Carrier profile · USDOT 1331901 · MC-514423 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Tower Truck Lines Inc

52 power unitsavg 8.4 yrRegional · 7 statesELMHURST, IL87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-514423 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

52Power units

19 observed · MCS-150

24Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.4Avg age (yr)

2006–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 293-0800 Email dispatchdispatch@towerlines.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 average26.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.3%

▲ 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

52 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.4 yr

Model years 2006–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

39 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 19 vehicle and 39 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 9.0 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

36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 5

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 52-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 52
Inspections · 24 mo: 39
Annualized: ≈20 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving25 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’20 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Star’09–’13

Carolina’13–’16

United States’16–’19

Sentry Select’20–now

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2020

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2020	$750K	1
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Apr 2020 → Sep 2020	$750K	1
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 2019 → Apr 2020	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2016 → Apr 2019	$750K	1
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 2016 → Apr 2016	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2013 → Apr 2016	$750K	3
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Apr 2013	$750K	4
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2008 → Apr 2009	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2007 → Apr 2008	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jan 2007 → Apr 2007	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2006 → Jan 2007	$750K	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2005 → Apr 2006	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 52
Observed power (24 mo): 19
Trailers (towed): 24

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.4 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

53.5%

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

CA busiest

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

Home base

ELMHURST, IL

736 INDUSTRIAL DR

Top corridor

CA ⇄ IL

CA 25 · IL 5 · NM 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 63585Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 21800 USDOT 2597074 USDOT 3224674 USDOT 63585

Shares a company officer with other carriers

artur znorko — 2 carriers: USDOT 1351060

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: 736 INDUSTRIAL DR, ELMHURST, IL, 60126
Mailing address: 736 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, ELMHURST, IL, 60126
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (630) 293-0800
Fax: (630) 516-0345
Email: dispatch@towerlines.com
Web domain: towerlines.com

Registration

Officers: Artur Znorko · Mark Solomianko
USDOT / docket: 1331901 · MC-514423
First registered: Feb 10, 2005
Last MCS-150: Oct 28, 2025 · 1,905,815 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,905,815

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 TOWER TRUCK LINES INC.

TOWER TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 1331901) 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 contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 17, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 39 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 39 driver-level — across 7 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 52 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 28, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is TOWER TRUCK LINES INC's USDOT number?

TOWER TRUCK LINES INC's USDOT number is 1331901, and its motor carrier number is MC-514423.

Is TOWER TRUCK LINES INC authorized to operate?

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

What is TOWER TRUCK LINES INC's safety record?

TOWER TRUCK LINES INC has a 26.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 71 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 TOWER TRUCK LINES INC's fleet?

TOWER TRUCK LINES INC operates 52 power units and 30 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TOWER TRUCK LINES INC based?

TOWER TRUCK LINES INC is based in ELMHURST, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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