TANTARA TRANSPORTATION INC

TANTARA TRANSPORTATION INC is a large fleet, operating 180 power units and 90 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Romulus, MI. Across 68 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 11.8% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with 8 reportable crashes. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of household goods, motor carrier of property (except household goods), and 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 · Sep 1, 2007
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 4.30% vs peer 1.40% · Vehicle 18.5% vs peer 17.8% Details →
On file
  • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-34 Federal Insurance Company · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI Details →
  • 3 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A $20 BOC-3 FILING LLC Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — TANTARA TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 587180)
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 4.30% vs peer 1.40% · Vehicle 18.5% vs peer 17.8%

On file:
  • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-34 — Federal Insurance Company · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI
  • 3 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A $20 BOC-3 FILING LLC
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/587180/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 587180 Active CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Satisfactory rated Company officer: AL FISHER Company officer 2: ROBERT FISHER General Freight Motor Vehicles Other (SPECIAL PRODUCTS) Based in ROMULUS, MI

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 83/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 100% · 5/5 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 4.3% vs peer median 1.4% (worse). Vehicle OOS 18.5% vs peer median 17.8% (worse). n=5109 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory 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.

  • Power Units +81 (99 → 180) · Sep 3, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers −9 (99 → 90) · Sep 3, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical street 39000 PLYMOUTH ROAD → 34800 GODDARD RD · Aug 11, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical city LIVONIA → ROMULUS · Jun 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

4 active liability filings · 2 cargo

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 587180
In FMCSA records since Jan 17, 1995 (~31y)
MC / docket MC13964 , MC013964
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer AL FISHER
Company officer 2 ROBERT FISHER
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
General Freight, Motor Vehicles, Other (SPECIAL PRODUCTS)
Fleet size 180 units
Drivers 90
Annual mileage 5,595,420 mi
Contact & address
Physical
34800 GODDARD RD
ROMULUS, MI 48174-3406
Mailing
PO BOX 51487
LIVONIA, MI 48150
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 587180
In FMCSA records since Jan 17, 1995 (~31y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 5,595,420 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 18.5% vs 23.4% -4.9 pts
Driver OOS Rate 4.3% vs 6.7% -2.4 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.94 vs 1.80 -0.86
Peer tier (large fleets (101-1,000 power units)) median OOS rate: 19.1%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

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.

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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2026-06-09 (104 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 0 84 0
Trailers 0 300 0
Trucks 0 15 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 60 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 4 4
Tow-away 0 2 4 6
Crash reports 0 2 6 8

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 128 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 68 68 0
OOS inspections 4 5 0
OOS percentage 5.88% 7.35%
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
180
Drivers
90
Inspections
128
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
18.5%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
8
60 all-time
Authorities
3
3 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles
Risk intelligence

TANTARA TRANSPORTATION INC had 68 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 11.8%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 3.0. 8 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

68 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MI (20) and CA (6).

Violation profile

11.8% 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 18 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 99 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 99 drivers; Freightliner, Great Dane, and Peterbilt are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 18.5% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

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

Compared against 5,109 ACTIVE carriers operating 90–270 power units (±50% of this carrier's 180 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
4.3%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
1.4%
Median across 5,109 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +2.9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
18.5%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
17.8%
Median across 5,109 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +0.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 4 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change · 2 address changes

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 99 90
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 99 180
      FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 39000 PLYMOUTH ROAD 34800 GODDARD RD
      Seen 47 times · first Jun 25, 2026 · last Aug 11, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
  3. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical city LIVONIA ROMULUS
      FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Sep 3, 2026 Sep 3, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (36 months)

