Carrier profile · USDOT 444427 · MC-783010 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TAYLOR METAL INC

70 power unitsMulti-region · 8 statesSALEM, OR93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-783010 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

70Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(503) 581-8338 Email dispatchROBERT@TAYLORMETAL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.0% vs the 22.26% national average.

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 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

70 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

198 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 167 vehicle and 189 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

32.6% · 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 2.7 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

194 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 13

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 70-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 70
Inspections · 24 mo: 198
Annualized: ≈99 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 inspections / unit · yr

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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 ’18 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Companion Property’12–’15

Unigard’15–’16

National Fire’17–now

2012201620202024now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD · since Sep 2018

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD	Sep 2017 → Dec 2018	$750K	2
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Sep 2016 → Sep 2017	$750K	2
UNIGARD INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2015 → Sep 2016	$750K	1
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	May 2012 → May 2015	$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): 70
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 across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

197

CA busiest

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

Home base

SALEM, OR

4566 RIDGE DRIVE NE

Top corridor

CA ⇄ OR

CA 131 · WA 33 · OR 18

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

@taylormetal.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1168939

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4566 RIDGE DRIVE NE, SALEM, OR, 97301
Mailing address: 4566 RIDGE DR NE, SALEM, OR, 97301
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (503) 581-8338
Cell: (503) 798-9981
Fax: (503) 581-6877
Email: robert@taylormetal.com
Web domain: taylormetal.com

Registration

Officers: Robert Osmundsen · Stephen Deyoung
USDOT / docket: 444427 · MC-783010
First registered: Apr 30, 1991
Last MCS-150: Jul 31, 2024 · 1,915,596 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 17, 2019
D-U-N-S: 173797804

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,915,596

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 TAYLOR METAL INC.

TAYLOR METAL INC (USDOT 444427) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD effective Sep 6, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 198 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 167 vehicle-level and 189 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 70 power units and 44 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 31, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 17, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TAYLOR METAL INC's USDOT number?

TAYLOR METAL INC's USDOT number is 444427, and its motor carrier number is MC-783010.

Is TAYLOR METAL INC authorized to operate?

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

What is TAYLOR METAL INC's safety record?

TAYLOR METAL INC has a 27.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 264 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).