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TAYLOR TRUCK LINE INC

DOT# 124500 MC# 182377 DUNS# 602786071 Northfield, MN Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(507) 645-4531 todd@taylortruckline.com 801 Hwy 3 N, Northfield MN 55057
402 tractors · all owned 343 drivers 37M mi/yr · ~92k per unit
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Marginal
FRED Score 38.4 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 811 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
402
Drivers · CDL
343 · 343
Annual miles
37M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 402 0 0 402
Trailers 1543 0 0 1543

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (04-15-2010) · 16 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-17-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
MITCH OTTE
Officer
TODD ARCHAMBAULT

Cargo

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Household Goods Motor Vehicles Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Beverages Other: GENERAL Grain/Feed/Hay US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products Farm Supplies Construction
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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
41
2 fatalities · 13 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
811
66% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
24.5%
99 of 404
Driver out-of-service
0.9%
7 of 811
Violations
418
117 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 97 inspections, 14 out of service 97 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 96 inspections, 11 out of service 96 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 103 inspections, 12 out of service 103 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 114 inspections, 10 out of service 114 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 118 inspections, 20 out of service 118 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 91 inspections, 15 out of service 91 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 92 inspections, 9 out of service 92 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 93 inspections, 13 out of service 93 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 7 inspections.
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What they get cited for

418 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    260 · 113 OOS
    Brakes 82 · Tires 82 · Lights 55 · Wheels & hubs 9 · Steering & suspension 7 · 25 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    100 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 38 · Speeding 38 · Seat belt 8 · Phone use 3 · Other 13
  • Hours of service No alert
    54 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 35 · No log 8 · Over hours limit 7 · False log 4
  • Driver fitness No alert
    4 · 4 OOS
    No valid CDL 3 · Medical certificate 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

24 months
  • Sep
    11
    2026
    Minnesota
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted.
  • Aug
    5
    2026
    Arizona
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Jul
    24
    2026
    Wisconsin
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    11
    2026
    Nevada
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    31
    2026
    Michigan
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    15
    2026
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    1
    2026
    Illinois
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    21
    2026
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    14
    2026
    Arkansas
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    22
    2025
    Michigan
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Insurance filed with FMCSA

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$1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
on record since Sep 25, 2000 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 1989
Cargo filing
required · on file · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. since Jan 20, 1997
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Utah 80
  • Illinois 59
  • California 55
  • Minnesota (HQ) 52
  • New Mexico 50
  • Wisconsin 42
  • Indiana 41
  • Iowa 38

Runs well beyond its home state: 52 of 811 inspections were in Minnesota.

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