Carrier profile · USDOT 1268158 · MC-492697 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Taz Trucking Inc

DBA TAZ TRUCKING

93 power unitsavg 6.8 yrNational · 35 statesBOWLING GREEN, KY81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-492697 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

93Power units

78 observed · MCS-150

120Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(270) 782-9093 Email dispatchsafety@taztrucking.net

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

93 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

208 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 111 vehicle and 208 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 5.2 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

198 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '26 · 18

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 93-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 93
Inspections · 24 mo: 208
Annualized: ≈104 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving90 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance35 · 29 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance22 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 5 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 3 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 8 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’05–’07

Star’08–’11

Great West’11–’13

Occidental Fire’13–’15

Westfield’15–’17

Canal’19–’22

Carolina’22–’24

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2025 → May 2026	$1M	3
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Nov 2025	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2022 → Nov 2024	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2019 → Nov 2022	$1M	3
MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Nov 2019	$1M	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Nov 2018	$1M	2
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2015 → Nov 2017	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Nov 2013 → Nov 2015	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2011 → Nov 2013	$1M	1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2008 → Oct 2011	$1M	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2008 → Oct 2008	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jul 2007 → Jul 2008	$1M	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2005 → Jul 2007	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jul 2004 → Jul 2005	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 93
Observed power (24 mo): 78
Trailers (towed): 120

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

67.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 35 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

207

TN busiest

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

Home base

BOWLING GREEN, KY

6318 TAZ COURT

Top corridor

TN ⇄ KY

TN 49 · KY 33 · IN 16

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 540864Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2066554 USDOT 2369624 USDOT 3149419 USDOT 2406333 USDOT 4317820 USDOT 3009511 USDOT 540864 USDOT 1595279

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6318 TAZ COURT, BOWLING GREEN, KY, 42104
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (270) 782-9093
Fax: (270) 782-9096
Email: safety@taztrucking.net
Web domain: taztrucking.net

Registration

Officers: Tahir Zukic · Adam Woodard
USDOT / docket: 1268158 · MC-492697
First registered: Jul 19, 2004
Last MCS-150: Dec 23, 2025 · 8,845,240 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 4, 2011
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 150223134

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

8,845,240

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 TAZ TRUCKING INC.

TAZ TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1268158) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 208 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 111 vehicle-level and 208 driver-level — across 35 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 93 power units and 96 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 23, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 4, 2011 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TAZ TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

TAZ TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 1268158, and its motor carrier number is MC-492697.

Is TAZ TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, TAZ TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TAZ TRUCKING INC's safety record?

TAZ TRUCKING INC has a 30.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 342 roadside inspections, with 13 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 TAZ TRUCKING INC's fleet?

TAZ TRUCKING INC operates 93 power units and 96 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TAZ TRUCKING INC based?

TAZ TRUCKING INC is based in BOWLING GREEN, KY, with roadside inspections recorded across 35 states.

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