Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3389176 · MC-1142135
PORTAGE TOWING INC
3 power unitsavg 6 yrLocal · 1 statesPORTAGE, IN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1142135 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
3Power units
1 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
6.0Avg age (yr)
2020–2020 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 6 yearsNo active operating authority
Operating authority66 yr active
since 2020Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersNewer
6 yr
Model years 2020–2020 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
6 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is PORTAGE TOWING INC safe to work with?
Is PORTAGE TOWING INC safe to load? PORTAGE TOWING INC (USDOT 3389176, MC-1142135) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in PORTAGE, IN, operating 3 power units and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 6 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: no active operating authority. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
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Safety
1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS —% (24-mo)0 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)1 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.2 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 3-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
- 3
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 1
- Annualized
- ≈1 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving1
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1
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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 / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
Amguard · 22–26
20202026
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 7 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2022 → Mar 2026 | $1M | 4 |
| PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2022 → Sep 2022 | $1M | 2 |
| PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2020 → Nov 2021 | $1M | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 3
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 1
- 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
Average age
2020
Newest model yr
2020
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo11
IN busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
PORTAGE, IN
Top corridor
IN
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
miguel angel roman — 4 carriers: USDOT 1856378USDOT 3355683USDOT 4391255
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)33
Observed (24 mo)11
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 5655 OLD PORTER RD, PORTAGE, IN, 46368-1137
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (219) 764-4869
- Cell
- (219) 712-4428
- Fax
- (312) 275-7176
- mikerepo@aol.com
Registration
- Officers
- Miguel Angel Roman · Lisa Renee Wicks
- USDOT / docket
- 3389176 · MC-1142135
- First registered
- 01/30/2020
- Last MCS-150
- 09/21/2025 · 7,893 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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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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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is PORTAGE TOWING INC's USDOT number?
PORTAGE TOWING INC's USDOT number is 3389176, and its motor carrier number is MC-1142135.
Is PORTAGE TOWING INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, PORTAGE TOWING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is PORTAGE TOWING INC's safety record?
PORTAGE TOWING INC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 50/100 (tier: unknown).
How big is PORTAGE TOWING INC's fleet?
PORTAGE TOWING INC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is PORTAGE TOWING INC based?
PORTAGE TOWING INC is based in PORTAGE, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.