Medallion Taxi Initial Inspection Schedule and Facility Assignments

Quarterly updated schedule for initial safety and emissions inspections of New York City medallion taxicabs. The dataset lists inspection dates, times, assigned DMV facilities, and associated fleet agents. It is maintained by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Predict 1st_Inspection_DMV_Facility_Inspection_Month from FleetAgentCode and Medallion_Number to model facility assignment patterns.
• Analyze time intervals between 2nd_Inspection_Scheduled_Date and 3rd_Inspection_Scheduled_Date for fleet scheduling optimization.
• Track inspection schedule changes by monitoring the Last_Updated_Date_Time field for temporal updates.
• Identify fleet concentration by grouping Medallion_Number records by AgentName for market analysis.

Strengths

• Data is updated quarterly prior to January, May, and September, ensuring regular refresh cycles.
• Contains specific temporal fields for three scheduled inspections, enabling detailed timeline analysis.
• Includes key identifiers like Medallion_Number and FleetAgentCode for record linkage.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown, preventing assessment of dataset scale.
• The schedule is explicitly noted as tentative and subject to change, introducing potential data staleness.
• Geographic coverage is implied but not explicitly stated in available metadata.

Provenance

Source

New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission’s Safety and Emissions Facility.

Collection Method

Administrative schedule for mandatory vehicle inspections.

Time Range

Future schedule; temporal coverage of specific inspection dates is not provided.

Freshness

Updated quarterly; last updated on 2026-04-03.

Geography

Likely New York City, based on the authoring organization and medallion context.