TAY EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 4156389MC-Docket MC1596531CINCINNATI, OH
Do not tenderHazmat-authorized5 power units
TAY EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4156389) in CINCINNATI, OH — carries a hard disqualifier. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- Authority revocation is currently pending — carrier may lose operating authority soon.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Current BIPD policy (STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-03-30) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 3 times, most recent 2026-03-30 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- 6 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.56
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.65
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.52
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
16
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
7
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 5
- Total drivers
- 5
- Years in business
- 3
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 6.3%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 28.6%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 3 times last 2026-03-30
- Physical address
- 6 other carrier(s) at this address
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-07-07
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
18
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
53
Violations
10
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2024-02-07 → 2026-05-25.
Crash history (last 24 months)
No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
13 | 3 | 2025-01-29 |
Hours of service 395
|
8 | 0 | 2026-04-09 |
General safety regulations 390
|
6 | 0 | 2026-04-09 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
3 | 0 | 2025-04-01 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
3 | 0 | 2025-04-01 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
2 | 2 | 2024-08-06 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2025-04-01 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-04-01 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2025-04-01 | Driver Fitness | Driving a CMV while disqualified. Suspended for a non-safety-related reason and outside the state of driver's license is | — |
| 2025-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-cut exposing ply and/or belt material | OOS |
| 2025-01-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | — |
| 2025-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or improper safety chains or cables for full trailer | OOS |
| 2025-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others weight carried exceeds tire load limit | OOS |
| 2025-01-29 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot read or speak the English language sufficiently to respond to official inquiries | — |
| 2025-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Obstructed | — |
| 2024-12-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2024-11-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-11-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing | — |
| 2024-11-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2024-11-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver | — |
| 2024-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Weight carried exceeds tire load limit | OOS |
| 2024-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2024-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Hub cap missing or broken | OOS |
| 2024-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2024-08-06 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet | — |
| 2024-08-06 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 7 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-09 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
2025-10-20 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 35 | — | — |
2025-04-01 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 15A-NSOUT | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2IRP | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB | — | — |
2025-01-29 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A4 | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 70D | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E | — | — |
2024-12-11 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2024-08-06 12 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(g) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(g) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22(h)(2) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22(h)(4) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
2024-02-07 8 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21T(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(b) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22(h)(4) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 15(i)(9) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
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