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Carrier profile · USDOT 2843936 · MC-953046 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ALPHA TOWING LLC

12 power unitsLYMAN, SC

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-953046 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(864) 540-1717 Email dispatchALPHATOWING@AOL.COM

Carrier verification summary for ALPHA TOWING LLC

ALPHA TOWING LLC (USDOT 2843936) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

ALPHA TOWING LLC (USDOT 2843936) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

ALPHA TOWING LLC (USDOT 2843936) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY effective Jan 26, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

ALPHA TOWING LLC (USDOT 2843936) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

ALPHA TOWING LLC (USDOT 2843936) reports 12 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 23, 2025.

ALPHA TOWING LLC (USDOT 2843936) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — 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 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

Vehicle OOS —%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS —%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

391.45 No medical examination / expiredDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 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 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Northern’16–’17

Amguard’18–’24

Clear Spring’24–now

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Jan 2026	$750K	2
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Jan 2024	$750K	8
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Jan 2018	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2016 → Mar 2017	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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 · 24 mo

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

Home base

LYMAN, SC

603 SPARTANBURG HWY S

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.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 603 SPARTANBURG HWY S, LYMAN, SC, 29365
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (864) 540-1717
Cell: (864) 365-7462
Email: alphatowing@aol.com

Registration

Officer: David T. Baldwin
USDOT / docket: 2843936 · MC-953046
First registered: Feb 1, 2016
Last MCS-150: Apr 23, 2025 · 80,000 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

80,000

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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Frequently asked

What is ALPHA TOWING LLC's USDOT number?

ALPHA TOWING LLC's USDOT number is 2843936, and its motor carrier number is MC-953046.

Is ALPHA TOWING LLC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, ALPHA TOWING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ALPHA TOWING LLC's safety record?

ALPHA TOWING LLC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 3 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.