Carrier profile · USDOT 627267 · MC-332406 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Cousins Towing & Recovery Inc

9 power unitsLocal · 1 statesNEWPORT NEWS, VA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-332406 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

10.0Avg age (yr)

2016–2016 · vPIC

Call dispatch(757) 874-1230 Email dispatchlpalomino.cousinstowing@gmail.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

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

Small fleet

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

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 9-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: 9
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.

392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’24 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Pennsylvania General’98–’07

Peninsula’15–’23

Donegal’23–now

1997200520132021now

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 · DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2024

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	2
THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2015 → Aug 2023	$750K	2
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2014 → Aug 2015	$750K	1
STATE AUTO PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INS. CO.	Aug 2013 → Aug 2014	$750K	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Aug 2012 → Aug 2013	$750K	1
THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2006 → Aug 2006	$750K	2
PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1998 → Mar 2007	$750K	1
CASUALTY RECIPROCAL EXCHANGE	Aug 1997 → Aug 1998	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
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

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

VA busiest

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

Home base

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

351 BEECHMONT DRIVE

Top corridor

VA 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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

Location

Physical address: 351 BEECHMONT DRIVE, NEWPORT NEWS, VA, 23608
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (757) 874-1230
Cell: (757) 814-0552
Fax: (757) 234-4165
Email: lpalomino.cousinstowing@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Paul W Redman
USDOT / docket: 627267 · MC-332406
First registered: Jan 17, 1996
Last MCS-150: Nov 4, 2025 · 16,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 198295774

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

16,000

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 COUSINS TOWING & RECOVERY INC.

COUSINS TOWING & RECOVERY INC (USDOT 627267) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract 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 DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 21, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 9 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 4, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COUSINS TOWING & RECOVERY INC's USDOT number?

COUSINS TOWING & RECOVERY INC's USDOT number is 627267, and its motor carrier number is MC-332406.

Is COUSINS TOWING & RECOVERY INC authorized to operate?

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

What is COUSINS TOWING & RECOVERY INC's safety record?

COUSINS TOWING & RECOVERY INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is COUSINS TOWING & RECOVERY INC's fleet?

COUSINS TOWING & RECOVERY INC operates 9 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is COUSINS TOWING & RECOVERY INC based?

COUSINS TOWING & RECOVERY INC is based in NEWPORT NEWS, VA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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