Sams Trucking LLC

New Tazewell, TN · Interstate · 10 power units · Safety rating: Satisfactory · USDOT since Oct 10, 2002 (24 years) · Authority since Nov 6, 2003 (22 years)

No risk signals in the last-known data

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Nothing in the FMCSA record matched our risk signals. That is not a guarantee, and it does not confirm who you are talking to; follow the checks below. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

  • Registration (MCS-150) last updated 2 years agoFleet size and contact details on the registration may be out of date.
Operating authority
Last known: Active
MC467591: Contract carrier active
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
Required minimum: $1,000,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
0.0%
Only 1 vehicle inspection; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026

Not a live check. FMCSA has not published a Motus record for this carrier, so authority and insurance show the last known status from May 14, 2026. Confirm on Motus before booking.

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Operating authority

MC467591 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Contract carrier
Contract Carrier
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $1,000,000)
First grantedNov 6, 2003 (22 years ago)
BOC-3 process agent
Accepts legal papers for the company in each state
Process Agent Service Company, Inc.
Authority history for MC467591 · 2 events
DateAuthorityAction
Sep 1, 2009Motor carrierReinstated
Nov 6, 2003Motor carrierGranted

7 revocation notices that FMCSA later withdrew, the last on Jul 27, 2010. FMCSA sends one when an insurance or bond filing lapses; it is withdrawn when the filing is made.

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 1060968

Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC467591PrimaryAcuity, A Mutual Insurance Company
Policy CA-ZD7643 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Sep 1, 2019Active

Source: Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

Last known filings. Insurance for this carrier comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026. Policies may have been cancelled or replaced since. Confirm current filings: Motus record and ask the insurer for a certificate naming you as holder.

Roadside inspections Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026

5inspections
0.0%vehicle out-of-service
0 of 1 · Tennessee avg 23.6%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 5 · Tennessee avg 3.7%
1violations written on inspection reports

By quarter inspections and vehicle out-of-service rate

Bar height: inspections in the quarter. Percentage: vehicles put out of service, of vehicle inspections. The first and last quarters are partial.

Vehicles seen at inspections different VINs, 24 months

Power units: 4

3 tractors · 1 straight truck

Peterbilt 3Kenworth 1

10 power units declared on the MCS-150. Inspections see only part of a fleet, so fewer here is normal; many more can mean the registration is out of date.

Trailers: 3

3 semi-trailers

Great Dane 2Wabash 1

Includes trailers the company pulled but does not own, such as shipper or leasing trailers.

5 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Aug 31, 2026TN30No
Dec 1, 2025TN30No
Jun 16, 2025TN20No
Feb 28, 2025TN31No
Dec 11, 2024TN30No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Tennessee average covers 76,670 vehicle and 133,829 driver inspections of all Tennessee-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile · SAFER snapshot

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

1 violation counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 0 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareTennessee share
Unsafe Driving10100.0%18.1%
1 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 4 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS4
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 20, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Tennessee column is the mix across all Tennessee-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 20, 2026

USDOT number1060968
MC / docketMC467591
Legal nameSAMS TRUCKING LLC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units10
Drivers10
Annual mileage470,000 (2023)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingSatisfactory (Jul 20, 2009)
USDOT number addedOct 10, 2002 · 24 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateAug 28, 2024

Equipment as declared on the MCS-150

OwnedTerm-leased
Tractors100
Trailers110

Term-leased equipment usually belongs to owner-operators driving under this company's authority.

Cargo carried

General FreightMotor VehiclesPaper ProductsOtherRock,Sand, Asphalt Motor Vehicles

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about Sams Trucking LLC

What does Sams Trucking LLC's operating authority allow?

MC467591: Contract carrier (may haul regulated property for hire under continuing contracts with specific shippers).

Which information about Sams Trucking LLC is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. Insurance filings are from the same May 14, 2026 snapshot. There are too few vehicle inspections in the last 24 months to judge the out-of-service rate. The MCS-150 was last updated Aug 28, 2024, so fleet size and contact details may be out of date.

What should I verify before booking Sams Trucking LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 1060968. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (423) 626-6166, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC467591, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 20, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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