Small fleet
6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA FUEL-X TRANSPORT
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Nothing flagged.
Small fleet
6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
—
Awaiting VIN decode
14 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is TAFTON FUEL STOP INC safe to load? TAFTON FUEL STOP INC (USDOT 2202315, MC-785464) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in SCRANTON, PA, operating 6 power units and 7 drivers. Operating authority has been active 14 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 19 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 11.1% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
TAFTON FUEL STOP INC's USDOT number is 2202315, and its motor carrier number is MC-785464.
As of 2026-06-13, TAFTON FUEL STOP INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
TAFTON FUEL STOP INC has a 11.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 19 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
TAFTON FUEL STOP INC operates 6 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
TAFTON FUEL STOP INC is based in SCRANTON, PA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
We could not retrieve a reliable peer set for this profile right now.
10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2017
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2016 → Apr 2017 | $1M | 1 |
| HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2015 → Jan 2017 | $1M | 3 |
| ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2014 → Dec 2015 | $1M | 2 |
| PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2012 → Dec 2014 | $1M | 1 |
| STARNET INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2011 → Dec 2012 | $1M | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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.
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
Be the first broker or shipper to rate TAFTON FUEL STOP INC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.
Leave a review