Carrier profile · USDOT 366921 · MC-246199 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Rusty's Towing Service Inc

79 power unitsavg 11.4 yrRegional · 7 statesCOLUMBUS, OH88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-246199 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

79Power units

17 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.4Avg age (yr)

2002–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(614) 491-6288 Email dispatchfmcsa@bricker.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

Driver out-of-service rate above average9.5% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes10 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 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-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

79 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.4 yr

Model years 2002–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 9.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 21 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 34.6 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

20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '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

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 79-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: 79
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / 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 Driving16 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness3 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.80 Rear-vision mirrorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS 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: 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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Grange’05–’10

Grange’10–’25

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GRANGE INSURANCE COMPANY.	Jun 2010 → Jun 2025	$750K	2
UNITED OHIO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2010 → Jun 2010	$750K	1
GRANGE INSURANCE COMPANY.	Oct 2005 → Jan 2010	$750K	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 2003 → Oct 2005	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2001 → Oct 2003	$750K	3
ATLANTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1998 → Dec 2000	$750K	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1995 → Dec 1998	$750K	1
MONROE GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1993 → Dec 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): 79
Observed power (24 mo): 17
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

37.5%

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

OH busiest

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

Home base

COLUMBUS, OH

4845 OBETZ-REESE ROAD

Top corridor

OH 15 · IN 1 · IL 1

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 registration email domain with other carriers

@bricker.com — 24 carriers: USDOT 98442 USDOT 324785 USDOT 595663 USDOT 837288 USDOT 1234680 USDOT 1437161 USDOT 1633294 USDOT 1646183

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: 4845 OBETZ-REESE ROAD, COLUMBUS, OH, 43207
Mailing address: 100 S THIRD STREET, COLUMBUS, OH, 43215
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (614) 491-6288
Fax: (614) 497-2247
Email: fmcsa@bricker.com
Web domain: bricker.com

Registration

Officers: William R. · Brenda Mcquirt
USDOT / docket: 366921 · MC-246199
First registered: Sep 21, 1989
Last MCS-150: Feb 6, 2026 · 926,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 21, 2019
D-U-N-S: 796219848

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

926,000

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 RUSTY'S TOWING SERVICE INC.

RUSTY'S TOWING SERVICE INC (USDOT 366921) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 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 DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 30, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 79 power units and 45 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 6, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 21, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RUSTY'S TOWING SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

RUSTY'S TOWING SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 366921, and its motor carrier number is MC-246199.

Is RUSTY'S TOWING SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, RUSTY'S TOWING SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RUSTY'S TOWING SERVICE INC's safety record?

RUSTY'S TOWING SERVICE INC has a 14.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 30 roadside inspections, with 4 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 RUSTY'S TOWING SERVICE INC's fleet?

RUSTY'S TOWING SERVICE INC operates 79 power units and 45 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is RUSTY'S TOWING SERVICE INC based?

RUSTY'S TOWING SERVICE INC is based in COLUMBUS, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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