Carrier profile · USDOT 796560 · MC-355081 · Updated Jul 19, 2026

DONALD RAY TALLEY

DBA D & M MATERIALS

1 power unitavg 13.3 yrLocal · 1 statesWINDTHORST, TX50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-355081 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(940) 423-6275 Email dispatchmarthatalley@hotmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 19, 2026

Limited record

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Not enough inspection history to rate4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — 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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.3 yr

Model years 1997–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 4 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 4.8 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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.51 Brake warning devicesVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’21 · 8 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Canal’02–’06

Progressive County’08–’12

Progressive County’15–’18

Progressive County’19–now

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL · since Aug 2022

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Feb 2019 → Aug 2021	$750K	1
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2018 → Feb 2019	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Feb 2015 → Feb 2018	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2013 → Feb 2015	$750K	2
VICTORIA FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2012 → Feb 2013	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Feb 2008 → Feb 2012	$750K	1
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2006 → Mar 2008	$750K	4
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Mar 2002 → Feb 2006	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Aug 2001 → Aug 2001	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Mar 2001 → Mar 2001	$750K	2
GAINSCO COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1999 → Mar 2001	$750K	2

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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): 1
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.3 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

WINDTHORST, TX

2471 PENNARTZ RD

Top corridor

TX 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4302665 USDOT 3528914 USDOT 3230741

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2471 PENNARTZ RD, WINDTHORST, TX, 76389
Mailing address: PO BOX 31, WINDTHORST, TX, 76389
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (940) 423-6275
Email: marthatalley@hotmail.com

Registration

Officers: Martha Talley · Donald R Talley
USDOT / docket: 796560 · MC-355081
First registered: Feb 23, 1999
Last MCS-150: Feb 17, 2026 · 54,842 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

54,842

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 DONALD RAY TALLEY.

DONALD RAY TALLEY (USDOT 796560) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 19, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 19, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL effective Aug 15, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 19, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 19, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 19, 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 Jul 19, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 17, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 19, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DONALD RAY TALLEY's USDOT number?

DONALD RAY TALLEY's USDOT number is 796560, and its motor carrier number is MC-355081.

Is DONALD RAY TALLEY authorized to operate?

As of Jul 19, 2026, DONALD RAY TALLEY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DONALD RAY TALLEY's safety record?

DONALD RAY TALLEY has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.