Carrier profile · USDOT 577988 · MC-281058 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DAVE'S TOWING SERVICE INC

7 power unitsLocal · 1 statesLOUISVILLE, KY82/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-281058 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

11.5Avg age (yr)

2012–2017 · vPIC

Call dispatch(502) 962-1020

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

Established 32 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 1

Established 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 2 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 7-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: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
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 Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.17 Lamps/reflectors on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle 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: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Motorists’09–’20

Amguard’22–’25

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2025 → Nov 2025	$1M	1
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2022 → Sep 2025	$1M	4
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Jun 2022	$1M	2
MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2021	$1M	1
MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2009 → Sep 2020	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 2
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

KY busiest

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

Home base

LOUISVILLE, KY

4822 POPLAR LEVEL ROAD

Top corridor

KY 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david jones — 128 carriers: USDOT 384513 USDOT 406413 USDOT 462418 USDOT 483284 USDOT 517252 USDOT 614465 USDOT 619164 USDOT 657378

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4822 POPLAR LEVEL ROAD, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40213
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (502) 962-1020
Email: —

Registration

Officer: David Jones
USDOT / docket: 577988 · MC-281058
First registered: Oct 19, 1994
Last MCS-150: Oct 2, 2024 · 219,840 mi (2021)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 24, 2001
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

219,840

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 DAVE'S TOWING SERVICE INC.

DAVE'S TOWING SERVICE INC (USDOT 577988) 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 has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 2 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 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 2, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 24, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DAVE'S TOWING SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

DAVE'S TOWING SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 577988, and its motor carrier number is MC-281058.

Is DAVE'S TOWING SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

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

What is DAVE'S TOWING SERVICE INC's safety record?

DAVE'S TOWING SERVICE INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 3 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).