Highway Transport
Highway Transport Chemical LLC · Knoxville, Tennessee · Carrier number 41216
1,301
power units
1,301
power units
Highway Transport is a freight and passenger carrier based in Knoxville, Tennessee with 1,301 power units and 375 drivers as reported, the 280th largest trucking fleet in the US and the 12th largest in Tennessee. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 19 reportable crashes, 1 of them fatal (1.46 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
1,301
#12 in TN
Drivers
375
375 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
19
1 fatal
Per 100 trucks
1.46
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
12.5%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
638
61% with no violation
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highway Transport | 1.46 | 12.5% | 0.2% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in TN | 3.28 | 22.2% | 2.4% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
1 people killed and 6 injured
- Fatal1
- Injury6
- Tow-away12
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 638 | 1 | 0.2% |
| Vehicle | 536 | 67 | 12.5% |
| Hazardous load | 406 | 3 | 0.7% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 41216
- Based in
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Registered
- Jun 1, 1974
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight and passengers
- Authority for hire
- Active
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (Jan 25, 2010)
- Miles driven
- 33.6 million (2024)
- Type
- For hire, Private passenger business, Private passenger nonbusiness
- Cargo
- Chemicals, General freight, Intermodal containers, Liquids gases
- Last update filed
- Sep 8, 2025
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Highway Transport have?
Highway Transport reports 1,301 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 375 drivers, 375 of them with a commercial license. That is the 280th largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 33.6 million miles in 2024.
Is Highway Transport a safe carrier?
In 24 months Highway Transport had 19 reportable crashes, 1.46 per 100 power units (below the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 12.5% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). Its latest official safety rating is Satisfactory (Jan 25, 2010). A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.