Tartan
Pilot Travel Centers LLC · Knoxville, Tennessee · Carrier number 91805
1,279
power units
1,279
power units
Tartan is a freight carrier based in Knoxville, Tennessee with 1,279 power units and 2,510 drivers as reported, the 287th largest trucking fleet in the US and the 13th largest in Tennessee. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 116 reportable crashes, 3 of them fatal (9.07 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
1,279
#13 in TN
Drivers
2,510
2,510 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
116
3 fatal
Per 100 trucks
9.07
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
4.4%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
3,558
77% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tartan | 9.07 | 4.4% | 0.3% |
| 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
3 people killed and 46 injured
- Fatal3
- Injury34
- Tow-away79
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 3,553 | 10 | 0.3% |
| Vehicle | 3,350 | 149 | 4.4% |
| Hazardous load | 3,004 | 15 | 0.5% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 91805
- Based in
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Registered
- Jun 1, 1974
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight
- Authority for hire
- Active
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (Mar 20, 2007)
- Miles driven
- 144.4 million (2025)
- Type
- For hire, Private property
- Cargo
- General freight, Liquids gases, Other
- Last update filed
- Mar 12, 2026
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Tartan have?
Tartan reports 1,279 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 2,510 drivers, 2,510 of them with a commercial license. That is the 287th largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 144.4 million miles in 2025.
Is Tartan a safe carrier?
In 24 months Tartan had 116 reportable crashes, 9.07 per 100 power units (above the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 4.4% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). Its latest official safety rating is Satisfactory (Mar 20, 2007). 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.