Carrier profile · USDOT 42690 · MC-163681 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Ferreira Towing Inc

DBA FERREIRA'S

22 power unitsavg 11.3 yrRegional · 7 statesCHELMSFORD, MA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-163681 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

22Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.3Avg age (yr)

1998–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(978) 454-7914 Email dispatchsharon@ferreiratowing.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes5 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

22 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.3 yr

Model years 1998–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

23 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 14 vehicle and 23 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 14.2 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

23 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '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 22-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 22
Inspections · 24 mo: 23
Annualized: ≈12 / 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 Driving34 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.87 Warning flags on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
392.7 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Onebeacon America’93–’01

Zurich American’05–’08

Universal’09–’17

Zurich American’17–’25

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2017 → Apr 2025	$750K	2
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2009 → Apr 2017	$750K	1
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2008 → May 2009	$750K	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2005 → Feb 2008	$750K	2
ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1993 → May 2001	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 22
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

57.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MA busiest

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

Home base

CHELMSFORD, MA

293 LITTLETON ROAD

Top corridor

MA 9 · NH 5 · CT 3

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 293 LITTLETON ROAD, CHELMSFORD, MA, 01824
Mailing address: PO BOX 460, CHELMSFORD, MA, 01824
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (978) 454-7914
Fax: (978) 268-5814
Email: sharon@ferreiratowing.net
Web domain: ferreiratowing.net

Registration

Officers: Richard Mason · Mary Jo Ferreira Glynn
USDOT / docket: 42690 · MC-163681
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 23, 2026 · 683,560 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 27, 2006
D-U-N-S: 125300798

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

683,560

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 FERREIRA TOWING INC.

FERREIRA TOWING INC (USDOT 42690) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 3, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 23 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 22 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 23, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 27, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FERREIRA TOWING INC's USDOT number?

FERREIRA TOWING INC's USDOT number is 42690, and its motor carrier number is MC-163681.

Is FERREIRA TOWING INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, FERREIRA TOWING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FERREIRA TOWING INC's safety record?

FERREIRA TOWING INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 41 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is FERREIRA TOWING INC's fleet?

FERREIRA TOWING INC operates 22 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FERREIRA TOWING INC based?

FERREIRA TOWING INC is based in CHELMSFORD, MA, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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