ADESA KNOXVILLE
Legal: ADE OF KNOXVILLE LLC
Risk factors
High riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Company profile
FMCSA censusPRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- JOHN HAMMER
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat) · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 1993-09-29
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2024-08-20
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 1 trucks · 4 buses.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares officers with 1 other carrier — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
15 events- 05/01/2025Insurance filed — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 9812754
- 05/01/2025Insurance replaced — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
BIPD/Primary · policy 9812754
- 08/20/2024MCS-150 update filed
0.2M mi reported (2022)
- 05/01/2024Insurance replaced — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy GP 5945587
- 09/14/2021Insurance filed — ARGONAUT INSURANCE CO.
Cargo — BMC-34 · policy ASLU0005772
- 01/29/2009Insurance cancelled — LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy AV2-651-004236-03
- 01/02/2009CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/15/2009)
- 01/01/2009Insurance replaced — LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy AV2-651-004236-03
- 11/19/2007Insurance name changed — ZURICH INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy AGU 029050
- 10/16/2007CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/18/2007)
- 10/11/2007Insurance replaced — ZURICH INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy AGU 029050
- 05/25/1995MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (08/27/2024)
- 01/01/1995Insurance replaced — HOME INSURANCE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
BIPD/Primary · policy AGF605584
- 01/01/1995Insurance replaced — THE HOME INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy AGF 605584
- 09/29/1993Registered with FMCSA
PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2024-08-20
- Reported mileage
- 177,001 mi (2022)
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