Carrier profile · USDOT 304876 · MC-205091 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Tantara Transportation Corp

114 power unitsavg 6 yrNational · 21 statesMUSCATINE, IA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-205091 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

114Power units

60 observed · MCS-150

70Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.0Avg age (yr)

2012–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(563) 262-8621 Email dispatchinfo@tantara.us

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 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 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

114 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 2012–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

100 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 36 vehicle and 100 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

44.4% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 6.5 pts 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

96 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 11

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 114-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 114
Inspections · 24 mo: 100
Annualized: ≈50 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving56 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 6 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 7 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’88–’95

Great West’99–’05

Great West’07–’18

Integrity’18–’23

1988199820082018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2023

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Apr 2023	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2007 → Aug 2018	$750K	2
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2005 → Aug 2007	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 1999 → Aug 2005	$750K	2
LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1996 → Aug 1999	$750K	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 1995 → Oct 1996	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 1988 → Dec 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 114
Observed power (24 mo): 60
Trailers (towed): 70

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

40.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

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

Home base

MUSCATINE, IA

2420 STEWART ROAD SUITE 1

Top corridor

IA 28 · IL 19 · MO 12

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2443160 USDOT 3827173 USDOT 434891 USDOT 71052 USDOT 2876604 USDOT 304376 USDOT 473182

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@tantara.us — 2 carriers: USDOT 98284

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

114

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2420 STEWART ROAD SUITE 1, MUSCATINE, IA, 52761
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (563) 262-8621
Fax: (563) 264-8998
Email: info@tantara.us
Web domain: tantara.us

Registration

Officers: Jeff M. Riggan · David E. Riggan
USDOT / docket: 304876 · MC-205091
First registered: Nov 9, 1987
Last MCS-150: Mar 5, 2026 · 8,421,067 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 6, 1999
D-U-N-S: 107364176

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

114

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

8,421,067

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 TANTARA TRANSPORTATION CORP.

TANTARA TRANSPORTATION CORP (USDOT 304876) 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 common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 100 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 36 vehicle-level and 100 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 114 power units and 97 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 5, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 6, 1999 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TANTARA TRANSPORTATION CORP's USDOT number?

TANTARA TRANSPORTATION CORP's USDOT number is 304876, and its motor carrier number is MC-205091.

Is TANTARA TRANSPORTATION CORP authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, TANTARA TRANSPORTATION CORP is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TANTARA TRANSPORTATION CORP's safety record?

TANTARA TRANSPORTATION CORP has a 27.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 160 roadside inspections, with 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is TANTARA TRANSPORTATION CORP's fleet?

TANTARA TRANSPORTATION CORP operates 114 power units and 97 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TANTARA TRANSPORTATION CORP based?

TANTARA TRANSPORTATION CORP is based in MUSCATINE, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 21 states.

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