Carrier profile · USDOT 746118 · MC-861678 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Don's No Preference Towing Co of La

DBA DON'S NO PREFERENCE TOWING CO OF LA INC

8 power unitsLocal · 1 statesAUBURN, ME0/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-861678 INACTIVEOUT-OF-SERVICE ORDERHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

4.0Avg age (yr)

2022–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(207) 784-4619 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Do not load

FMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. It is not authorized to haul freight.

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Federal Out-of-Service OrderFMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. Do not tender freight.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 7.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Active federal out-of-service order

90 day failure to pay fine · ordered Apr 17, 2018

90 day failure to pay fine · ordered Oct 9, 2018

FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 8-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.7 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Zurich American’16–’17

National Continental’18–’20

National Continental’20–’22

Zurich American’22–’25

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. · since Feb 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS	Feb 2022 → Feb 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

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 0

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 across 1 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

ME busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Maine: 1 inspections

Home base

AUBURN, ME

940 WASHINGTON ST

Most inspections: ME

1 inspections

ME 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 6, 2026

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 748167 USDOT 901617 USDOT 2036930

Shares a company officer with other carriers

debbie edwards — 4 carriers: USDOT 769820 USDOT 1647106 USDOT 2376704

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 6, 2026

Location

Physical address: 940 WASHINGTON ST, AUBURN, ME, 04210
Mailing address: PO BOX 283, AUBURN, ME, 04212-0283
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (207) 784-4619
Fax: (207) 777-7011
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Debbie Edwards
USDOT / docket: 746118 · MC-861678
First registered: May 5, 1998
Last MCS-150: Jul 24, 2019 · 30,000 mi (2013)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

30,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 6, 2026

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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

No eligible vehicle inspections in this period.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

3violation records

0OOS-tagged records

n/ainspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

20%0 / 2

Unsafe driving

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

n/aMay 25 to Nov 250 / 0

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (3 of 3 records)

392.7A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1

Before you tender

Ask for current records for the assigned equipment and driver.

Other vehicle maintenance

Check dated inspection records and current authority before tendering.

Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DON'S NO PREFERENCE TOWING CO OF LA.

DON'S NO PREFERENCE TOWING CO OF LA (USDOT 746118) has a Vektor safety score of 0/100 and a Do not load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has 2 active federal out-of-service orders in the FMCSA record. FMCSA out-of-service data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. effective Feb 17, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 24, 2019. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DON'S NO PREFERENCE TOWING CO OF LA's USDOT number?

DON'S NO PREFERENCE TOWING CO OF LA's USDOT number is 746118, and its motor carrier number is MC-861678.

Is DON'S NO PREFERENCE TOWING CO OF LA authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026. 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.

What is DON'S NO PREFERENCE TOWING CO OF LA's safety record?

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).