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CEDAR BLUFF & CHESTNUT STREET TOWING

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Company CheckCEDAR BLUFF & CHESTNUT STREET TOWING · DOT 346091

DBA: CEDAR BLUFF TOWING

623 SIMMONS ROAD, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37932

DOT# 346091 MC# 1370341 Knoxville, Tennessee 4 years

CARRIER Legal name changed · Aug 19, 2026

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Sep 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 19, 2026
Company legal name changed.

Safety & compliance 5

Jul 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
May 28, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 8, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
May 5, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 25, 2024
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address623 SIMMONS ROAD, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37932

Mailing AddressPO BOX 31018, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37930

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC456311

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

DocketMC1370341

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating4 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 1.9 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .58 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.12 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage88,446 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS11.1% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS31.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/24/2025

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/08/2026

CompanyPENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.

Policy #1566504M 152401

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet22 units

Drivers15

Mileage88,446 mi

Operating4 years

MCS-15003/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total18

Out of Service2

OOS Rate11.1%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total16

Out of Service5

OOS Rate31.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 03/24/2025 | Rated: 10/10/1991

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

3 · 0 OOS -

2024

11 · 3 OOS ▲

2025

8 · 2 OOS ▼

2026

13 · 5 OOS ▲

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jul 2026, 23 inspections, 7 resulted in out-of-service (30.4% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 9 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

19 roadside violations across 23 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 12 violations · 9 OOS

Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (35)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/20/2026	GA	Walk-Around (Level II)	DALTON GA	4	1	2	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
05/28/2026	TN	Terminal (Level V)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	2	2	0	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
05/05/2026	TN	Terminal (Level V)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/05/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	TN	Terminal (Level V)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	TN	Terminal (Level V)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	TN	Terminal (Level V)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/08/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/08/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2025	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	KNOXVILLE TN	2	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
03/13/2025	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	LONDON	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	▲Detail
03/12/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	HINDMAN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/14/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	SHELBYVILLE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2024	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	KNOX COUNTY SCALES WB	4	3	0	1	4	2	-	▲Detail
07/10/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2024	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2024	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	KNOX COUNTY SCALES WB	7	3	4	1	3	2	-	▲Detail
02/29/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOX	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/09/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOUNT VERNON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/26/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	LOVELL RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	ASHEVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-40,	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/03/2023	TN	Full (Level I)	THP 1 I-40 KNOXVILLE SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/26/2023	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENE CO SCALES	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/22/2023	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HIGH CRASH CORRIDOR	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections24

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 10 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2119656	$1,000,000	12/30/2021	11/17/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2119656	$1,000,000	12/30/2021	10/18/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-ZB4000	$1,000,000	10/22/2018	02/02/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM009160-04	$1,000,000	10/22/2017	10/22/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM009160-03	$1,000,000	10/22/2016	10/22/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM009160-02	$1,000,000	10/22/2015	10/22/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM009160-01	$1,000,000	10/22/2014	10/22/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	613-00-04-59-0000	$1,000,000	10/22/2013	10/22/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	TIP-CL-0011801-0	$1,000,000	10/22/2012	10/22/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	CPPFN0020011	$1,000,000	10/22/2011	10/22/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	TIP-003646	$1,000,000	10/22/2010	10/22/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	TIP-003646	$0	10/22/2010	10/22/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	CH08PKG012959	$0	10/22/2008	10/22/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	CH08PKG012959	$1,000,000	10/22/2008	10/22/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	TIP-001388	$1,000,000	10/22/2007	10/22/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	TIP-001388	$0	10/22/2007	10/22/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP101800-03	$1,000,000	10/22/2006	10/22/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP101800-03	$0	10/22/2006	10/22/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP101800-02	$0	10/22/2005	10/22/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP101800-02	$1,000,000	10/22/2005	10/22/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP101800-01	$0	10/22/2004	10/22/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP101800-01	$1,000,000	10/22/2004	10/22/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP101800-01	$1,000,000	10/22/2004	10/22/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP101800-01	$0	10/22/2004	10/22/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP101800-01	$1,000,000	10/22/2004	10/22/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP101800-01	$0	10/22/2004	10/22/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP101800	$0	10/22/2003	10/22/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP101800	$1,000,000	10/22/2003	10/22/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2119656	$1,000,000	08/15/2022	08/15/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2119656	$1,000,000	08/15/2022	10/18/2024	Replaced
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL427411	$0	03/26/2003	10/22/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL427411	$1,000,000	03/26/2003	10/22/2003	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1370341	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/21/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/25/2024
MC456311	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/27/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/03/2004
MC456311	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/26/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/24/2016
MC456311	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/26/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/24/2011
MC456311	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/26/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/24/2005
MC456311	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/25/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/23/2017
MC456311	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/25/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/19/2015
MC456311	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/25/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/22/2014
MC456311	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/25/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/23/2013
MC456311	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/25/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/23/2012
MC456311	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/25/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/22/2008
MC456311	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/25/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/16/2007
MC456311	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/25/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/23/2006
MC456311	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/23/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/22/2022
MC456311	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/16/2022	-	-
MC456311	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	05/08/2003	REVOKED	02/08/2022
MC1370341	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/03/2022	-	-

No revocation records.

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87/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 87

Starts at 100−13 totalFinal 87

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)−3

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 11.1111% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 31.25% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 4 years ago.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 11.1111% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 31.25% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

CEDAR BLUFF & CHESTNUT STREET TOWING

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (35)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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