Safest trucking companies in Knoxville, TN
43 active carriers based in Knoxville had 20 or more roadside inspections in the last 24 months. Here are the 25 with the cleanest out-of-service records. #1 is Premier Transportation LLC, with 125 inspections and no out-of-service orders.
Top 25 safest carriers in Knoxville
Ranked by adjusted out-of-service rate.
| # | Carrier | Power units | Inspections | Out of service | OOS rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Premier Transportation LLCUSDOT 1113247 | 56 | 125 | 0 | 0% |
| 2 | TartanUSDOT 91805 | 1,279 | 3,528 | 156 | 2.3% |
| 3 | Claiborne Hauling LLCUSDOT 897341 | 85 | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 4 | Compass Logistics INCUSDOT 3199607 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 2.3% |
| 5 | Triple H Delivery INCUSDOT 123201 | 90 | 157 | 12 | 5.4% |
| 6 | Kelsan INCUSDOT 283992 | 27 | 31 | 2 | 4.3% |
| 7 | Highway TransportUSDOT 41216 | 417 | 637 | 67 | 5.7% |
| 8 | American Transportation CompanyUSDOT 868890 | 91 | 91 | 9 | 5.8% |
| 9 | Sysco Knoxville LLCUSDOT 1704687 | 77 | 40 | 3 | 5.5% |
| 10 | The Ht Hackney CompanyUSDOT 342596 | 719 | 551 | 52 | 6.7% |
| 11 | CrhUSDOT 91655 | 382 | 67 | 6 | 6.5% |
| 12 | Holston Gases INCUSDOT 123210 | 234 | 411 | 55 | 7% |
| 13 | Rowe Transfer INCUSDOT 1079919 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 5.7% |
| 14 | Pemberton Truck Lines INCUSDOT 234913 | 139 | 329 | 34 | 7.5% |
| 15 | The Apodaca Group Logistics INCUSDOT 2844698 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 6.7% |
| 16 | Logist Ik INCUSDOT 3477128 | 40 | 66 | 8 | 7.5% |
| 17 | SidcoUSDOT 4165827 | 66 | 41 | 5 | 7.8% |
| 18 | Tld Logistics Services INCUSDOT 1820774 | 495 | 320 | 42 | 9.1% |
| 19 | Waiters Services LLCUSDOT 2931040 | 31 | 75 | 13 | 9.1% |
| 20 | Leisure Pools USA Trading INCUSDOT 1306518 | 31 | 36 | 5 | 8.8% |
| 21 | Vladi Trans INCUSDOT 3164774 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 9.1% |
| 22 | Transport Direct LLCUSDOT 2580207 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 10.7% |
| 23 | Flag International Transportation LLCUSDOT 4085069 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 11.1% |
| 24 | Bonanza Produce INCUSDOT 278434 | 16 | 36 | 6 | 11.3% |
| 25 | Primeturbo LLCUSDOT 3612859 | 54 | 235 | 46 | 13.1% |
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How the ranking works
- Source: the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File for the last 24 months and the Motor Carrier Census, refreshed every night.
- Only active carriers with at least 20 roadside inspections, including 5+ vehicle and 5+ driver inspections, are ranked. Fewer stops say too little about a carrier.
- Carriers are ordered by their out-of-service rate (vehicle and driver checks combined), adjusted for sample size: we add 10 inspections at the national rate (12.9%) before dividing. A clean record over 100 inspections ranks above a clean record over 20, and one bad stop doesn't sink a small fleet.
- Ties go to the carrier with more inspections. Out-of-service means an inspector ordered the truck or driver off the road until a violation was fixed.
- This is not an FMCSA safety rating or a CSA score, and MyDotCheck is not affiliated with FMCSA. Rankings change as new inspections arrive.
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