2023-09 2026-09

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Michigan (MI) 20 5 25.0% Aug 27, 2026
California (CA) 6 0 0.0% Jul 22, 2026
Maryland (MD) 6 1 16.7% Jun 20, 2026
Ohio (OH) 5 0 0.0% Sep 14, 2026
Indiana (IN) 3 0 0.0% Aug 13, 2025
Wisconsin (WI) 2 0 0.0% Jan 13, 2026
Nebraska (NE) 2 0 0.0% Sep 14, 2025
Nevada (NV) 2 0 0.0% Feb 10, 2025
New Mexico (NM) 2 0 0.0% Dec 11, 2025
Georgia (GA) 2 0 0.0% Feb 27, 2026
Illinois (IL) 2 0 0.0% Jul 30, 2026
Kentucky (KY) 2 0 0.0% Sep 3, 2025
North Carolina (NC) 2 0 0.0% Apr 1, 2025
West Virginia (WV) 1 0 0.0% Dec 16, 2025
Colorado (CO) 1 0 0.0% Aug 5, 2026
Minnesota (MN) 1 0 0.0% Mar 2, 2026
South Carolina (SC) 1 0 0.0% Jun 11, 2025
Tennessee (TN) 1 1 100.0% Dec 28, 2024
Texas (TX) 1 0 0.0% Apr 5, 2026
US (US) 1 0 0.0% Sep 23, 2025
Utah (UT) 1 0 0.0% Feb 8, 2026
Virginia (VA) 1 0 0.0% Jan 16, 2025
Vermont (VT) 1 0 0.0% Dec 2, 2024
Washington (WA) 1 1 100.0% May 20, 2026
Alabama (AL) 1 0 0.0% Aug 24, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 55
Great Dane 30
Peterbilt 22
Kent 15
Kentucky 14
Kenworth 10
Utility 6
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 4 0.48 0 Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 1 0.02 0 Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 7 0.21 0 Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 20 1.89 2 Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 14 3.09 3 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 (128 rows) View all 128 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89005956 Sep 14, 2026 OH 2 ST MARYS OH
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 392.2-SLLTL, 395.22H4-ELDBRODS No
88824730 Aug 27, 2026 MI 1 4 MILE REST AREA / I-75
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.9A-LBL, 392.2-SLL No
88633628 Aug 5, 2026 CO 1 2 393.78A-WS, 390.21TB2-DOT No
88576739 Jul 30, 2026 IL 3
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88544105 Jul 29, 2026 MI 1 FOWLERVILLE SCALE W/B
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 383.23A2-LCDLN, 396.3A1-BOS, 393.47E Yes
88495900 Jul 22, 2026 CA 1 COTTONWOOD IF
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
1 396.3A1-BALAC No
88353596 Jul 8, 2026 MI 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88281499 Jun 30, 2026 MI 2
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.9A-LCL No
88204389 Jun 20, 2026 MD 2
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS4 No
88193066 Jun 17, 2026 OH 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87946178 May 20, 2026 WA 2
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.75A3-TAOL, 395.30B2-ELDDFC24 Yes
87715939 Apr 27, 2026 CA 3 MT. PASS JPOE CVEF
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87538933 Apr 5, 2026 TX 2 IH30 WB MT PLEASANT SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87475942 Mar 25, 2026 MD 1 PERRYVILLE MD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.201A-FRMC, 393.47E, 393.53B-B Yes
87238409 Mar 2, 2026 MN 3 WORTHINGTON MN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87176005 Feb 27, 2026 GA 3 DARIEN GA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86990707 Feb 8, 2026 UT 3 ut-st.-george-ut
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86813105 Jan 13, 2026 WI 2 PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLL No
86588630 Dec 16, 2025 WV 3 SHADY SPRING WV
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
86552684 Dec 11, 2025 NM 3 SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86595574 Nov 28, 2025 CA 3 ca-mt.-pass-if
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86321466 Nov 13, 2025 MI 3
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.9B2-DFICD No
86290894 Nov 10, 2025 IL 2 il-015---peotone---i-57-n/b
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 396.17C No
86337324 Nov 7, 2025 MD 2 WARWICK MD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86198044 Oct 29, 2025 MI 1 mi-fowlerville-scale-w/b
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.75A3-TAOL Yes
Recent Crashes (60 rows) View all 60 →
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
MI0003741332 Feb 5, 2026 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0003667615 Dec 2, 2025 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
NY4076553200 Apr 6, 2025 NY 0 2 No No Injury
