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USDOT 444427MC783010

Taylor Metal Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

14 years (granted 2012)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

257 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

Taylor Metal Inc

DBA

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Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

4566 Ridge Drive Ne, Salem, OR 97301

Phone

(503) 581-8338

Power units

70

Drivers

44

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC783010

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

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

Authority history

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

Insurance filings

91X — National Fire Insurance Co. Of Hartford · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.9%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 257 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

24.1%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 257 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

robert@taylormetal.com — company domain

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Domain age

taylormetal.com registered 2000-01-12 (27 years)

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Mail host

Google Workspace

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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

1

Reportable crashes

1

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: WA 10/2024 · CA 07/2024 · CA 03/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 652025: 922024: 702023: 30
Level I — Full: 106Level II — Walk-around: 103Level III — Driver-only: 39Level V — Vehicle-only: 9
DateStateLevel
Jul 23, 2026ORLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 21, 2026ORLevel I — Full
Jul 14, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 8, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jul 6, 2026NVLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 6, 2026ORLevel I — Full
Jun 30, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 23, 2026IDLevel I — Full
Jun 18, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 11, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 5, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 5, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
May 22, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 20, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 15, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 15, 2026ORLevel I — Full
May 8, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
May 6, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 6, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
May 6, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 5, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 4, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 30, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 29, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 28, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 28, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 21, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 20, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 20, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 16, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 13, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 13, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 9, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 30, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 30, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 25, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 16, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 16, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 12, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2026ORLevel I — Full
Mar 10, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 4, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 4, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 2, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 24, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 23, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 23, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 12, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 12, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 5, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 3, 2026ORLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 29, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 28, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 26, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 19, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 16, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 14, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026ORLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 7, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 7, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 6, 2026CALevel I — Full
Dec 23, 2025CALevel I — Full
Dec 22, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 18, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 18, 2025IDLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 18, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 17, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 16, 2025CALevel I — Full
Dec 16, 2025ORLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 12, 2025WALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 8, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 2, 2025CALevel I — Full
Dec 1, 2025WALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 1, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 20, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 19, 2025ORLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 14, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 10, 2025CALevel I — Full
Nov 4, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 30, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 28, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 28, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 21, 2025WALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 20, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 8, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 7, 2025WALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 6, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 30, 2025WALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 25, 2025ORLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 25, 2025CALevel I — Full
Sep 17, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 10, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 8, 2025USLevel I — Full
Sep 3, 2025WALevel I — Full
Aug 27, 2025WALevel I — Full
Aug 27, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 257 inspections on file.

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