Carrier profile · USDOT 1711378 · MC-627835 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TAINO EXPRESS INC

0 power unitsPATERSON, NJ50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-627835 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(973) 333-5298 Email dispatchTAINOEXPRESS@YAHOO.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMCS-150 census data outdated

Watch · 2

MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 9.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’17 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Scottsdale’08–’10

Imperium’09–’11

Knightbrook’11–’14

Topa’15–’17

beyond this history

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · ONYX INSURANCE COMPANY, INC - RRG · since Sep 2017

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TOPA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2015 → Sep 2017	$5M	7
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2015 → Nov 2015	$5M	2
TOPA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2015 → Nov 2016	$5M	1
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2014 → Jan 2015	$5M	4
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Jan 2014	$5M	12
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2009 → Dec 2011	$5M	4
ARI INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Jan 2010	$5M	2
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2008 → Jan 2010	$5M	2
ARI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2008 → Apr 2009	$5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

PATERSON, NJ

122 BURLINGTON AVENUE

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ramon mercado — 9 carriers: USDOT 1557936 USDOT 2332063 USDOT 2697569 USDOT 2698643 USDOT 3076084 USDOT 3167848 USDOT 3275072 USDOT 3355822

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 122 BURLINGTON AVENUE, PATERSON, NJ, 07502
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (973) 333-5298
Fax: (973) 333-5298
Email: tainoexpress@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Ramon Mercado · Yolanda Mercado
USDOT / docket: 1711378 · MC-627835
First registered: Nov 26, 2007
Last MCS-150: Mar 21, 2017 · 655,000 mi (2016)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

655,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

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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 TAINO EXPRESS INC.

TAINO EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1711378) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from ONYX INSURANCE COMPANY, INC - RRG effective Sep 30, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 28 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 21, 2017.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.