Carrier profile · USDOT 206130 · MC-134519 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

Knoxville Tours Inc

0 power unitsKNOXVILLE, TN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-134519 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(865) 688-6232 Email dispatchlaurawilliams@knoxvilletours.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 45 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1981.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

44 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1981 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. One window of data — no trend yet. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$5M BIPD last filed ’26 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

American Automobile’93–’99

Lancer’01–’10

National Interstate’10–’18

Rli’18–now

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · RLI INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2018 → Mar 2026	$5M	7
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2010 → Apr 2018	$5M	3
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2001 → Apr 2010	$5M	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1999 → Apr 1999	$5M	2
AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1993 → Apr 1999	$5M	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

KNOXVILLE, TN

4910 CLINTON HWY

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

laura williams — 11 carriers: USDOT 948737 USDOT 1784240 USDOT 1811962 USDOT 1827523 USDOT 2655119 USDOT 2766053 USDOT 3138460 USDOT 3666594

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4910 CLINTON HWY, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37912
Mailing address: PO BOX 12580, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37912
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (865) 688-6232
Email: laurawilliams@knoxvilletours.com
Web domain: knoxvilletours.com

Registration

Officers: Daniel Lusk · Laura Williams
USDOT / docket: 206130 · MC-134519
First registered: Dec 21, 1981
Last MCS-150: Jun 25, 2025 · 327,211 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 19, 2024
D-U-N-S: 71517130

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

327,211

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for KNOXVILLE TOURS INC.

KNOXVILLE TOURS INC (USDOT 206130) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from RLI INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 28, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 25, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 19, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KNOXVILLE TOURS INC's USDOT number?

KNOXVILLE TOURS INC's USDOT number is 206130, and its motor carrier number is MC-134519.

Is KNOXVILLE TOURS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, KNOXVILLE TOURS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KNOXVILLE TOURS INC's safety record?

KNOXVILLE TOURS INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 8 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.