Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 508313 · MC-366196
BILL TOWNSEND
2 power unitsJOPLIN, MO
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-366196 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 34 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 16.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3333 yr active
since 1992Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
33 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is BILL TOWNSEND safe to work with?
Is BILL TOWNSEND safe to load? BILL TOWNSEND (USDOT 508313, MC-366196) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in JOPLIN, MO, operating 2 power units and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 33 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
BTBILL TOWNSEND 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+4 earlier
Carolina · 09–10
19982010
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
5 insurer eras · collapsed from 10 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2009 → Aug 2010 | $750k | 3 |
| UNIVERSAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jan 2008 → Jan 2009 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2007 → Jan 2008 | $750k | 1 |
| ACCEPTANCE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2007 → May 2007 | $750k | 2 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 1998 → Apr 2000 | $750k | 3 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
JOPLIN, MO
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@cableone.net — 809 carriers: USDOT 14847USDOT 34209USDOT 34292USDOT 34346USDOT 69719USDOT 70792USDOT 79051USDOT 89538
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 4631 E 24TH ST, JOPLIN, MO, 64804-3426
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (417) 850-7833
- dft7833@cableone.net
- Web domain
- cableone.net
Registration
- Officer
- Bill Townsend
- USDOT / docket
- 508313 · MC-366196
- First registered
- 12/29/1992
- Last MCS-150
- 04/02/2010 · 100,000 mi (2008)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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 BILL TOWNSEND's USDOT number?
BILL TOWNSEND's USDOT number is 508313, and its motor carrier number is MC-366196.
Is BILL TOWNSEND authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BILL TOWNSEND is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is BILL TOWNSEND's fleet?
BILL TOWNSEND operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BILL TOWNSEND based?
BILL TOWNSEND is based in JOPLIN, MO.