Carrier profile · USDOT 2381658 · MC-817991 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Intercoastal Towing & Recovery Inc

4 power unitsavg 17.5 yrLocal · 1 statesWILMINGTON, NC69/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-817991 INACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

17.5Avg age (yr)

1998–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(910) 791-3736 Email dispatchINTERCOASTALAUTO@GMAIL.COM

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 1

Established 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 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

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

17.5 yr

Model years 1998–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%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 — 3 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 2

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 4-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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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 filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Atlantic Specialty’14–’16

Progressive Southeastern’19–’21

Integon’22–’25

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	Sep 2022 → Nov 2025	$750K	19
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Sep 2022	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Sep 2021	$750K	2
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Jul 2018 → Jul 2019	$750K	1
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Jul 2018	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jul 2017	$750K	1
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2014 → Jul 2016	$750K	2
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Jul 2014	$750K	1
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2013 → Aug 2013	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

17.5 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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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

NC busiest

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

Home base

WILMINGTON, NC

1488 N KERR AVE

Top corridor

NC 3

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 4492307

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

Location

Physical address: 1488 N KERR AVE, WILMINGTON, NC, 28405
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (910) 791-3736
Cell: (910) 367-1131
Fax: (910) 399-3486
Email: intercoastalauto@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Randy Brian Taylor
USDOT / docket: 2381658 · MC-817991
First registered: Feb 25, 2013
Last MCS-150: Jul 30, 2024 · 75,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

75,000

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 INTERCOASTAL TOWING & RECOVERY INC.

INTERCOASTAL TOWING & RECOVERY INC (USDOT 2381658) has a Vektor safety score of 69/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 30, 2024.

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

Frequently asked

What is INTERCOASTAL TOWING & RECOVERY INC's USDOT number?

INTERCOASTAL TOWING & RECOVERY INC's USDOT number is 2381658, and its motor carrier number is MC-817991.

Is INTERCOASTAL TOWING & RECOVERY INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, INTERCOASTAL TOWING & RECOVERY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is INTERCOASTAL TOWING & RECOVERY INC's safety record?

INTERCOASTAL TOWING & RECOVERY INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 69/100 (tier: review).

How big is INTERCOASTAL TOWING & RECOVERY INC's fleet?

INTERCOASTAL TOWING & RECOVERY INC operates 4 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is INTERCOASTAL TOWING & RECOVERY INC based?

INTERCOASTAL TOWING & RECOVERY INC is based in WILMINGTON, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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