TANTARA TRANSPORTATION INC

USDOT 587180 · LIVONIA, MI

Authorized for-hireOperating 31 yrsPower units 99Drivers 99Inspections (24 mo) 65
39
Low
HaulReport estimate · highest estimated percentile
Hours-of-Service Compliance is this carrier's highest reconstructed BASIC percentile at the 39.2th percentile among 20,717 safety-event peers. Across 3 rated categories, 3 are estimated Low. Higher percentile = more inspection-violation activity recorded relative to peers. An independent estimate, not an official FMCSA or CSA score.
Estimated from public FMCSA data · updated 2026-06-07 · How we calculate this

TANTARA TRANSPORTATION INC, a for-hire motor carrier based in Livonia, Michigan, operates 99 power units and 99 drivers. Registered since 1995, the carrier logged 5,595,420 miles in 2023. Vehicle out-of-service inspections occurred at 12.0%, compared to the snapshot benchmark of 21.2%, while driver out-of-service rates were 4.6% versus 5.2%. HaulReport-estimated percentiles show controlled substances at 3.0, hours-of-service compliance at 39.2, and vehicle maintenance at 32.8—an independent estimate, not an official FMCSA or CSA score.

HaulReport interpretation — automatically generated from the public FMCSA data below and our percentile estimates, and checked against those source figures.

Estimated BASIC percentiles

Controlled Substances / AlcoholLow
3.0 pctl · CI 08
BASIC measure: 0.02Insp. w/ violation: 1Peer group: 7,862
Hours-of-Service ComplianceLow
39.2 pctl · CI 3444
BASIC measure: 0.33Insp. w/ violation: 65Peer group: 20,717
Vehicle MaintenanceLow
32.8 pctl · CI 2838
BASIC measure: 2.85Insp. w/ violation: 25Peer group: 19,381

Out-of-service rates

Vehicle OOS12.0%below the 21.2% snapshot benchmark · 25 inspections
Driver OOS4.6%about the same as the 5.2% snapshot benchmark · 65 inspections

Out-of-service rate = inspections resulting in an out-of-service order ÷ inspections. The benchmark is the inspection-weighted rate across this FMCSA snapshot — not an official national average. Rates are shown only with at least 5 inspections.

Insurance on file

Liability (BIPD)Cargo

Primary liability (BIPD) — maximum limit recorded by FMCSA: $1,000,000

  • Public liability (BIPD) — primaryZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY$1,000,000 max limit · Form 91X · effective 2007-09-01
  • Public liability (BIPD) — excessFEDERAL INSURANCE CO.$5,000,000 max limit · Form 91X · effective 1994-10-01
  • CargoFEDERAL INSURANCE CO.Form 34 · effective 2008-01-01

Insurance filings on file with FMCSA's Licensing & Insurance (L&I) system (active or pending per the source dataset). Dollar figures are the maximum limit recorded on the filing, not confirmation of current coverage, and this is not a recommendation; policies can change at any time. Confirm current status directly with FMCSA. Verify on FMCSA L&I

MCS-150 biennial update

Due October 2026
Next biennial update dueOctober 2026
Recurring update monthOctober, even-numbered years
Last MCS-150 update on fileNovember 6, 2024

FMCSA sets each carrier's biennial update month from the last two digits of the USDOT number (last digit → month, second-to-last digit → odd/even year) — it is required even when nothing has changed. This is a schedule derived from the public rule, not a compliance determination. Verify and file on FMCSA · Deadline calculator

Carrier facts (public FMCSA data)
Verbatim public facts from FMCSA datasets. Only the percentile/band/confidence figures above are HaulReport reconstructions — not official FMCSA or CSA scores.
USDOT number587180
Legal nameTANTARA TRANSPORTATION INC
LocationLIVONIA, MI
Operating classificationAuthorized for-hire (per FMCSA census)
Power units (fleet size)99
Drivers99
Reported annual mileage5,595,420 (reported for 2023)
FMCSA registered1995 (~31 years)
Last MCS-150 updateNovember 6, 2024
Next MCS-150 update dueOctober 2026
Inspections (trailing 24 mo)65
Published BASIC measures3
Insurance filings (FMCSA L&I)3 on file (active/pending per source) — Public liability (BIPD) — primary, Public liability (BIPD) — excess, Cargo

FMCSA data as of 2026-06-06 · Last synced 2026-06-07 · Method: how these percentiles are reconstructed · Canonical: https://haulreport.com/carrier/587180/