Carrier profile · USDOT 428703 · MC-265449 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

J B S TOWING SERVICE CORP

1 power unitWESTPORT, MA84/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-265449 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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)$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

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

35 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: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$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 ’09 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

beyond this history

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 · THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2009

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2006 → May 2009	$750K	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2004 → Jul 2006	$750K	1
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Jun 2004 → Jul 2004	$750K	1
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1997 → Feb 2000	$750K	3
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Jul 1996 → Apr 1997	$750K	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 1996 → Apr 1996	$750K	2
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Jul 1995 → Jul 1996	$750K	1
THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1995 → Jul 1995	$750K	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 1995 → Apr 1996	$750K	1
THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1995 → May 1995	$750K	1
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	Jan 1994 → Jan 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
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

WESTPORT, MA

505 STATE ROAD

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

joseph souza — 3 carriers: USDOT 1156647 USDOT 2655959

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 505 STATE ROAD, WESTPORT, MA, 02790
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (508) 678-5511
Email: —

Registration

Officer: Joseph Souza
USDOT / docket: 428703 · MC-265449
First registered: Nov 20, 1990
Last MCS-150: Feb 15, 2024 · 3,334 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

3,334

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 J B S TOWING SERVICE CORP.

J B S TOWING SERVICE CORP (USDOT 428703) has a Vektor safety score of 84/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 8, 2009 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 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 15, 2024.

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