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HIGHWAY TRANSPORT CHEMICAL LLC is a general freight trucking, local employer in KNOXVILLE, TN. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 4 violations and $1,050 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.

HIGHWAY TRANSPORT CHEMICAL LLC

1500 AMHERST ROAD, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37909

Parent: Highway Transport Chemical (2 locations)

484110 Top companies in General Freight Trucking, Local

EIN: 262324647

64 employees

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
4 violations
$1,050 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
3.2
Industry Avg DART
2.5
Self-Reported DART
4.4
Self-Reported TRIR
4.4
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
4
Total Penalties
$1,050
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
10 years
Last Activity
10yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
0.4/yr
Violation Severity Mix
50% serious$263 avg per violation$1,050 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$1,050 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+1.2
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+1.9
Above industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

70%
Above average violations
vs 146 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
61%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Part of a larger organization

HIGHWAY TRANSPORT CHEMICAL LLC is one of 2 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Highway Transport Chemical.

Federal enforcement records on HIGHWAY TRANSPORT CHEMICAL LLC represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Highway Transport Chemical across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by Highway Transport Chemical

Other employers in General Freight Trucking, Local within TN

Industry context

Within the general freight trucking, local industry in TN, HIGHWAY TRANSPORT CHEMICAL LLC ranks in the 70th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 146 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 61th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.2 for the general freight trucking, local sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.5. HIGHWAY TRANSPORT CHEMICAL LLC's self-reported DART rate is 4.44, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 11 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is HIGHWAY TRANSPORT CHEMICAL LLC's OSHA violation history?
HIGHWAY TRANSPORT CHEMICAL LLC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 4 violations and $1,050 in total penalties.
How does HIGHWAY TRANSPORT CHEMICAL LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
HIGHWAY TRANSPORT CHEMICAL LLC operates in the general freight trucking, local industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. HIGHWAY TRANSPORT CHEMICAL LLC's self-reported DART rate is 4.44 compared to an industry average of 2.5.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HIGHWAY TRANSPORT CHEMICAL LLC of KNOXVILLE, TN from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 2 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 15 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. HIGHWAY TRANSPORT CHEMICAL LLC resolves to the parent rollup Highway Transport Chemical, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if HIGHWAY TRANSPORT CHEMICAL LLCoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.