Updated Oct 30, 2026

Taplin Group LLC

As of Oct 30, 2026, Taplin Group LLC in Kalamazoo, Michigan reports 106 power units and 76 drivers on its MCS-150, not rated by FMCSA.

5070 West Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49006 (269) 375-9595

Verified Oct 30, 2026 against FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov)

Taplin Group LLC (USDOT 2924307, MC-986489), doing business as Not Applicable, is an active motor carrier based in Kalamazoo, Michigan that FMCSA's census classifies as for-hire and that declares hazardous materials on its MCS-150. Operation: interstate. Operating authority: active for-hire authority (MC). Fleet: 106 power units and 76 drivers (35 with CDLs). Power units count straight trucks as well as tractors, so they can exceed the tractor count. It reported 946,000 miles for 2023 on its MCS-150. Cargo classes declared: chemicals, liquids / gases, oilfield equipment, garbage / refuse, dry bulk commodities, general freight, intermodal containers, building materials, construction, machinery, large objects, metal: sheets, coils, rolls, logs, poles, beams, lumber, other cargo (other: Other). It is also classified as a private carrier of its own goods. FMCSA has not issued it a safety rating (no compliance review on record). In the last 24 months it had 37 roadside inspections, 10 of them (27.0%) with an out-of-service order; 15 hazmat inspections; 3 reportable crashes (1 death, 1 injury); a crash on record does not by itself mean the carrier caused it. Registration (MCS-150) last updated July 29, 2024, more than two years ago and past FMCSA's two-year update requirement, so the fleet, driver and cargo figures above may be out of date.

Key facts

Fleet size	100–499 power units Power units, banded. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
FMCSA safety rating	Not rated Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory after an FMCSA compliance review; most carriers have never had one and are not rated. source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Rating age	Not rated How old the FMCSA safety rating is. A rating reflects one compliance review on that date, not current performance; old ratings say little about the carrier today. source
Registration update overdue	Yes Yes means the MCS-150 was last updated more than two years ago, past FMCSA's two-year update requirement; fleet, driver and cargo figures may then be out of date. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Operation	Interstate Interstate, intrastate hazmat or intrastate non-hazmat, as declared on the MCS-150. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Cargo classes (MCS-150)	Chemicals, Liquids / gases, Oilfield equipment, Garbage / refuse, Dry bulk commodities, General freight, Intermodal containers, Building materials, Construction, Machinery, large objects, Metal: sheets, coils, rolls, Logs, poles, beams, lumber, Other cargo Cargo the carrier declared it hauls on its latest MCS-150 (FMCSA's fixed cargo list). source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Driver count	25–99 drivers Total drivers, banded. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Last MCS-150 update	Jul 29, 2024 When the carrier last updated its registration (required at least every two years). source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Out-of-service share (24 months)	Over 20% out of service The share of the carrier's roadside inspections in the last 24 months that ended in an out-of-service order. A carrier with few inspections can swing on one result. source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Roadside inspections (24 months)	37 Roadside inspections of the carrier's drivers and vehicles in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System file, which covers the last 24 months and is refreshed monthly. source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Reportable crashes (24 months)	3 Crashes involving the carrier's vehicles that met FMCSA's reporting threshold (a death, an injury treated away from the scene, or a vehicle towed away) in the last 24 months. A crash on record does not mean the carrier caused it. source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Doing business as	Not Applicable source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
USDOT number	2924307 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
MC docket	MC-986489 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Operating authority	Active for-hire authority (MC) source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Other cargo (as described)	Other source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Power units	106 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Tractors (owned or leased)	16 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Trailers (owned or leased)	69 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Drivers	76 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
CDL drivers	35 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Miles reported (MCS-150)	946,000 miles source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Mileage year	2023 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Also hauls its own freight	Yes source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
FMCSA census record date (ADD_DATE)	Aug 30, 2016 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Inspections with an out-of-service order (24 months)	10 source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Hazmat inspections (24 months)	15 source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Hazmat out-of-service orders (24 months)	0 source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Deaths in those crashes	1 source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Injuries in those crashes	1 source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Crashes with a hazmat release (24 months)	0 source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different.

Jul 29, 2024: Filed an MCS-150 update Official source
Aug 30, 2016: FMCSA census record date (not the carrier's first registration) Official source

Dates on this record

Source updated	Oct 30, 2026 (FMCSA census rows last updated (portal metadata) (the whole dataset, not this record))
Collected	Oct 30, 2026, 12:46 PM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
Effective	Filed an MCS-150 update: Jul 29, 2024; FMCSA census record date (not the carrier's first registration): Aug 30, 2016 (when the source says each fact took effect)
Retired	Not retired: the source is still maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In Michigan

260 hazmat carriers in the dataset are in Michigan; 51 have profiles on this site. Hazmat carriers in Michigan

FMCSA safety rating (all 260 here): Conditional 10 (4%) · Not rated 138 (53%) · Satisfactory 112 (43%)

Rating age (all 260 here): Rating over 10 years old 89 (34%) · Not rated 138 (53%) · Rating 5–10 years old 19 (7%) · Rated within the last 5 years 14 (5%)

Fleet size (all 260 in this group): 10–24 power units (127) · 25–99 power units (87) · 100–499 power units (37) · 500+ power units (9)

Cargo classes (MCS-150) (all 260 in this group; a record can count under several values): General freight (182) · Other cargo (128) · Motor vehicles (109) · Machinery, large objects (92) · Building materials (84) · Construction (84) · 24 other values (820)

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Safety rating: FMCSA's result after an on-site compliance review: Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory. A rating is not refreshed unless FMCSA reviews the carrier again, so many are years old; each profile gives the review date. Most carriers have never been reviewed and are not rated; that is not a bad mark.

Power units: Trucks and tractors that pull or carry freight.

Reportable crash: A crash involving the carrier's vehicle with a death, an injury treated away from the scene or a vehicle towed away. FMCSA records it whoever was at fault.

Cargo classes: Self-declared on the MCS-150 from FMCSA's fixed list. Some carriers tick most of the list, so a long list means 'declared', not 'specialises in'; the hazmat flag does not say which hazardous materials.

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