TAYLOR EXPRESS
Legal: NEW TAYLOR TRANSPORTATION 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.
Broker payment signals
Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.
- No active broker bond on file — a bond is required to operate. High non-payment risk.
- Broker authority is inactive, not active.
- Bond has changed hands 10 times across 4 sureties — churn can signal payment or coverage trouble.
These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 2026203 inspections · 21 violations (5 OOS) · 13% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.75A3-TAOLVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
8
1× · sev 8
- 2392.2-SLLS3Unsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
7
1× · sev 7
- 3392.2-SLLLRUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
6
2× · sev 3
- 4393.9BRKLAMPVehicle Maintenance
Inoperative Brake Lamps
6
1× · sev 6
- 5392.2-SLLTCDUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other
5
1× · sev 5
- 6393.70B1I-CDSLI-MT25Vehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Coupling - Slider latching fasteners - More than 25% ineffective on either side.
3
1× · sev 3
- 7392.2-SLLEWA1
State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 1-2500 lbs over on an axle/axle groups
1
1×
- 8390.21TC-MC
Required CMV marking(s) not legible from 50 feet while stationary due to improper size/location/color
1
1×
- 9392.2-SLLED
State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length)
1
1×
- 10392.2-SLLTL
State/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- NC8
- KS3
- SC3
- GA2
- LA2
- MD2
- OH2
- IN2
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 28.8% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
- Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed
Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 41% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 392.2-SLLS4State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit6× · 26%
- 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit5× · 18%
- 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit5× · 8%
- 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other7× · 17%
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation7× · 11%
- 392.2-SLLMLState/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane1× · 2%
- Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 41% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain3× · 47%
- 395.8E1PCHOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS1× · 12%
- 395.3A2-HOSPDITHOS (Property) - Driver driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the time of inspection. Time2× · 27%
- 395.3A2-PROPDriving beyond 14 hour duty period (Property carrying vehicle)1× · 12%
- 395.30B1Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD1× · 3%
- Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
- Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Tires violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 47% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS9× · 32%
- 393.75A3-TAOLTISTires - All others, leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS2× · 10%
- 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth3× · 8%
- 393.9BRKLAMPInoperative Brake Lamps2× · 6%
- 393.45D-BAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection4× · 5%
- 393.45B2-BHTDAir Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.2× · 4%
- 393.9TSInoperative turn signal2× · 5%
- 393.9A-LHLILighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative1× · 2%
- 393.9HInoperable head lamps1× · 2%
- 393.70B1I-CDSLI-MT25Coupling - Slider latching fasteners - More than 25% ineffective on either side.1× · 3%
- 396.5B-HWSLIWHubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel1× · 1%
- 392.2-SLLMFState/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective1× · 0%
- Gauge and thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
- Replace before tread hits the limit; correct low pressure immediately
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
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.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA94 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 64 more.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
6
Tow-away
6
Injury
2
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi89 drivers
- Interstate · <100 mi17 drivers
- Company officer
- FRANK DUTTON
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 1988-03-16
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-02-22
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 114 trucks · 114 leased/term tractors.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs, addresses, officers or emails with 109 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
This carrier’s phone is shared by many carriers (likely a dispatch/registration service), so phone links are omitted. 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
40 events- 03/04/2026Insurance cancelled — SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy 3510249
- 02/21/2026Insurance cancelled — OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LDT-AL-000001003
- 04/23/2025Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN TRUCKING AND TRANSP. INS. CO., RRG
BIPD/Primary · policy ATTNTT123
- 04/01/2025Insurance replaced — AMERICAN TRUCKING AND TRANSP. INS. CO., RRG
BIPD/Primary · policy ATTNTT123
- 02/22/2025MCS-150 update filed
4.8M mi reported (2023)
- 05/10/2023Insurance name changed — AMERICAN TRUCKING AND TRANSP. INS. CO., RRG
BIPD/Primary · policy ATTTAY121
- 05/10/2023Insurance name changed — GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.
SURETY · policy 3402246
- 04/07/2023BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/05/2023)
- 04/07/2023CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/05/2023)
- 03/31/2023Insurance replaced — AMERICAN TRUCKING AND TRANSP. INS. CO., RRG
BIPD/Primary · policy ATTTAY121
- 03/31/2023Insurance replaced — GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.
SURETY · policy 3402246
- 02/01/2021Insurance replaced — EVEREST DENALI INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TL1CA00004201
- 05/14/2020PROPERTY BROKER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (03/10/2026)
- 03/23/2020Insurance name changed — TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE SERVICES RRG, INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy RRG185116
- 02/18/2020CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/14/2020)
- 02/09/2020Insurance replaced — TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE SERVICES RRG, INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy RRG185116
- 10/06/2019Insurance cancelled — GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.
SURETY · policy 2409646
- 07/01/2015Insurance replaced — ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 4584372
- 03/01/2015Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy VPP 4900010-04
- 02/02/2015CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/25/2015)
- 05/15/2014Insurance replaced — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy VPP 4900010-04
- 11/13/2013Insurance cancelled — WESTERN SURETY CO.
SURETY · policy 22844333
- 10/01/2013Insurance replaced — WESTERN SURETY CO.
SURETY · policy 22844333
- 10/01/2013Insurance replaced — GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.
SURETY · policy 2409646
- 03/01/2007Insurance replaced — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TVA000400
- 12/14/2005PROPERTY BROKER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (10/15/2019)
- 12/14/2005MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (03/02/2026)
- 07/01/2002Insurance replaced — ZC INS. CO /CONVERIUM INS.(NA) INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy SCI-PK-500426
- 07/05/2001Insurance cancelled — THE CONNECTICUT INDEMNITY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy USH001524
- 08/16/2000Insurance cancelled — LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy K0115100227707
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- —
- Rated
- 2009-01-13
- Last review
- 2008-09-10
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-02-22
- Reported mileage
- 4,765,808 mi (2023)
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