Carrier profile · USDOT 386910 · MC-697976 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Simpson Towing Inc

DBA SIMPSON'S TOWING

21 power unitsavg 8.5 yrRegional · 3 statesSALISBURY, MD94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-697976 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.5Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(410) 742-6772 Email dispatchsimpsonstowing@gmail.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 · 1

Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 55 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.5 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

34 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%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 — 31 vehicle and 34 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 13.9 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

33 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 7

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 21-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 34
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle 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 ’24 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Universal’09–’14

Employers’17–’24

beyond this history

2009201420192024now

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 · AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2024

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2017 → Mar 2024	$750K	1
FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AM	Mar 2016 → Mar 2017	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Mar 2015 → Mar 2016	$750K	4
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2014 → Mar 2015	$750K	1
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2009 → Mar 2014	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

66.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MD busiest

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

Home base

SALISBURY, MD

1308 NORTH DIVISION STREET

Top corridor

MD 27 · NJ 4 · DE 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-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 1391704 USDOT 2588544 USDOT 2572872

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1308 NORTH DIVISION STREET, SALISBURY, MD, 21801
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (410) 742-6772
Fax: (410) 742-7465
Email: simpsonstowing@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Joan Simpson · Jeffrey Simpson
USDOT / docket: 386910 · MC-697976
First registered: Mar 26, 1990
Last MCS-150: Sep 11, 2025 · 98,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

98,000

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 SIMPSON TOWING INC.

SIMPSON TOWING INC (USDOT 386910) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 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 AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 17, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 34 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 31 vehicle-level and 34 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 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 21 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 11, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is SIMPSON TOWING INC's USDOT number?

SIMPSON TOWING INC's USDOT number is 386910, and its motor carrier number is MC-697976.

Is SIMPSON TOWING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SIMPSON TOWING INC's safety record?

SIMPSON TOWING INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 55 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SIMPSON TOWING INC's fleet?

SIMPSON TOWING INC operates 21 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SIMPSON TOWING INC based?

SIMPSON TOWING INC is based in SALISBURY, MD, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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