Carrier profile · USDOT 153935 · MC-164888 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Tax Airfreight Inc

180 power unitsavg 7.3 yrRegional · 5 statesMILWAUKEE, WI81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-164888 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

180Power units

69 observed · MCS-150

45Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(414) 769-6565 Email dispatchdispatch@taxair.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average22.5% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$3M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$3M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

180 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

83 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 22.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 40 vehicle and 83 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 23.2 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

82 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 9

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 180-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 180
Inspections · 24 mo: 83
Annualized: ≈42 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving60 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 7 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
172.602 Other violationOther2 · 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: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$3,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

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

$3M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $3M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’21 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

West Bend’93–’97

General Wisconsin’97–’17

1st Security’06–’25

West Bend’17–’24

Gemini’17–now

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $3,000,000 · GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2021

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Oct 2021	$1M	5
WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2017 → Oct 2024	$1M	2
1ST SECURITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION	Mar 2006 → Aug 2025	$1M	3
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Oct 2004 → Oct 2002	$1M	2
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2003 → Oct 2004	$1M	1
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Oct 1997 → Oct 2017	$1M	4
WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1993 → Oct 1997	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 180
Observed power (24 mo): 69
Trailers (towed): 45

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

7.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WI busiest

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

Home base

MILWAUKEE, WI

5975 SOUTH HOWELL AVENUE

Top corridor

WI 48 · IL 16 · IA 12

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 80806 USDOT 2013895 USDOT 508334 USDOT 3495418 USDOT 400101 USDOT 1991870 USDOT 2846733 USDOT 165949

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@taxair.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4099878

Shares a company officer with other carriers

brandon pearson — 3 carriers: USDOT 2184665 USDOT 3598880

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

180

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5975 SOUTH HOWELL AVENUE, MILWAUKEE, WI, 53207
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (414) 769-6565
Fax: (414) 769-0529
Email: dispatch@taxair.com
Web domain: taxair.com

Registration

Officers: Brandon Pearson · Anne Schepp
USDOT / docket: 153935 · MC-164888
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 9, 2026 · 7,481,703 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 13, 2023
D-U-N-S: 91780759

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

180

Power units

189

Drivers

174

CDL drivers

7,481,703

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 TAX AIRFREIGHT INC.

TAX AIRFREIGHT INC (USDOT 153935) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $3,000,000 limit in force from GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 83 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 40 vehicle-level and 83 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 180 power units and 189 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 9, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 13, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TAX AIRFREIGHT INC's USDOT number?

TAX AIRFREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 153935, and its motor carrier number is MC-164888.

Is TAX AIRFREIGHT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TAX AIRFREIGHT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TAX AIRFREIGHT INC's safety record?

TAX AIRFREIGHT INC has a 22.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 119 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is TAX AIRFREIGHT INC's fleet?

TAX AIRFREIGHT INC operates 180 power units and 189 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TAX AIRFREIGHT INC based?

TAX AIRFREIGHT INC is based in MILWAUKEE, WI, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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