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Summers-taylor Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

7 years (granted 2019)

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Liability filing

$3M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

127 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Summers-taylor Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

600 Sevier Street, Johnson City, TN 37604

Phone

(423) 543-3181

Power units

260

Drivers

210

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC1032598

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: ✓

FF032072

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: ✓

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier

Insurance filings

91X — Zurich American Insurance Company · coverage $2M (as filed)
91X — The Cincinnati Insurance Co. · coverage $3M (as filed)
84 — Fidelity & Deposit Co. Of Maryland

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.8%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 127 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

15.7%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 127 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

jessej@summerstaylor.com — company domain

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Mail host

Enterprise (Barracuda)

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

10

Reportable crashes

9

Tow-aways

4

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: TN 05/2026 · TN 04/2026 · TN 11/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 342025: 452024: 322023: 16
Level III — Driver-only: 63Level II — Walk-around: 47Level I — Full: 17
DateStateLevel
Aug 25, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 18, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 11, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 28, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 23, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 16, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 8, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 27, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
May 18, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2026TNLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 11, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
May 8, 2026TNLevel I — Full
May 5, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
May 5, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 29, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 21, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 8, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 3, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 23, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Mar 11, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 27, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 27, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Feb 24, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 23, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 23, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 13, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Feb 9, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jan 28, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 19, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 12, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 5, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 5, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 3, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 3, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 3, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 26, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Nov 26, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 14, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 4, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 4, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 4, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 3, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Oct 31, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Oct 29, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 17, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 8, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Sep 19, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 9, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Aug 26, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 21, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 20, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 17, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 17, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 3, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 20, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
May 22, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
May 8, 2025TNLevel I — Full
May 7, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
May 7, 2025VALevel II — Walk-around
May 6, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 30, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 30, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 24, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 18, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 4, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 30, 2025ALLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 28, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 15, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 13, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 8, 2024TNLevel I — Full
Oct 4, 2024TNLevel I — Full
Sep 19, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 29, 2024TNLevel I — Full
Aug 21, 2024TNLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 20, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 15, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 9, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 9, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 31, 2024TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 16, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 12, 2024TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 8, 2024TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 2, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2024TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 28, 2024TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 26, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2024GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
May 31, 2024TNLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 127 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

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Recent coverage

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Associated Construction Publications · 2/28/2026

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State road projects in Collegedale and Cleveland officially opened - Chattanooga Times Free Press

Chattanooga Times Free Press · 7/15/2025

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