Carrier profile · USDOT 2500941 · MC-974675 · Updated Jul 14, 2026

AUTOMOTIVE TALK TOWING & RECOVERY LLC

DBA AUTOMOTIVE TALK TOWING & RECOVERY

7 power unitsavg 6 yrLocal · 1 statesWALDORF, MD90/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-974675 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

6.0Avg age (yr)

2014–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(240) 304-4561 Email dispatchautomotivetalkz@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 14, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 2

MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 34 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.1%

▼ 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

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 2014–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

22 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 9.1%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 — 22 vehicle and 22 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

6.7% · 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 4.7 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

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 5

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

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 7-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 22
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 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 Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.71 Coupling / towing devicesVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.17 Lamps/reflectors on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.41 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Agency Maryland’16–’18

Amguard’18–’20

Amguard’20–now

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2025	$750K	7
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jul 2020	$750K	1
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Jun 2020	$750K	3
AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	Jun 2016 → Jun 2018	$750K	21

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 7
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

6.0 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

75.0%

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

MD busiest

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

Home base

WALDORF, MD

3353 GOUGH DRIVE

Top corridor

MD 22

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

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 3250735Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Shares a company officer with other carriers

sheldon brown — 2 carriers: USDOT 1582516

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3353 GOUGH DRIVE, WALDORF, MD, 20602
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (240) 304-4561
Email: automotivetalkz@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Sheldon Brown
USDOT / docket: 2500941 · MC-974675
First registered: Apr 30, 2014
Last MCS-150: Mar 7, 2024 · 35,000 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

35,000

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 AUTOMOTIVE TALK TOWING & RECOVERY LLC.

AUTOMOTIVE TALK TOWING & RECOVERY LLC (USDOT 2500941) has a Vektor safety score of 90/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 14, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 14, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 16, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 14, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 9.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 14, 2026.

The carrier received 22 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 22 vehicle-level and 22 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 14, 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 Jul 14, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 7, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 14, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AUTOMOTIVE TALK TOWING & RECOVERY LLC's USDOT number?

AUTOMOTIVE TALK TOWING & RECOVERY LLC's USDOT number is 2500941, and its motor carrier number is MC-974675.

Is AUTOMOTIVE TALK TOWING & RECOVERY LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 14, 2026, AUTOMOTIVE TALK TOWING & RECOVERY LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AUTOMOTIVE TALK TOWING & RECOVERY LLC's safety record?

AUTOMOTIVE TALK TOWING & RECOVERY LLC has a 9.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 34 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 90/100 (tier: clear).