Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
7 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is TAZ LINES LLC safe to load? TAZ LINES LLC (USDOT 3306993, MC-1049794) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in HIGHLAND PARK, IL, operating 5 power units and 5 drivers. Operating authority has been active 7 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 38 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it review before loading (82/100), with the leading concern: no active operating authority. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
TAZ LINES LLC's USDOT number is 3306993, and its motor carrier number is MC-1049794.
As of 2026-06-13, TAZ LINES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
TAZ LINES LLC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 38 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).
TAZ LINES LLC operates 5 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
TAZ LINES LLC is based in HIGHLAND PARK, IL.
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Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.
This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Sep 2023 → Mar 2024 | $750k | 2 |
| ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2023 → Sep 2023 | $750k | 2 |
| KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2022 → Apr 2023 | $750k | 2 |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2022 → Apr 2022 | $750k | 2 |
| KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2022 → Feb 2023 | $750k | 2 |
| COMPASS SPECIALTY INSURANCE RRG, INC. | Apr 2020 → Apr 2022 | $750k | 2 |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Sep 2019 → Apr 2020 | $750k | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Shares a company officer with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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