Carrier profile · USDOT 2173217 · MC-936828 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Action Towing and Road Service Inc

DBA ACTION TOWING AND GREAT AMERICA TOWING

97 power unitsavg 9.2 yrLocal · 2 statesREDWOOD CITY, CA62/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-936828 INACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

97Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.2Avg age (yr)

2012–2022 · vPIC

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 3

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 3.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 3

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 45 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

97 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.2 yr

Model years 2012–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

44 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%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 — 5 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 20.0 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 1

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 97-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 97
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
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 ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Nationwide Comp’16–’17

Zurich American’17–’20

Axis’20–’23

Zurich American’23–’24

National Interstate’24–now

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Mar 2025	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS	Jan 2023 → Jun 2024	$750K	1
AXIS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Jan 2023	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2017 → Jan 2020	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Jan 2016 → Jan 2017	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Oct 2015 → Jan 2016	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 97
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.2 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

80.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 5 inspections
Washington: 1 inspections

Home base

REDWOOD CITY, CA

1790 INDUSTRIAL WAY

Most inspections: CA

5 inspections

CA 5 · WA 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

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 4018386Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (23 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4018386 USDOT 2868572 USDOT 3366546

Shares a company officer with other carriers

brian banks — 10 carriers: USDOT 267506 USDOT 1865093 USDOT 2024234 USDOT 3356989 USDOT 3403405 USDOT 3633469 USDOT 4018386 USDOT 4045011

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1790 INDUSTRIAL WAY, REDWOOD CITY, CA, 94063-1104
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (650) 593-5555
Fax: (650) 897-4852
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officers: Brian Banks · Shauna Banks
USDOT / docket: 2173217 · MC-936828
First registered: Jul 14, 2011
Last MCS-150: Sep 28, 2023 · 2,000,000 mi (2021)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

103

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,000,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 2026

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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20%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 5 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

4violation records

1OOS-tagged records

1 of 5inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

333%1 / 3

Unsafe driving

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

33%Nov 24 to May 251 / 3

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 1

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 1

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (4 of 4 records)

396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.207A-SAPPAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ACTION TOWING AND ROAD SERVICE INC.

ACTION TOWING AND ROAD SERVICE INC (USDOT 2173217) has a Vektor safety score of 62/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 97 power units and 103 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 28, 2023. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ACTION TOWING AND ROAD SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

ACTION TOWING AND ROAD SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 2173217, and its motor carrier number is MC-936828.

Is ACTION TOWING AND ROAD SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. ACTION TOWING AND ROAD SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ACTION TOWING AND ROAD SERVICE INC's safety record?

ACTION TOWING AND ROAD SERVICE INC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 45 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 62/100 (tier: high_risk).

How big is ACTION TOWING AND ROAD SERVICE INC's fleet?

ACTION TOWING AND ROAD SERVICE INC operates 97 power units and 103 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ACTION TOWING AND ROAD SERVICE INC based?

ACTION TOWING AND ROAD SERVICE INC is based in REDWOOD CITY, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(650) 593-5555 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 2173217
MC / Docket: MC-936828
Officer: BRIAN BANKS
Address: 1790 INDUSTRIAL WAY
REDWOOD CITY, CA, 94063-1104

At a glance

No active for-hire authority

Private, exempt, or inactive — confirm before tendering.

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2025

Vehicle OOS 20.0%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

1 fatal crash

On the FMCSA crash record.

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