say which hazardous materials.

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