Carrier profile · USDOT 278279 · MC-21643 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

PAUL W TAYLOR CO INC

6 power unitsWAKEFIELD, MA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-21643 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(781) 245-7080 Email dispatchMTAYLOR@TAYLORMOVING.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 fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

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 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K 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)$750K 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

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
376.11 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
391.45 No medical examination / expiredDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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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$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Vanliner’91–’11

Granite State’13–’17

Vanliner’17–’25

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Sep 2025	$750K	1
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2013 → Nov 2017	$750K	3
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Oct 2011 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1991 → Oct 2011	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
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

WAKEFIELD, MA

94 NEW SALEM ST

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 registration email domain with other carriers

@taylormoving.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1463183

Shares a company officer with other carriers

matthew a taylor — 3 carriers: USDOT 4460360 USDOT 4500481

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 94 NEW SALEM ST, WAKEFIELD, MA, 01880-1906
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (781) 245-7080
Cell: (617) 839-2424
Fax: (781) 246-4428
Email: mtaylor@taylormoving.com
Web domain: taylormoving.com

Registration

Officer: Matthew A Taylor
USDOT / docket: 278279 · MC-21643
First registered: Aug 28, 1986
Last MCS-150: Apr 16, 2026 · 60,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 5, 1990
D-U-N-S: 1803881

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

60,000

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 PAUL W TAYLOR CO INC.

PAUL W TAYLOR CO INC (USDOT 278279) 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 $750,000 limit in force from COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 15, 2025 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 6 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 16, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 5, 1990 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PAUL W TAYLOR CO INC's USDOT number?

PAUL W TAYLOR CO INC's USDOT number is 278279, and its motor carrier number is MC-21643.

Is PAUL W TAYLOR CO INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, PAUL W TAYLOR CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PAUL W TAYLOR CO INC's safety record?

PAUL W TAYLOR CO INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No 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.