Establishment profile
COVENANT TRANSPORT INC
400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37419
484121 — General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
Summary
COVENANT TRANSPORT INC has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $28,150 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 146 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 75th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 16 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
COVENANT TRANSPORT INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 13 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $28,150 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 9000.7 | 2 | 2 | $3,375 | Nov 2006 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 3000.327 B 1 | 1 | 1 | $7,680 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 3000.403 B 2 | 1 | 1 | $6,400 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 3000.403 B 3 | 1 | 1 | $5,120 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 3000.403 B 03 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Nov 2006 | Nov 2006 |
| 29 CFR 3000.327 B 01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Nov 2006 | Nov 2006 |
| 29 CFR 3000.327 B 03 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Nov 2006 | Nov 2006 |
| 29 CFR 3000.403 B 01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Nov 2006 | Nov 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 K06 | 1 | 1 | $650 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | $650 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 B | 1 | 1 | $650 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 9000.602 | 1 | 1 | $650 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III | 1 | 1 | $175 | Nov 2006 | Nov 2006 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4841 within TN. Peer group: 146 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 2,226 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for COVENANT TRANSPORT INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 16+ years. Most recent activity: 16 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 119 violations · $42,409 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Jun 2005 – Jun 2007 | 2 | 119 | 118 | $42,409 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 2 cases · 119 violations · $42,409 in backwages · 118 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2005 – Jun 2007 | General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload | FLSA | 118 | 117 | $42,115 | — |
| May 2005 – Jun 2005 | General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload | FLSA | 1 | 1 | $294 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COVENANT TRANSPORT INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for COVENANT TRANSPORT INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for COVENANT TRANSPORT INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COVENANT TRANSPORT INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COVENANT TRANSPORT INC 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY · CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37419 | Water | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jul 2019 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for COVENANT TRANSPORT INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-14 | Complaint | 8 | — | $25,000 | |
| 2006-07-18 | Referral | 6 | — | $3,150 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COVENANT TRANSPORT INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is COVENANT TRANSPORT INC's OSHA violation history?
- COVENANT TRANSPORT INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $28,150 in total penalties.
- How does COVENANT TRANSPORT INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- COVENANT TRANSPORT INC operates in the general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. COVENANT TRANSPORT INC's self-reported DART rate is 0.59 compared to an industry average of 2.3.