Carrier profile · USDOT 373872 · MC-274146 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Professional Towing Service Inc

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17 power unitsLocal · 1 statesBIRMINGHAM, AL50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-274146 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

8.0Avg age (yr)

2018–2018 · vPIC

Call dispatch(205) 985-7177 Email dispatchprotowhoover@aol.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 2

MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.Not enough inspection history to rate2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 37 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-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

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

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 17-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: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Driving1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS 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: Active
Contract: Active
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 · 9 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Universal’04–’17

Travelers Connecticut’17–’23

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2025 → Mar 2025	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Apr 2025	$750K	1
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Mar 2017 → Mar 2023	$750K	1
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2004 → Mar 2017	$750K	3
INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	Aug 2002 → Mar 2004	$750K	2
LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1998 → Feb 2001	$750K	3
ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1997 → Jul 1998	$750K	1
TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1996 → Jul 1997	$750K	1
ST. PAUL PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1994 → Aug 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
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.

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

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

1872 LORNA CREST RD

Top corridor

AL 2

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: 1872 LORNA CREST RD, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35244-1019
Mailing address: 1872 LORNACREST RD, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35244-1019
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (205) 985-7177
Fax: (205) 251-7010
Email: protowhoover@aol.com

Registration

Officers: Steven Weil · Steven V. Weil, Jr.
USDOT / docket: 373872 · MC-274146
First registered: Nov 21, 1989
Last MCS-150: Jun 10, 2024 · 320,685 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 613797133

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

320,685

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 PROFESSIONAL TOWING SERVICE INC.

PROFESSIONAL TOWING SERVICE INC (USDOT 373872) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract 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 Mar 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 10, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PROFESSIONAL TOWING SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

PROFESSIONAL TOWING SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 373872, and its motor carrier number is MC-274146.

Is PROFESSIONAL TOWING SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

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

What is PROFESSIONAL TOWING SERVICE INC's safety record?

PROFESSIONAL TOWING SERVICE INC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 4 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is PROFESSIONAL TOWING SERVICE INC's fleet?

PROFESSIONAL TOWING SERVICE INC operates 17 power units and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PROFESSIONAL TOWING SERVICE INC based?

PROFESSIONAL TOWING SERVICE INC is based in BIRMINGHAM, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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