Carrier profile · USDOT 2025837 · MC-756495 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BARNES TOWING SERVICE LLC

3 power unitsGREER, SC50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-756495 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(864) 877-5074 Email dispatchBARNESTOWING@YAHOO.COM

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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 fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 3 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.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 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

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 crash record

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 crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Arch’11–’14

Plaza’13–’17

Amguard’17–’20

Progressive Northern’20–’26

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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 · NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. · since Mar 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Mar 2026	$1M	2
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Nov 2020	$1M	6
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2013 → Nov 2017	$1M	6
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2011 → Jan 2014	$1M	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Nov 2011	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
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

GREER, SC

2110 NORTH HIGHWAY 14

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 company officer with other carriers

michael barnes — 34 carriers: USDOT 557115 USDOT 857532 USDOT 1049201 USDOT 1096991 USDOT 1186086 USDOT 1207948 USDOT 1307425 USDOT 1357511

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2110 NORTH HIGHWAY 14, GREER, SC, 29651
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (864) 877-5074
Cell: (864) 444-6079
Email: barnestowing@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Michael Barnes · Lynn Barnes
USDOT / docket: 2025837 · MC-756495
First registered: Apr 26, 2010
Last MCS-150: Jan 22, 2026 · 600 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

600

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 BARNES TOWING SERVICE LLC.

BARNES TOWING SERVICE LLC (USDOT 2025837) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. effective Mar 4, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 22, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.