Carrier profile · USDOT 345269 · MC-166398 · Updated Aug 21, 2026

Joe Ballor Towing Inc

45 power unitsavg 12.7 yrRegional · 5 statesNEW HAVEN, MI82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-166398 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

45Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(586) 749-5117 Email dispatchjoelballor@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 21, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate well above average17.4% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes16 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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

45 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

23 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 17.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 23 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 13.0 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 Jan '25 · 6

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 45-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 45
Inspections · 24 mo: 23
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness3 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 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)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 ’24 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

St Paul’93–’98

Atlantic’98–’01

Empire Fire’01–’05

Peerless’05–’17

Fremont’17–now

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 · FREMONT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2024

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FREMONT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Oct 2024	$750K	2
PEERLESS INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2005 → Oct 2017	$750K	3
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2001 → Oct 2005	$750K	5
ATLANTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1998 → Oct 2001	$750K	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1993 → Oct 1998	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 45
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

37.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

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

Home base

NEW HAVEN, MI

57660 N GRATIOT

Top corridor

MI 19 · OH 1 · KY 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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2398863

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: 57660 N GRATIOT, NEW HAVEN, MI, 48048
Mailing address: 57760 MAIN, NEW HAVEN, MI, 48048
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (586) 749-5117
Email: joelballor@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Cheryl Ballor · Joseph F. Ballor
USDOT / docket: 345269 · MC-166398
First registered: Mar 1, 1989
Last MCS-150: Nov 13, 2025 · 1,114,196 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 15, 1997
D-U-N-S: 92459221

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,114,196

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 JOE BALLOR TOWING INC.

JOE BALLOR TOWING INC (USDOT 345269) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 FREMONT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier received 23 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier has 6 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 45 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 13, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 15, 1997 in the federal record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JOE BALLOR TOWING INC's USDOT number?

JOE BALLOR TOWING INC's USDOT number is 345269, and its motor carrier number is MC-166398.

Is JOE BALLOR TOWING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is JOE BALLOR TOWING INC's safety record?

JOE BALLOR TOWING INC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 42 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is JOE BALLOR TOWING INC's fleet?

JOE BALLOR TOWING INC operates 45 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JOE BALLOR TOWING INC based?

JOE BALLOR TOWING INC is based in NEW HAVEN, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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