Carrier profile · USDOT 380474 · MC-282226 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Mike's Towing & Automotive Specialties Inc

2 power unitsST LOUIS, MO50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-282226 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(314) 544-4646 Email dispatchMIKETOWING@AOL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’24 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Onebeacon’96–’00

Westport’00–’03

Navigators’05–’11

American Guarantee’17–’24

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2024

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Apr 2017 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2016 → May 2017	$750K	1
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2015 → Mar 2016	$750K	1
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2012 → Apr 2015	$750K	8
TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	Nov 2011 → Nov 2012	$750K	1
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2005 → Nov 2011	$750K	5
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Nov 2004 → Nov 2005	$750K	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Nov 2000 → Nov 2003	$750K	5
ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1996 → Nov 2000	$750K	2
TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1995 → Nov 1996	$750K	1
THE NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Nov 1994 → Nov 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

ST LOUIS, MO

7910 ALABAMA ST

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael hoard — 2 carriers: USDOT 3760165

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7910 ALABAMA ST, ST LOUIS, MO, 63111-3209
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (314) 544-4646
Cell: (314) 575-0730
Fax: (314) 631-7776
Email: miketowing@aol.com

Registration

Officers: Michael Hoard · Diana Hoard
USDOT / docket: 380474 · MC-282226
First registered: Feb 1, 1990
Last MCS-150: Oct 11, 2024 · 4,529 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 65725137

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,529

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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 MIKE'S TOWING & AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALTIES INC.

MIKE'S TOWING & AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALTIES INC (USDOT 380474) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 4, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 11, 2024.

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

Frequently asked

What is MIKE'S TOWING & AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALTIES INC's USDOT number?

MIKE'S TOWING & AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALTIES INC's USDOT number is 380474, and its motor carrier number is MC-282226.

Is MIKE'S TOWING & AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALTIES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, MIKE'S TOWING & AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALTIES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.