Broker of Property (Except Household Goods)
- First granted
- May 05, 1986 40 yrs
- BIPD required / on file
- $0 / $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Required · not on file
Public carrier record · USDOT 81220
TAYLOR DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
West Chester, OH · MC 22276
TAYLOR DISTRIBUTING COMPANY (USDOT 81220, MC 22276) reports a fleet of 52 power units and 52 drivers at its West Chester, Ohio location. It is registered as a hazmat carrier; 4 inspections involved a placarded load. Inspectors identified 32 different power units by VIN over two years, fewer than the 52 it reports.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
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- Suspension notice in the last 12 months; authority is active now
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
AuthorityActive1 active · since May 1986
Insurance2 on fileinsurance filings
Safety ratingSatisfactoryNov 05, 1992
Power units52as reported
Drivers52as reported
Inspections40latest Aug 31, 2026
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 81220 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | TAYLOR DISTRIBUTING COMPANY |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 22276 |
| Reported physical address | 9287 MERIDIAN WAY, WEST CHESTER, OH, 45069, US |
| Reported business phone | (513) 771-1850 |
| Reported power units | 52 |
| Reported drivers | 52 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Jan 08, 2026 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Chaz Bierman, Justin Sellers |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier, Broker |
| Hazmat indicator | Yes |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Compliance review · Sep 30, 1992 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Nov 05, 1992 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
TAYLOR DISTRIBUTING COMPANY reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
40 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 7 states and provinces. Inspected in 14 of 25 months; busiest Apr 2026 with 5.
| Inspections | 40 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 5.0% (2 of 40) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 31.6% (6 of 19) |
| Violations | 60 across 25 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 11 |
| Crashes | 2 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 2 / 2 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 2 |
| Placarded hazmat inspections | 4 · 0 with a hazmat out-of-service order |
Most frequent published violation codes
3922SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit33922SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other33939ALSLILighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.3177823AHMPMCNPL61HM (Placarding) - Any of the required placards for a category of material (hazard class or division) are missing. CVSA Inspection Bulletin 2017-03 - Display of GH2177823AHMTVMNIDHM (Transport Vehicle Markings) - Less than 50% of the required ID numbers are missing for each material.2
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Reported cargo and business classification
TAYLOR DISTRIBUTING COMPANY reports AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 7 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Household goods
- Intermodal containers
- Meat
- Refrigerated food
- Beverages
- Paper products
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 01, 1974
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Jan 08, 2026
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
Authority filings
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
- First granted
- May 05, 1986 40 yrs
- BIPD required / on file
- $1,000,000 / $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Not required
Insurance filings
| Docket | Insurer | Coverage | Effective date | Form | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC22276 | The Cincinnati Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | Dec 01, 2025 | BMC-91X | EPP0219722 |
| MC22276 | The Cincinnati Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | Dec 01, 2019 | BMC-91X | EBA 021 97 22 |
Cancelled and replaced policies
| Insurer | Form · coverage | Effective | Ended | How it ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cincinnati Insurance CompanyMC22276 | BMC-91X · BIPD | Dec 31, 2025 | Not reported | Cancelled |
| The Cincinnati Insurance CompanyMC22276 | BMC-91X · BIPD | Dec 01, 2019 | Not reported | Cancelled |
FMCSA’s insurance history file covers recent months only. CarrierTrail keeps each row after it leaves that file, and first saw these on Oct 03, 2026.
Process agent (BOC-3)
- Process Agent Service Company, Inc.Sioux Falls, SD · MC22276
The company the carrier designated to receive legal papers in each state, as filed on its BOC-3.
Operating authority timeline
Status changes and notices recorded against TAYLOR DISTRIBUTING COMPANY’s operating authority dockets, newest first, from the FMCSA authority history and notices datasets.
- ReinstatedMC22276 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
- Involuntary Suspension - insurance cancellation effective; no active insurance meeting minimum coverage on fileMC22276 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
- GrantedMC22276 · Broker of Property (Except Household Goods)
- GrantedMC22276 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
A notice or status line describes the docket, not the reason behind it. Check Motus for the current status before booking.
Shared contact details
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