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TAZ TRUCKING LLC

POTEAU, OK

TAZ TRUCKING LLC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 32 power units and 29 drivers, based in Poteau, OK. Across 31 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 12.9% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with 4 reportable crashes. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for common.

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
Policy effective · Dec 6, 2025
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 2.60% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 22.2% vs peer 15.4% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS 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 — TAZ TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3159342)
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
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 2.60% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 22.2% vs peer 15.4%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3159342/
As of: Sep 22, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3159342 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: SCOUTE WARREN Company officer 2: PAUL KARSTENS Construction Other (SALT WATER) Based in POTEAU, OK

FMCSA census as of Sep 22, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 2.6% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 22.2% vs peer median 15.4% (worse). n=30668 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.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Physical street 34771 US HWY 271 → 210 DEWEY AVE UNIT B · Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3159342
In FMCSA records since Jul 11, 2018 (~8y)
MC / docket MC1188359
Company officer SCOUTE WARREN
Company officer 2 PAUL KARSTENS
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Construction, Other (SALT WATER)
Fleet size 32 units
Drivers 29
Annual mileage 1,021,799 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (918) 649-0023
Email: [email protected]
Physical
210 DEWEY AVE UNIT B
POTEAU, OK 74953
Mailing
34771 US HWY 271
POTEAU, OK 74953
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3159342
In FMCSA records since Jul 11, 2018 (~8y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1,021,799 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 22.2% vs 23.4% -1.2 pts
Driver OOS Rate 2.6% vs 6.7% -4.1 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.77 vs 1.80 -1.03
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%
Active liability insurance
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.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2021-02-11 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 31 0 0
Trailers 39 0 0
Trucks 1 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 7 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 1 0 1
Tow-away 0 1 3 4
Crash reports 0 1 3 4

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 62 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 31 31 0
OOS inspections 0 4 0
OOS percentage 0% 12.9% —
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
32
Drivers
29
Inspections
62
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
22.2%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
4
7 all-time
Authorities
1
1 active
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

TAZ TRUCKING LLC had 31 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 12.9%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 4.0. 4 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

31 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in OK (29) and AR (1).

Violation profile

12.9% out-of-service rate, below the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 11 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 32 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 29 drivers; West, Nutt, and Western Star are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 22.2% 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 30,668 ACTIVE carriers operating 16–48 power units (±50% of this carrier's 32 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
2.6%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 30,668 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +2.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
22.2%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
15.4%
Median across 30,668 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +6.8 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 address change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 34771 US HWY 271 210 DEWEY AVE UNIT B
      Seen 8 times · first Aug 18, 2026 · last Aug 28, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (27 months)

