TAYLOR TRUCKING OF BRIGHTON TN LLC

DOT# 980779 MC# 508977 Brighton, TN Authorized For-Hire
(901) 508-2019 brian_taylor50@aol.com 4045 Old Memphis Road, Brighton TN 38011
9 power units 9 drivers 234k mi/yr · ~26k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 78.9 / 100
Low confidence
25 yrs history · 19 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

Checking FMCSA…

Fleet & equipment

Power units
9
Drivers · CDL
9 · 9
Annual miles
234k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 0 0 1
Tractors 6 2 0 8
Trailers 17 0 0 17

Registration

Organization
INDIVIDUAL
FMCSA Rating
Conditional (05-23-2018)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 8 yr ago)
Registered
09-28-2001 (25 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
11-01-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
BRIAN TAYLOR

Cargo

52.8
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Intermodal Containers General Freight Building Materials Other: SAND & GRAVEL Grain/Feed/Hay Farm Supplies Construction Garbage/Refuse
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

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 10–19 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 0.72×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
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 0.5 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.34× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -9%: 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.

  • Driver qualification
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (Apr 2025).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Brakes and tires
    Brakes are 8 of 26 violations (31%). Brake or tire defects led to 6 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    50.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (6 of 12). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.22× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Historical FMCSA safety rating
    FMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
19
42% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
6 of 12
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
5.3%
1 of 19
National avg 6.7%
Violations
26
13 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '26
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.039
Inspections 1.39 1.41
Violations 1.44 1.44
Critical violations 0.50 0.26

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

26 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    24 · 11 OOS
    Brakes 8 · Tires 4 · Cargo securement 3 · Lights 3 · Steering & suspension 2 · 4 more
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

Tap a category to show or hide it
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 May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
Today · live FMCSA check
Checking FMCSA…
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO.
on record since Jun 20, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2005
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jun 20, 2018)

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

Loading map data…
Inspections by state
  • Arkansas 10
  • Tennessee (HQ) 6
  • Alabama 2
  • Mississippi 1