Asset-based
11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA CENTRAL TOWING
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Asset-based
11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
7.3 yr
Model years 2015–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.
26 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
CENTRAL TOWING INC (USDOT 835914) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 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 AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 27, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier received 23 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 20 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.
It reports 11 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 24, 2025.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
CENTRAL TOWING INC's USDOT number is 835914, and its motor carrier number is MC-470795.
As of Jun 13, 2026, CENTRAL TOWING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
CENTRAL TOWING INC has a 15.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 49 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).
CENTRAL TOWING INC operates 11 power units and 11 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
CENTRAL TOWING INC is based in HYATTSVILLE, MD, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.
Comparable carriers around Hyattsville and across Maryland
23 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 3
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 adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2024
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY | Jun 2022 → Jun 2024 | $750K | 2 |
| AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2021 → Jun 2022 | $750K | 2 |
| AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC | Jun 2018 → Jun 2021 | $750K | 13 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jun 2017 → Jun 2018 | $750K | 1 |
| AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC | Jun 2015 → Jun 2017 | $750K | 6 |
| VICTORIA FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY | Jun 2014 → Jun 2015 | $750K | 2 |
| AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION | Jun 2013 → Jun 2014 | $750K | 1 |
| LIBERTY INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS | Mar 2013 → Jun 2013 | $750K | 2 |
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 2 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
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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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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