EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Motor Wheel LLC
Chattanooga, TN · Parent: The Boler Co
- Total releases
- 5.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Motor Wheel LLC: how the 5.3K lbs splits
5.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 5.2K lbs 97.4%
- Air Releases 136 lbs 2.6%
Motor Wheel LLC's 5.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Motor Wheel LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chattanooga, TN, in the primary metals sector. It reported 14 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 5.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,082 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Motor Wheel LLC is pounds #345 and chemical-count #227 at 5.3K lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Chattem Inc Plant 2; Pilgrim's Pride Corp Chattanooga Fresh Facility; Chattem Chemicals Inc.; Pilgrim's Pride Corp Chattanooga Debone/cook Facilit. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Tennessee: Zapp Precision Strip Inc.; Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1; Ptc Tubular Products LLC; Arconic US LLC. Other The Boler Co sites in this extract: Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems; Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems; Watson & Chalin Manufacturing Inc; Hendrickson Auxiliary Axle Systems. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Copper; Chromium; Lead.
Motor Wheel LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.4% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Zapp Precision Strip Inc. and Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1.
Motor Wheel LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.3K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Motor Wheel LLC: Manganese-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Motor Wheel LLC reports the 831st-largest volume (5.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese alone is 78.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Zapp Precision Strip Inc. and Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Motor Wheel LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese at 78.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Motor Wheel LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Motor Wheel LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (5.2K lbs to 14 lbs).
Motor Wheel LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Motor Wheel LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Manganese.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 14 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 19 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 18 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 14 lbs | 1 |
Motor Wheel LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Motor Wheel LLC
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Chattem Inc Plant 2, Pilgrim's Pride Corp Chattanooga Fresh Facility, Chattem Chemicals Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Zapp Precision Strip Inc., Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1, Ptc Tubular Products LLC.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Motor Wheel LLC on cumulative reported pounds (5.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Grande Cheese Co Wyocena, Lavelle Industries Inc., Zapp Precision Strip Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other The Boler Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems, Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems, Watson & Chalin Manufacturing Inc.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Manganese, Copper, Chromium, Lead; nearby reporters include Chattem Inc Plant 2. Motor Wheel LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Motor Wheel LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Motor Wheel LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chattanooga, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331511 · Primary Metals. 0.2% of Hamilton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Grande Cheese Co Wyocena (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Motor Wheel LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov