Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 593783 · MC-287419
TOTAL TOWING
DBA TAZEWELL TOWING
4 power unitsPEKIN, IL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-287419 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
4Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
High risk
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Insurance on fileEstablished 31 yearsNo active operating authority
Watch · 3
No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 4 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 4.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
Operating authority3131 yr active
since 1995Insurance (BIPD)On file
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 peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
31 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is TOTAL TOWING safe to work with?
Is TOTAL TOWING safe to load? TOTAL TOWING (USDOT 593783, MC-287419) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in PEKIN, IL, operating 4 power units and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 31 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (62/100), 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
TTTOTAL TOWING 62
01
Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoFiled with FMCSA
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+1 earlier
General Ins · 02–07
Artisan Truckers · 10–15
20022015
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 10 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Sep 2010 → Jul 2015 | $750k | 3 |
| LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | Nov 2007 → Mar 2008 | $750k | 5 |
| GENERAL CASUALTY INS CO OF ILL | Jul 2002 → Nov 2007 | $750k | 2 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 4
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
PEKIN, IL
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
randy taylor — 31 carriers: USDOT 460942USDOT 597830USDOT 717448USDOT 758455USDOT 843311USDOT 853312USDOT 1122372USDOT 1126596
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 825 BRENKMAN, PEKIN, IL, 61554
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (309) 347-1711
- taztow@omnilec.com
- Web domain
- omnilec.com
Registration
- Officer
- Randy Taylor
- USDOT / docket
- 593783 · MC-287419
- First registered
- 03/14/1995
- Last MCS-150
- 03/01/2022 · 200,000 mi (2021)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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
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Frequently asked
What is TOTAL TOWING's USDOT number?
TOTAL TOWING's USDOT number is 593783, and its motor carrier number is MC-287419.
Is TOTAL TOWING authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, TOTAL TOWING is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is TOTAL TOWING's fleet?
TOTAL TOWING operates 4 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is TOTAL TOWING based?
TOTAL TOWING is based in PEKIN, IL.