Carrier profile · USDOT 635760 · MC-838859 · Updated Aug 27, 2026

Taylor Made Express Inc

DBA TAYLOR MADE LOGISTICS

38 power unitsavg 7.7 yrMulti-region · 8 statesMILWAUKEE, WI66/100

BROKER AUTHORITY ACTIVEMC-838859 BROKER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

38Power units

24 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.7Avg age (yr)

2007–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(414) 571-8716 Email dispatchluann@action-express.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 27, 2026

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

Watch · 3

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 65 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

38 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.7 yr

Model years 2007–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

39 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 29 vehicle and 39 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 42.6 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

37 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 4

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 38-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 38
Inspections · 24 mo: 39
Annualized: ≈20 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving23 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 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: None
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 ’24 · 13 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Reliance National’96–’00

Regent’09–’12

General Wisconsin’14–’17

Integrity’19–’24

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 17 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2024

All 17 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2019 → Apr 2024	$750K	3
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2017 → Apr 2019	$750K	2
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Apr 2014 → Apr 2017	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2013 → Apr 2014	$750K	1
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2012 → Apr 2013	$750K	1
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Apr 2009 → May 2009	$750K	1
REGENT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Apr 2012	$750K	1
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Apr 2009 → Apr 2009	$750K	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Mar 2007 → Apr 2009	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2006 → Mar 2007	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2005 → Dec 2006	$750K	3
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jan 2004 → Dec 2005	$750K	3
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2002 → Dec 2003	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Dec 2001 → Dec 2001	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Dec 2000 → Dec 2000	$750K	3
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 1996 → Dec 2000	$750K	1
ONEBEACON MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1995 → Dec 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 38
Observed power (24 mo): 24
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

39.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WI busiest

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

Home base

MILWAUKEE, WI

6023 S HOWELL AVENUE

Top corridor

WI 25 · IL 3 · IN 3

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: 4 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 147360 USDOT 3981486Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (14 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3933975 USDOT 3981486 USDOT 710034 USDOT 1165399 USDOT 515096 USDOT 902930 USDOT 147360 USDOT 2588718

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@action-express.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 147360

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

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: 6023 S HOWELL AVENUE, MILWAUKEE, WI, 53207
Mailing address: PO BOX 261, OAK CREEK, WI, 53154
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (414) 571-8716
Fax: (414) 973-2717
Email: luann@action-express.com
Web domain: action-express.com

Registration

Officer: Taylor Mc Donald
USDOT / docket: 635760 · MC-838859
First registered: Apr 2, 1996
Last MCS-150: Jul 30, 2024 · 1,192,668 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 16, 2004
D-U-N-S: 839438868

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,192,668

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 MADE EXPRESS INC.

TAYLOR MADE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 635760) has a Vektor safety score of 66/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active broker authority but no active for-hire carrier authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 27, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Apr 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

The carrier received 39 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 39 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 27, 2026.

It reports 38 power units and 35 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 30, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 16, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TAYLOR MADE EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

TAYLOR MADE EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 635760, and its motor carrier number is MC-838859.

Is TAYLOR MADE EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 27, 2026, TAYLOR MADE EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TAYLOR MADE EXPRESS INC's safety record?

TAYLOR MADE EXPRESS INC has a 10.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 65 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 66/100 (tier: review).

How big is TAYLOR MADE EXPRESS INC's fleet?

TAYLOR MADE EXPRESS INC operates 38 power units and 35 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TAYLOR MADE EXPRESS INC based?

TAYLOR MADE EXPRESS INC is based in MILWAUKEE, WI, with roadside inspections recorded across 8 states.

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