TAYLOR METAL INC
USDOT 444427MC-Docket MC783010SALEM, OR
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized70 power units
TAYLOR METAL INC (USDOT 444427) in SALEM, OR — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- 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.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 2 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 3 times, most recent 2022-04-05 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2018-12-18 (C).
- 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 1.34
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.07
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.14
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.81
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
2
Crashes
169
Inspections
41
OOS inspections
49
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 70
- Total drivers
- 44
- Years in business
- 35
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 2.8%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 25.8%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 2022-04-05
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2024-07-31
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2018-12-18 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
252
Inspections
65
OOS inspections
309
Violations
78
OOS violations
2
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-30 → 2026-06-11.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2024-10-01
WA
Tow-away
2024-07-01
CA
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
No cited violations on record for this carrier.
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-05-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2026-05-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2026-05-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - CDL or CLP holder possesses a valid medical certificate but is not on file with the issuing state driver | — |
| 2026-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing resulting in axle shift | OOS |
| 2026-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves | — |
| 2026-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve | — |
| 2026-04-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2026-04-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | OOS |
| 2026-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection | — |
| 2026-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Inadequate lining/pad thickness | — |
| 2026-04-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-03-30 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - CDL or CLP holder possesses a valid medical certificate but is not on file with the issuing state driver | — |
| 2026-03-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2026-03-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft | OOS |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet | OOS |
| 2026-03-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing resulting in axle shift | OOS |
| 2026-03-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad | — |
| 2026-02-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes | OOS |
| 2026-02-24 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding basic rule/speed too fast for conditions | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo 5 feet or less and more than 1100 lbs | OOS |
| 2026-02-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit | OOS |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others has more than one ply exposed in the tread area exceeding 2 square inches. | OOS |
| 2026-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Air towing vehicle unable to actuate trailer parking/emergency brakes manually | — |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-12-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-12-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-12-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet | OOS |
| 2025-12-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-12-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any obscured on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-12-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2025-11-20 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a passenger-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on f | OOS |
| 2025-11-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-11-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-10-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Insufficient aggregate working load limit for cargo transported | OOS |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
No inspections with violations on record for this carrier.
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