Carrier profile · USDOT 2573232 · MC-899621 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Severin Mobile Towing Inc

DBA USA TOWING AND RECOVERY

36 power unitsavg 8.9 yrLocal · 1 statesEL CAJON, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-899621 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

36Power units

39 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

8.9Avg age (yr)

2004–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(619) 444-1800 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 2015.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 119 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

36 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.9 yr

Model years 2004–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

119 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

73 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 7.0%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 — 71 vehicle and 73 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

7.9% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 3.7 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

73 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 26

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 36-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 36
Inspections · 24 mo: 73
Annualized: ≈37 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 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: 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 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Atlantic Specialty’15–’17

Zurich American’17–’25

beyond this history

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2017 → Jan 2025	$750K	2
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Jan 2017	$750K	2

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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): 36
Observed power (24 mo): 39
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

8.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

84.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 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: 73 inspections

Home base

EL CAJON, CA

289 VERNON WAY

Most inspections: CA

73 inspections

CA 73

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

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 2414180 USDOT 2652618 USDOT 3147475 USDOT 2675353

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 289 VERNON WAY, EL CAJON, CA, 92020
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (619) 444-1800
Fax: (888) 946-2224
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officers: Asad Raffo · Basil Raffo
USDOT / docket: 2573232 · MC-899621
First registered: Jan 20, 2015
Last MCS-150: Jan 16, 2026 · 264,784 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 5.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

264,784

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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

5 of 71 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

36violation records

4OOS-tagged records

5 of 71inspections 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

2218%4 / 22

Unsafe driving

100%0 / 10

Lights

40%0 / 4

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

6%Nov 24 to May 252 / 32

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 1

6%Nov 25 to May 262 / 36

50%May 26 to Nov 261 / 2

Top 3 codes (15 of 36 records)

392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak6
393.30-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)3

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390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle2
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps2
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.3E3-MC Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.11A1-LRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.201A-FRCLS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203B-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-SAPPCBLM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209D-STBSM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.40F-BNPB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.41-BNPB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43A-TPV Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.65C-FNS Fuel system1
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SEVERIN MOBILE TOWING INC.

SEVERIN MOBILE TOWING INC (USDOT 2573232) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. effective Jan 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 7.0% 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 73 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 71 vehicle-level and 73 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 36 power units and 34 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 16, 2026. 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 SEVERIN MOBILE TOWING INC's USDOT number?

SEVERIN MOBILE TOWING INC's USDOT number is 2573232, and its motor carrier number is MC-899621.

Is SEVERIN MOBILE TOWING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SEVERIN MOBILE TOWING INC's safety record?

SEVERIN MOBILE TOWING INC has a 7.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 119 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).