Owner-operator
8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
FMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. It is not authorized to haul freight.
Owner-operator
8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
4 yr
Model years 2022–2022 · peer benchmark computing.
28 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is DON'S NO PREFERENCE TOWING CO OF LA safe to load? DON'S NO PREFERENCE TOWING CO OF LA (USDOT 746118, MC-861678) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in AUBURN, ME, operating 8 power units and 5 drivers. Operating authority has been active 28 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it do not load (0/100), with the leading concern: federal out-of-service order. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
Active federal out-of-service order
90 day failure to pay fine · ordered 04/17/2018
90 day failure to pay fine · ordered 10/09/2018
FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.
DON'S NO PREFERENCE TOWING CO OF LA's USDOT number is 746118, and its motor carrier number is MC-861678.
As of 2026-06-13, DON'S NO PREFERENCE TOWING CO OF LA is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file, but it currently carries an active out-of-service order — verify status before tendering.
DON'S NO PREFERENCE TOWING CO OF LA has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 0/100 (tier: unfit).
DON'S NO PREFERENCE TOWING CO OF LA operates 8 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
DON'S NO PREFERENCE TOWING CO OF LA is based in AUBURN, ME, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
2 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
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.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS | Feb 2022 → Mar 2025 | $1M | 2 |
| NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2020 → Feb 2022 | $1M | 3 |
| NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2018 → Apr 2020 | $1M | 10 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2016 → Dec 2017 | $1M | 4 |
| UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2014 → Sep 2014 | $1M | 2 |
| ARGONAUT INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2014 → Sep 2014 | $1M | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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