Carrier profile · USDOT 711477 · MC-415279 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

HERRERA'S TOWING & RECOVERY

13 power unitsavg 6.9 yrRegional · 6 statesVIDOR, TX79/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-415279 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.9Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(409) 769-8466 Email dispatchnicole@herrerastowing.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileReincarnated carrier — prior authority revoked

Watch · 2

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1997.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 18 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.9 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityFlagged

28 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 9.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

11.1% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 9.7 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

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 13-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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 · 11 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Stonington’05–’07

Arch’11–’15

Pennsylvania Manuf’16–’19

United Specialty’19–’21

Axis’21–’23

Trisura’23–now

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2023 → Feb 2026	$750K	4
AXIS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Oct 2023	$750K	1
OBSIDIAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Oct 2021	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Sep 2021	$750K	5
PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	Sep 2016 → Sep 2019	$750K	3
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Sep 2015 → Sep 2016	$750K	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2011 → Sep 2015	$750K	6
SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2010 → Sep 2011	$750K	1
SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2009 → Jan 2010	$750K	5
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Sep 2008 → Sep 2009	$750K	3
MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2007 → Oct 2008	$750K	2
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2005 → Dec 2007	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

20.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

VIDOR, TX

20585 IH-10

Top corridor

TX 7 · MO 2 · AR 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked

FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 711477. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.

Named as the prior authority of newer carriers

1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 711477.

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2267809 USDOT 2324755

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 20585 IH-10, VIDOR, TX, 77662
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (409) 769-8466
Cell: (409) 284-8472
Fax: (409) 769-8424
Email: nicole@herrerastowing.com
Web domain: herrerastowing.com

Registration

Officers: Ronald P Herrera · Katie N Herrera
USDOT / docket: 711477 · MC-415279
First registered: Oct 28, 1997
Last MCS-150: Sep 5, 2025 · 266,962 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 16, 2009
D-U-N-S: 791607195

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

266,962

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 HERRERA'S TOWING & RECOVERY.

HERRERA'S TOWING & RECOVERY (USDOT 711477) has a Vektor safety score of 79/100 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 10, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 9.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It reports 13 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 5, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 16, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HERRERA'S TOWING & RECOVERY's USDOT number?

HERRERA'S TOWING & RECOVERY's USDOT number is 711477, and its motor carrier number is MC-415279.

Is HERRERA'S TOWING & RECOVERY authorized to operate?

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

What is HERRERA'S TOWING & RECOVERY's safety record?

HERRERA'S TOWING & RECOVERY has a 9.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 18 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 79/100 (tier: review).