Carrier profile · USDOT 651205 · MC-417858 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Taylor Timber Transport Inc

12 power unitsavg 11.6 yrLocal · 1 statesCHOCOWINITY, NC81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-417858 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

17 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.6Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(252) 943-1550 Email dispatchtaylortimbertransport@gmail.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.6 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

129 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 26.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 46 vehicle and 129 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

33.3% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

129 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 10

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈5.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 129
Annualized: ≈65 / yr
Coverage: ≈5.4 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Wilshire’13–’16

Stonewood’19–’22

Progressive Southeastern’22–’25

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → Jun 2025	$1M	2
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jun 2022	$1M	7
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Jun 2019	$1M	1
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Jun 2018	$1M	4
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2016 → Dec 2016	$1M	3
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2013 → Jun 2016	$1M	5
UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2011 → Jun 2013	$1M	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2009 → Jun 2011	$1M	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2007 → Jun 2009	$1M	3
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2005 → Jun 2005	$1M	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2003 → Jun 2005	$1M	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2001 → Jun 2003	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 17
Trailers (towed): 8

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

76.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

129

NC busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

CHOCOWINITY, NC

1977 OLD NEW BERN RD

Top corridor

NC 129

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3915933Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4442252 USDOT 4472802 USDOT 3915933

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1977 OLD NEW BERN RD, CHOCOWINITY, NC, 27817
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (252) 943-1550
Email: taylortimbertransport@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: James Taylor · Barbara A Taylor
USDOT / docket: 651205 · MC-417858
First registered: Jul 19, 1996
Last MCS-150: Apr 28, 2025 · 1,500,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Oct 14, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,500,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for TAYLOR TIMBER TRANSPORT INC.

TAYLOR TIMBER TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 651205) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 129 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 46 vehicle-level and 129 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 28, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Oct 14, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TAYLOR TIMBER TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

TAYLOR TIMBER TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 651205, and its motor carrier number is MC-417858.

Is TAYLOR TIMBER TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, TAYLOR TIMBER TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TAYLOR TIMBER TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

TAYLOR TIMBER TRANSPORT INC has a 26.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 191 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is TAYLOR TIMBER TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

TAYLOR TIMBER TRANSPORT INC operates 12 power units and 16 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TAYLOR TIMBER TRANSPORT INC based?

TAYLOR TIMBER TRANSPORT INC is based in CHOCOWINITY, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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