Carrier profile · USDOT 381385 · MC-251383 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CHARLIE'S TOWING SERVICE INC

5 power unitsLocal · 1 statesBEREA, OH50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-251383 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.5Avg age (yr)

2019–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(440) 234-5300 Email dispatchjmercer1@ameritech.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 2

MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — 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 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 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

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 5-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: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’09 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Motorists’92–’96

beyond this history

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · UNITED OHIO INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2009

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	May 2006 → May 2009	$750K	3
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	May 2003 → May 2006	$750K	3
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	May 2002 → May 2003	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	May 2001 → May 2002	$750K	1
ATLANTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	May 1998 → May 2001	$750K	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	May 1996 → May 1998	$750K	2
MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	May 1992 → May 1996	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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 across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

BEREA, OH

55 LOU GROZA BLVD SUITE G

Top corridor

OH 1

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 registration email domain with other carriers

@ameritech.net — 294 carriers: USDOT 100040 USDOT 132140 USDOT 229415 USDOT 243228 USDOT 250790 USDOT 277273 USDOT 282802 USDOT 295090

Shares a company officer with other carriers

charles d valentine — 2 carriers: USDOT 996107

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 55 LOU GROZA BLVD SUITE G, BEREA, OH, 44017
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (440) 234-5300
Fax: (440) 234-5317
Email: jmercer1@ameritech.net
Web domain: ameritech.net

Registration

Officers: Charles D Valentine · James D Valentine
USDOT / docket: 381385 · MC-251383
First registered: Feb 8, 1990
Last MCS-150: Jun 10, 2024 · 70,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 30, 1990
D-U-N-S: 195207592

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

70,000

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 CHARLIE'S TOWING SERVICE INC.

CHARLIE'S TOWING SERVICE INC (USDOT 381385) 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 common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from UNITED OHIO INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 6, 2009 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 10, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 30, 1990 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CHARLIE'S TOWING SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

CHARLIE'S TOWING SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 381385, and its motor carrier number is MC-251383.

Is CHARLIE'S TOWING SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

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

What is CHARLIE'S TOWING SERVICE INC's safety record?

CHARLIE'S TOWING SERVICE INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.