Carrier profile · USDOT 1358342 · MC-520858 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Ssi and Associates Inc

DBA DESERT VALLEY TOWING

17 power unitsLocal · 1 statesAPPLE VALLEY, CA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-520858 ACTIVEHAZMAT

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 62 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo2.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo2.8%

▼ 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

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

36 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 2.8%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 — 36 vehicle and 18 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

3.2% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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 Mar '26 · 11

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 17-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 36
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.112 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 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$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 ’25 · 9 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Lincoln General’05–’08

Nationwide Comp’15–’17

Zurich American’17–’21

Amguard’22–’25

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. · since Nov 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2022 → Nov 2025	$750K	3
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Nov 2022	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2017 → Jan 2021	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Jan 2015 → Jan 2017	$750K	2
OREGON MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2012 → Feb 2013	$750K	1
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2011 → Jan 2012	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jan 2010 → Jan 2011	$750K	1
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2009 → Jan 2010	$750K	1
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2008 → Jan 2008	$750K	3
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2005 → Jan 2008	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
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 across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

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

APPLE VALLEY, CA

14043 PIONEER RD #1

Top corridor

CA 36

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 3258963 USDOT 3382342

Shares a company officer with other carriers

kyle maxwell — 2 carriers: USDOT 4453658

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 14043 PIONEER RD #1, APPLE VALLEY, CA, 92307
Mailing address: PO BOX 2696, APPLE VALLEY, CA, 92307
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (760) 240-4207
Fax: (760) 496-7043
Email: shannonu@24towit.com
Web domain: 24towit.com

Registration

Officer: Kyle Maxwell
USDOT / docket: 1358342 · MC-520858
First registered: Apr 8, 2005
Last MCS-150: Feb 9, 2026 · 386,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 2.46
D-U-N-S: 42625959

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

386,000

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 SSI AND ASSOCIATES INC.

SSI AND ASSOCIATES INC (USDOT 1358342) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 2.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 36 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 36 vehicle-level and 18 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 9, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SSI AND ASSOCIATES INC's USDOT number?

SSI AND ASSOCIATES INC's USDOT number is 1358342, and its motor carrier number is MC-520858.

Is SSI AND ASSOCIATES INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, SSI AND ASSOCIATES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SSI AND ASSOCIATES INC's safety record?

SSI AND ASSOCIATES INC has a 2.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 62 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SSI AND ASSOCIATES INC's fleet?

SSI AND ASSOCIATES INC operates 17 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SSI AND ASSOCIATES INC based?

SSI AND ASSOCIATES INC is based in APPLE VALLEY, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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