TAYLOR FARMS TENNESSEE INC

DOT# 617754 MC# 295847 Smyrna, TN Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(615) 984-2782 jhenn@taylorfarms.com 199 E Sam Ridley Pkwy Eas, Smyrna TN 37167
34 power units · all leased 57 drivers 2.1M mi/yr · ~61k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 82.6 / 100
Moderate confidence
31 yrs history · 33 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
34
Drivers · CDL
57 · 57
Annual miles
2.1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 1 0 1
Tractors 0 33 0 33
Trailers 18 205 0 223

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (05-10-2006) · 20 yr old
Registered
10-20-1995 (31 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-12-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
BRIAN THURE
Officer
VINCENT RENKUS

Cargo

60.1
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Paper Products
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.68×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.8 vs 1.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.8
Similar fleets
1.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 1.2 a year. The grade counts 1 crash in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.41× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.61× and violations 0.67×. Together they move its crash estimate -3%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 3.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
33
64% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
11.1%
1 of 9
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.0%
1 of 33
National avg 6.7%
Violations
14
2 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.027
Inspections 0.75 1.02
Violations 0.21 0.71
Critical violations 0.03 0.14

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

14 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    7 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 4 · Speeding 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · Over hours limit 2
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    Brakes 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    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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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$2,000,000 · Ace American Insurance Company
on record since May 1, 2015 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 1995
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 28, 2005)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Tennessee (HQ) 13
  • Kentucky 7
  • North Carolina 4
  • South Carolina 3
  • Illinois 2
  • Alabama 1
  • Florida 1
  • Mississippi 1

39% of inspections were in its home state.