2023-09 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Unsafe Driving
21 violations
Vehicle Maintenance
3 violations
3 OOS · 100.0%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Oklahoma (OK) 29 4 13.8% Sep 17, 2026
Arkansas (AR) 1 0 0.0% Jan 19, 2026
Colorado (CO) 1 0 0.0% Mar 3, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
West 20
Peterbilt 17
Nutt 15
Western Star 12
Cts 5
Trvs 5
Puma 3
Ausmu 2
Pete 2
Phim 2
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 3 — 1.46 1 — Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 6 — 4.13 4 — Sep 21, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (62 rows) View all 62 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89030062 Sep 17, 2026 OK 3 INTERSTATE 40 2 W OF SALLISAW
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3NU6600 · 5KJJBPDV4TLWX7796
0 — No
88357115 Jul 9, 2026 OK 2 —
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3LL893 · 5KJJBPDVXSPVY1355
1 393.23-LEU Yes
87560016 Apr 13, 2026 OK 1 SEQUOYAH POE
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3KL298 · 5KJJBPDVXSPVK4573
2 45D-B No
87251333 Mar 9, 2026 OK 3 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3KX077 · 1NPXGGGG70D456925
2 392.2-SLLED, 392.2-SLL No
87209558 Mar 3, 2026 CO 3 LIMON CO
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3LL889 · 5KJJBPDV8SLVS7317
1 392.16AD No
86874903 Jan 19, 2026 AR 3 FORT SMITH AR
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
KY A84051 · 3AKJHHDR0JSJU8425
1 392.2-SLLML No
86839658 Jan 19, 2026 OK 3 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3JV113 · 1NPXGGGG20D456928
0 — No
86604141 Dec 18, 2025 OK 3 US 59 AND POTEAU
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3KL294 · 5KJJBPDV4SPVK7498
1 392.2-SLLEWG3 No
86529073 Dec 10, 2025 OK 2 US 59 SHADY POINT
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3KL299 · 5KJJBPDV1SPVK4574
1 392.2-SLLIT No
86492041 Dec 4, 2025 OK 3 US 59 AND PANAMA
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3KA501 · 5KJJBPDV8RLVH1565
0 — No
86333425 Nov 13, 2025 OK 2 QUICKTRIP SALLISAW
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3KL297 · 5KJJBPDV6SLVK4576
2 393.100B-C, 392.2-SLLEWA3 Yes
86130127 Oct 23, 2025 OK 3 ok-us59-/-wildhorse
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3LL890 · 5KJJBPDV3SPVY1357
0 — No
85682944 Sep 4, 2025 OK 2 —
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3LL893 · 5KJJBPDVXSPVY1355
0 — No
85019006 Jun 23, 2025 OK 2 —
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3LM008 · 3BHJBPDVXSDWC0035
0 — No
84192042 Mar 21, 2025 OK 3 —
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3KR119 · 5KJJBPDV5SPVS6215
3 392.2-SLLEWG3, 392.2-SLLEWA3 No
83887260 Feb 17, 2025 OK 3 INTERSTATE 40 2 W OF SALLISAW
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3KL298 · 5KJJBPDVXSPVK4573
1 392.2-SLLEWA3 No
83840524 Feb 11, 2025 OK 3 ok-us59-/-wildhorse
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3LL891 · 5KJJBPDV1SPVY1356
0 — No
83788200 Feb 5, 2025 OK 1 ok-us-69-/-90th-st-n
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3KL292 · 5KJJBPDV4SLVK4575
1 393.75A3-TAOL Yes
83590617 Jan 13, 2025 OK 3 US 59 BYPASS
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3KR078 · 1XPTD49X7DD166151
0 — No
83364665 Dec 10, 2024 OK 3 1 EAST OF GORE
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3LL894 · 5KJJBPDV5SPVY1358
1 392.2-SLLEWA2 No
83298554 Dec 3, 2024 OK 3 US 64/ US 59
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3LL890 · 5KJJBPDV3SPVY1357
1 392.2-SLLEWA2 No
83271360 Nov 27, 2024 OK 3 —
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3KX075 · 5KJJBPDV1SPVK5255
0 — No
83126525 Nov 11, 2024 OK 3 —
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3KL398 · 5KJJBPDVXSPVK4573
1 392.2-SLLEWA2 No
83072657 Nov 4, 2024 OK 2 —
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3LL895 · 5KJJBPDV7SPVY1359
1 392.2-SLLEWA1 No
83015803 Oct 28, 2024 OK 3 US 64/ US 59
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
OK 3LL891 · 5KJJBPDV1SPVY1356
1 392.2-SLLEWA1 No
Recent Crashes (7 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
OK2511002022 Nov 4, 2025 OK 0 1 Yes No Injury
AR2025541156 Jul 13, 2025 AR 0 0 Yes No Tow
OK2412003738 Dec 18, 2024 OK 0 0 Yes No Tow
OK2409004475 Sep 24, 2024 OK 0 0 Yes No Tow
OK2402002234 Feb 21, 2024 OK 0 0 Yes No Tow
OK0023003408 Feb 16, 2023 OK 0 1 Yes No Injury
OK0020000072 Dec 8, 2020 OK 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC1188359
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Feb 11, 2021 MC1188359-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (9 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY CAT 0011648-00 91X $1,000,000 Dec 6, 2025 On file ACTIVE
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA 024177143 BIPD/Primary — Dec 6, 2024 Dec 6, 2025 CANCELLED
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE L23A8203 BIPD/Primary — Dec 6, 2024 Jan 4, 2024 CANCELLED
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE L23A8203 BIPD/Primary — Dec 6, 2023 Dec 6, 2024 REPLACED
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE L23A8203 BIPD/Primary — Dec 6, 2023 Jan 4, 2024 CANCELLED
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE L23A8203 BIPD/Primary — Dec 6, 2023 Dec 6, 2023 REPLACED
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY FBCAT0468603 BIPD/Primary — Dec 6, 2022 Dec 6, 2023 REPLACED
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY FBCAT0468602 BIPD/Primary — Dec 6, 2021 Dec 6, 2022 REPLACED
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY FBCAT0468601 BIPD/Primary — Jan 13, 2021 Dec 6, 2021 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Dec 9, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  2. Dec 6, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
  3. Dec 6, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE
  4. Jan 4, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE
  5. Jan 4, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE
  6. Dec 6, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE
  7. Dec 6, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Dec 6, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Dec 8, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Dec 6, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Feb 11, 2021
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 11 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 7 1
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) Unsafe Driving 4 0
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL Driver Fitness 1 1
392.9(a) Failing to secure load Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.209(e) Power steering violations Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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