TAINO EXPRESS INC
Risk factors
Low 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 PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · <100 mi28 drivers
- Company officer
- RAMON MERCADO
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2007-11-26
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2017-03-21
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 0 trucks · 25 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 phone numbers, officers or emails with 12 other carriers — 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
53 events- 11/30/2017Insurance cancelled — TOPA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 153000267
- 09/30/2017Insurance filed — ONYX INSURANCE COMPANY, INC - RRG
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy OIC-NJ-0001323
- 09/30/2017Insurance replaced — TOPA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 153000267
- 03/21/2017MCS-150 update filed
0.7M mi reported (2016)
- 03/08/2017Insurance cancelled — TOPA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 153000267
- 02/09/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/01/2017)
- 01/14/2017Insurance cancelled — TOPA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 153000267
- 12/19/2016COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/17/2017)
- 11/30/2016Insurance replaced — TOPA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 153000267
- 11/30/2016Insurance cancelled — TOPA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 153000267
- 11/03/2016COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/02/2016)
- 05/12/2016Insurance cancelled — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 153000267
- 12/18/2015Insurance cancelled — KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 150002297
- 11/30/2015Insurance replaced — KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 150002297
- 11/30/2015Insurance replaced — TOPA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 153000267
- 11/30/2015Insurance replaced — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 153000267
- 11/23/2015COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/02/2015)
- 01/22/2015Insurance cancelled — KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 150002297
- 12/26/2014COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/30/2014)
- 12/18/2014Insurance cancelled — KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 150002297
- 12/18/2014Insurance replaced — KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 150002297
- 11/21/2014COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/18/2014)
- 02/28/2014MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 01/29/2014Insurance cancelled — KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 150002297
- 12/18/2013Insurance cancelled — KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 150002297
- 12/18/2013Insurance replaced — KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 150002297
- 11/21/2013COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/19/2013)
- 01/29/2013Insurance cancelled — KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 150002297
- 01/20/2013Insurance cancelled — KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 150002297
- 01/02/2013COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/04/2013)
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 2014-01-15
- Last review
- 2014-01-06
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2017-03-21
- Reported mileage
- 655,000 mi (2016)
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