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USDOT 587180MC013964

Tantara Transportation Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

40 years (granted 1986)

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Liability filing

$5M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

112 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

Tantara Transportation Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

39000 Plymouth Road, Livonia, MI 48150

Phone

(734) 879-4458

Power units

99

Drivers

99

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC013964

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

Authority history

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

Insurance filings

91X — Federal Insurance Co. · coverage $5M (as filed)
91X — Zurich American Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)
34 — Federal Insurance Co.

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

2.7%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 112 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

9.8%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 112 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

lsamonie@tantara.com — company domain

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Domain age

tantara.com registered 1997-08-11 (29 years)

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Mail host

Self-hosted / other

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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

12

Reportable crashes

10

Tow-aways

5

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: NV 06/2026 · MI 05/2026 · MI 04/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 152025: 382024: 342023: 25
Level III — Driver-only: 59Level II — Walk-around: 37Level I — Full: 16
DateStateLevel
Jun 30, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Jun 20, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 17, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 5, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 26, 2026NYLevel III — Driver-only
May 20, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 27, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 19, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 5, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Mar 2, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 8, 2026UTLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 30, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Dec 16, 2025WVLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 11, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 28, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 13, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Nov 10, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 7, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 29, 2025MILevel I — Full
Oct 16, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Oct 6, 2025MILevel I — Full
Oct 1, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Sep 23, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 23, 2025USLevel I — Full
Sep 16, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 14, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Sep 12, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Sep 4, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 3, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 28, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 26, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Aug 25, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 24, 2025ALLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 22, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 19, 2025MILevel I — Full
Jun 11, 2025SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 6, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Jun 3, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 17, 2025CALevel I — Full
May 13, 2025INLevel I — Full
Apr 15, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Apr 1, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 6, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 21, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Feb 10, 2025NVLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2025NVLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 16, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 15, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Dec 28, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 24, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 2, 2024VTLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 28, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Nov 28, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Nov 14, 2024MILevel I — Full
Nov 13, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Oct 13, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Oct 3, 2024CALevel I — Full
Sep 29, 2024CALevel I — Full
Sep 26, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 24, 2024KYLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 12, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Sep 10, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 26, 2024FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 14, 2024CALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 10, 2024MALevel III — Driver-only
May 30, 2024AZLevel III — Driver-only
May 22, 2024COLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 26, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 23, 2024NMLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2024MILevel I — Full
Apr 14, 2024KYLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2024INLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 8, 2024MALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 20, 2024COLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 19, 2024USLevel I — Full
Mar 17, 2024MOLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 29, 2024COLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2024NMLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 8, 2024NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 31, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 25, 2024KYLevel I — Full
Dec 17, 2023AZLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 7, 2023MDLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 5, 2023NMLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 15, 2023WALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 8, 2023MILevel II — Walk-around
Oct 31, 2023NMLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 26, 2023OHLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 26, 2023IALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 19, 2023COLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 18, 2023MDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 13, 2023COLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 12, 2023NMLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 5, 2023MDLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 112 inspections on file.

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