MI0003445312 Feb 21, 2025 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
OH0255002412 Jan 5, 2025 OH 0 1 No No Injury
TN0400203276 Jan 3, 2025 TN 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0003369890 Dec 4, 2024 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX70GCHQE1Z9 Nov 11, 2024 TX 0 1 Yes No Injury
MI0003263405 Jul 30, 2024 MI 0 1 Yes No Injury
NVNLPD000674 Jan 11, 2024 NV 0 0 Yes No Tow
MD23A1068722 Oct 3, 2023 MD 0 1 Yes No Injury
MI0002992020 Sep 23, 2023 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0002906801 May 30, 2023 MI 0 1 Yes No Injury
NC0107166470 Nov 29, 2022 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
AZ0000064783 Nov 18, 2022 AZ 0 0 Yes No Tow
MN0222100028 Jul 29, 2022 MN 0 0 Yes No Tow
MD22A0889659 Feb 27, 2022 MD 0 1 Yes No Injury
PA202123900X Feb 25, 2022 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0002535762 Jan 4, 2022 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
NY3910419500 Oct 30, 2021 NY 0 0 Yes No Tow
MO0000085048 Apr 18, 2020 MO 0 1 Yes No Injury
OH0203029932 Feb 6, 2020 OH 0 0 Yes No Tow
MD19A0646433 Nov 27, 2019 MD 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX5GR8HQE1KL Apr 30, 2019 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
AZ0000002686 Jan 16, 2019 AZ 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (3 dockets)
Insurance Coverage Timeline (11 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
Federal Insurance Company 665-96-64 BMC-34 Jan 1, 2008 On file ACTIVE
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO. 665-96-64 34 Jan 1, 2008 On file ACTIVE
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY TRK3888595 BMC-91X Sep 1, 2007 On file ACTIVE
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY TRK3888595 91X $1,000,000 Sep 1, 2007 On file ACTIVE
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY TRK3888595 BIPD/Primary Sep 1, 2005 Sep 1, 2007 REPLACED
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. D189A00023 BIPD/Primary Sep 1, 2002 Sep 1, 2005 REPLACED
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO. 0657-64-84 CARGO Oct 1, 1994 Jan 1, 2008 REPLACED
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO. 7322 1975 91X $5,000,000 Oct 1, 1994 On file ACTIVE
Federal Insurance Company 7322 1975 BMC-91X Oct 1, 1994 On file ACTIVE
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO. 73221975 BIPD/Primary Oct 1, 1994 Sep 1, 2002 REPLACED
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO. 0657-64-84 CARGO Oct 1, 1994 Mar 2, 2008 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jun 9, 2026
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Household Goods
    Details →
  2. Jun 8, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  3. Mar 2, 2008
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.
  4. Jan 1, 2008
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.
  5. Sep 1, 2007
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Sep 1, 2005
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
  7. Sep 1, 2002
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.
  8. Sep 14, 1995
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  9. Sep 14, 1995
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  10. Jan 25, 1995
    authority
    GRANTED — CONTRACT
    Details →
  11. Dec 19, 1994
    authority
    TRANSFERRED — COMMON
    Details →
  12. Dec 19, 1994
    authority
    TRANSFERRED — CONTRACT
    Details →
  13. Dec 19, 1994
    authority
    TRANSFERRED — COMMON
    Details →
  14. Nov 25, 1994
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  15. May 24, 1988
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    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 18 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 14 4
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner Hours of Service 12 0
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service 7 0
395.3(a)(2) Driving beyond 11-hour driving limit Hours of Service 6 0
395.3(a)(3)(i) Requiring or permitting a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle driver to drive more than 11 hours Hours of Service 5 0
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions Vehicle Maintenance 2 0

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