Carrier profile · USDOT 630449 · MC-399031 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Michael Powell

DBA MICHAEL'S TOWING

13 power unitsavg 4 yrLocal · 2 statesFREDERICKSBURG, VA87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-399031 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

4.0Avg age (yr)

2021–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(540) 891-8698 Email dispatchmichaelstowser@aol.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes4 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 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4 yr

Model years 2021–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%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 — 3 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 2

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

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 13-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: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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 Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.106 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 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 ’23 · 10 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Universal’07–’13

Peninsula’15–’18

Erie Exchange’20–now

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE · since Sep 2023

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Sep 2020 → Sep 2023	$750K	1
CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Sep 2020	$750K	1
THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2015 → Sep 2018	$750K	1
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2014 → Sep 2014	$750K	5
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2014	$750K	2
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2007 → Sep 2013	$750K	2
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2006 → Jan 2007	$750K	3
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jan 2005 → Jan 2006	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2003 → Jan 2004	$750K	4
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jan 2002 → Jan 2003	$750K	1
LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2001 → Jan 2002	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.0 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2021

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

VA busiest

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

Home base

FREDERICKSBURG, VA

10934 HOUSER DRIVE

Top corridor

VA 3 · MD 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael powell — 18 carriers: USDOT 1101151 USDOT 1283554 USDOT 1361341 USDOT 1372203 USDOT 1462238 USDOT 1664494 USDOT 1686135 USDOT 1750086

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: 10934 HOUSER DRIVE, FREDERICKSBURG, VA, 22408
Mailing address: PO BOX 1577, FREDERICKSBURG, VA, 22402
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (540) 891-8698
Fax: (540) 891-9079
Email: michaelstowser@aol.com

Registration

Officer: Michael Powell
USDOT / docket: 630449 · MC-399031
First registered: Feb 14, 1996
Last MCS-150: Sep 3, 2024 · 224,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 37321051

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

224,000

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 MICHAEL POWELL.

MICHAEL POWELL (USDOT 630449) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE effective Sep 6, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 13 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 3, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MICHAEL POWELL's USDOT number?

MICHAEL POWELL's USDOT number is 630449, and its motor carrier number is MC-399031.

Is MICHAEL POWELL authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, MICHAEL POWELL is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MICHAEL POWELL's safety record?

MICHAEL POWELL has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is MICHAEL POWELL's fleet?

MICHAEL POWELL operates 13 power units and 9 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MICHAEL POWELL based?

MICHAEL POWELL is based in FREDERICKSBURG, VA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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