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TAYLOR CREEK INC

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Company CheckTAYLOR CREEK INC · DOT 1421292

Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

DBA: RHODES FLAGGING SERVICES

4000 CONOWINGO ROAD, DARLINGTON, MD, 21034

DOT# 1421292 Darlington, Maryland

PRIVATE CARRIER

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30

Power Units

30

Drivers

1

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

10

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Apr 14, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Apr 14, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 11, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 23, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 30, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 7, 2024
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Company Information

Legal NameTAYLOR CREEK INC

DBA NameRHODES FLAGGING SERVICES

DOT Number1421292

Entity TypePrivate Carrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationDarlington, Maryland

Added09/30/2005

MCS-15004/13/2023

Contact Details

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Physical Address4000 CONOWINGO ROAD, DARLINGTON, MD, 21034

Mailing Address802 WALTERS MILL RD, FOREST HILL, MD, 21050

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Drivers

30

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

30

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet30 units

Drivers30

MCS-15004/2023

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total5

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

3 · 0 OOS =

2026

3 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

2 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▼

2026

0 crashes ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Apr 2026, 5 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
10/30/2024	MD665 CHINQUAPIN ROUND ROAD	MD	0	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dusk
08/23/2023	KENILWORTH AVE	MD	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
08/17/2023	J F K MEMORIAL HWY	MD	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Inspection Records (7)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/14/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	DARLINGTON MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	DARLINGTON MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROSEDALE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/13/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections5

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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86/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 86

86

−10

Starts at 100−14 totalFinal 86

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Operating history unknown−3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers, a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA N/A

Not required for private carriers, a non-hazmat private carrier hauling its own goods is generally not required to file proof of insurance with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 30 vehicles (~0.03 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 30 vehicles (~0.03 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.