Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 749665 · MC-339517
WILLIAM G CHILDS
DBA TAYLOR TRANS
1 power unitsBARNWELL, SC
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-339517 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet
Operating authority2828 yr active
since 1998Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
28 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is WILLIAM G CHILDS safe to work with?
Is WILLIAM G CHILDS safe to load? WILLIAM G CHILDS (USDOT 749665, MC-339517) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in BARNWELL, SC, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 28 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (88/100), with the leading concern: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
WGWILLIAM G CHILDS 88
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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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 (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 4 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse
+5 earlier
Ooida Risk · 07–24
19982025
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
6 insurer eras · collapsed from 30 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. | Mar 2025 → Aug 2025 | $750k | 2 |
| OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. | May 2007 → Jun 2024 | $750k | 18 |
| OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. | Nov 2004 → Feb 2006 | $750k | 3 |
| GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO. | Aug 1999 → Aug 2000 | $750k | 5 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | May 1999 → Aug 1999 | $750k | 1 |
| COMMERCIAL CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY* | Jul 1998 → Apr 1999 | $750k | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
BARNWELL, SC
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
william childs — 4 carriers: USDOT 1086102USDOT 3201386USDOT 3651748
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 161 CHRISTIAN RD, BARNWELL, SC, 29812
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (917) 776-9619
Registration
- Officer
- William Childs
- USDOT / docket
- 749665 · MC-339517
- First registered
- 05/21/1998
- Last MCS-150
- 07/26/2024 · 80,000 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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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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Frequently asked
What is WILLIAM G CHILDS's USDOT number?
WILLIAM G CHILDS's USDOT number is 749665, and its motor carrier number is MC-339517.
Is WILLIAM G CHILDS authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, WILLIAM G CHILDS is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is WILLIAM G CHILDS's fleet?
WILLIAM G CHILDS operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is WILLIAM G CHILDS based?
WILLIAM G CHILDS is based in BARNWELL, SC.