Carrier profile · USDOT 985135 · MC-456125 · Updated Aug 21, 2026

Abc Towing Inc

27 power unitsavg 6.1 yrRegional · 4 statesBIRMINGHAM, AL88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-456125 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

27Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.1Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(205) 836-2209 Email dispatchabctowing1@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 21, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average7.4% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes8 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

27 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.1 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

27 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 27 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 18.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 4

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 27-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 27
Inspections · 24 mo: 27
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 9 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Stonington’05–’09

Continental Western’20–’24

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2024

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Sep 2023 → Apr 2023	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Aug 2023 → Apr 2023	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2020 → Apr 2024	$750K	3
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2018 → Apr 2020	$750K	2
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2016 → Apr 2018	$750K	2
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Apr 2015	$750K	2
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2013 → Apr 2015	$750K	2
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2012 → Apr 2012	$750K	2
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Apr 2011 → Apr 2012	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Apr 2010 → Apr 2011	$750K	1
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Apr 2010	$750K	3
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2005 → Apr 2009	$750K	4
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Apr 2003 → Apr 2005	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 27
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 3

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

73.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AL busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

BIRMINGHAM, AL

2595 ALTON RD

Top corridor

AL 17 · GA 7 · FL 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3358649 USDOT 3172373 USDOT 962338 USDOT 3343776

Shares a company officer with other carriers

shannon venable — 3 carriers: USDOT 1995146 USDOT 3277281

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2595 ALTON RD, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35210
Mailing address: PO BOX 922, TRUSSVILLE, AL, 35173
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (205) 836-2209
Fax: (205) 836-2202
Email: abctowing1@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Joseph Abernathy · Shannon Venable
USDOT / docket: 985135 · MC-456125
First registered: Oct 19, 2001
Last MCS-150: Aug 17, 2026 · 1,384,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 16, 2018
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,384,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ABC TOWING INC.

ABC TOWING INC (USDOT 985135) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 15, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier received 27 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 27 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 21, 2026.

It reports 27 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 17, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 16, 2018 in the federal record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ABC TOWING INC's USDOT number?

ABC TOWING INC's USDOT number is 985135, and its motor carrier number is MC-456125.

Is ABC TOWING INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 21, 2026, ABC TOWING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ABC TOWING INC's safety record?

ABC TOWING INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 34 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is ABC TOWING INC's fleet?

ABC TOWING INC operates 27 power units and 25 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ABC TOWING INC based?

ABC TOWING INC is based in BIRMINGHAM, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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