Carrier profile · USDOT 601443 · MC-331594 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Ocean State Towing & Recovery Inc

6 power unitsavg 3.8 yrRegional · 4 statesSEEKONK, MA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-331594 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

3.8Avg age (yr)

2019–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(401) 431-1744 Email dispatchtransport@oceanstaterecovery.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average42.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average18.2% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.8 yr

Model years 2019–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

12 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 42.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 18.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

66.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 27.8 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 6-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 12
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness4 · 2 OOS
393.17 Lamps/reflectors on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.7 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
391.15 Driver qualificationsDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
393.71 Coupling / towing devicesVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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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$1,000,000 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

$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 · 13 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Interstate’01–now

Safety’06–’12

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 18 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 18 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	5
MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Dec 2024	$750K	2
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2022	$750K	2
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2018 → Dec 2020	$750K	11
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2017 → Aug 2017	$750K	3
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2017 → Apr 2017	$750K	2
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2017 → Apr 2017	$750K	1
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2017 → Jul 2018	$750K	1
THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2016 → Feb 2017	$750K	1
AMERICAN SOUTHERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2015 → Dec 2016	$750K	1
SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2013 → Dec 2015	$750K	3
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Dec 2012 → Dec 2013	$750K	2
SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2006 → Dec 2012	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2005 → Jan 2006	$750K	1
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Jan 2004 → Jan 2005	$750K	1
INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 2001 → current	$750K	4
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 2000 → Oct 2001	$750K	3
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 1998 → Nov 1999	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 4
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

3.8 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2019

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MA busiest

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

Home base

SEEKONK, MA

1849 FALL RIVER AVENUE

Top corridor

MA 9 · CT 1 · RI 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

@oceanstaterecovery.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1576514 USDOT 6965097

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1849 FALL RIVER AVENUE, SEEKONK, MA, 02771
Mailing address: 120 PERSHING STREET, EAST PROVIDENCE, RI, 02914
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (401) 431-1744
Email: transport@oceanstaterecovery.com
Web domain: oceanstaterecovery.com

Registration

Officer: Steven J Ladeira
USDOT / docket: 601443 · MC-331594
First registered: May 12, 1995
Last MCS-150: Jun 11, 2026 · 62,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

62,000

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 OCEAN STATE TOWING & RECOVERY INC.

OCEAN STATE TOWING & RECOVERY INC (USDOT 601443) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 9, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 42.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 12 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 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 Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 11, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is OCEAN STATE TOWING & RECOVERY INC's USDOT number?

OCEAN STATE TOWING & RECOVERY INC's USDOT number is 601443, and its motor carrier number is MC-331594.

Is OCEAN STATE TOWING & RECOVERY INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, OCEAN STATE TOWING & RECOVERY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is OCEAN STATE TOWING & RECOVERY INC's safety record?

OCEAN STATE TOWING & RECOVERY INC has a 42.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).