Taylor Distributing Company
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 5
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.
- Registered power units
- 52
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 37
- Annualized
- ≈19 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving32 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance27 · 7 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 13 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
20 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 12, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 41 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2025 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2024 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2023 | KY | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2022 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2019 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2018 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 11, 2018 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2015 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 14, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2013 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2013 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2012 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2011 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2011 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2010 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2008 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2008 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2007 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2007 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2007 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2006 | OH | 0 | 3 | Yes |