DANIEL A TANNER & LESTER TANNER

DBA: D & L CONTRACTING

DANIEL A TANNER & LESTER TANNER is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 2 drivers, based in Chloe, WV. Across 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 25.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 25.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 25.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — DANIEL A TANNER & LESTER TANNER (USDOT 2182949)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 25.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 25.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2182949/
As of: Sep 20, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2182949 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: LESTER TANNER Company officer 2: DANIEL A TANNER Machinery / Large Objects Based in CHLOE, WV

FMCSA census as of Sep 20, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 72/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 25% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 25% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=233843 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Field change history →
Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2182949
In FMCSA records since Aug 16, 2011 (~15y)
Company officer LESTER TANNER
Company officer 2 DANIEL A TANNER
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
Machinery / Large Objects
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 2
Contact & address
Physical
1722 WALKER CREEK RD
CHLOE, WV 25235
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2182949
In FMCSA records since Aug 16, 2011 (~15y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 25.0% vs 23.4% +1.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 25.0% vs 6.7% +18.3 pts
Violations per Inspection 4.25 vs 1.80 +2.45
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trucks 1 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 6 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 4 4 0
OOS inspections 1 1 0
OOS percentage 25% 25%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
1
Drivers
2
Inspections
6
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
25.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

D & L CONTRACTING had 4 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 25.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 8.0.

Inspection profile

4 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in WV (3) and PA (1).

Violation profile

25.0% out-of-service rate, above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (18.2% of violations); top code 383.51(a) (Driving a CMV while disqualified from holding a CDL) cited 1 times, 1 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 2 drivers; Alph, GMC, and International are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 25.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 233,843 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
25%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 233,843 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +25 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
25%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 233,843 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +25 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (4 months)

2024-02 2025-11

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
West Virginia (WV) 3 1 33.3% Nov 6, 2025
Pennsylvania (PA) 1 0 0.0% Nov 4, 2024
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Sterling T 2
Alph 1
GMC 1
International 1
Pit 1
Stem 1
Unknown 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 3.71 4 Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 8.28 8 Sep 14, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (6 rows) View all 6 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
86308564 Nov 6, 2025 WV 2 BRIDGEPORT WV
STERLING TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLIFTA No
86308634 Nov 3, 2025 WV 2 SUTTON WV
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 390.21TB1-MC No
86194176 Oct 24, 2025 WV 2 KIMBERLY WV
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
10 383.23A2-LCDLN, 393.43DBMA, 393.9A-LTSI Yes
83115860 Nov 4, 2024 PA 2 SR 79 NB AT BRIDGEVILLE REST A
STERLING TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Stem
5 393.75C, 396.17C, 393.9 No
80833803 Feb 9, 2024 WV 2 SERVIA WV
STERLING TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
78372106 Apr 18, 2023 WV 2 I79 REST AREA
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 383.51(a) Yes
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
SR 79 NB AT BRIDGEVILLE REST A PA 1 0
BRIDGEPORT WV WV 1 0
I79 REST AREA WV 1 1
KIMBERLY WV WV 1 1
SERVIA WV WV 1 0
SUTTON WV WV 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
383.51(a) Driving a CMV while disqualified from holding a CDL Driver Fitness 1 1
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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