Carrier profile · USDOT 962119 · MC-422975 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ED'S TOWING SERVICE INC

10 power unitsMOORHEAD, MN40/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-422975 INACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(218) 233-7740 Email dispatchedstowing@HOTMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Insurance on fileEstablished 25 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

Watch · 4

USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 10 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 5.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’11 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National Liability’02–’05

Western National’08–’11

beyond this history

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2011

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2008 → Mar 2011	$750K	2
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2007 → Mar 2008	$750K	2
ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2006 → Feb 2007	$750K	1
INTERSTATE FIRE & CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2005 → Feb 2005	$750K	1
INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Feb 2005 → Feb 2006	$750K	1
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Apr 2002 → Feb 2005	$750K	7
INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Feb 2002	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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 · 24 mo

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

Home base

MOORHEAD, MN

2848 22ND AVE S

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.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2848 22ND AVE S, MOORHEAD, MN, 56560
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (218) 233-7740
Cell: (701) 219-5885
Fax: (218) 291-3340
Email: edstowing@hotmail.com

Registration

Officers: Dawn Grossman · Nick Grossman
USDOT / docket: 962119 · MC-422975
First registered: Jun 15, 2001
Last MCS-150: Jan 13, 2021 · 335,000 mi (2018)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 616452553

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

335,000

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 ED'S TOWING SERVICE INC.

ED'S TOWING SERVICE INC (USDOT 962119) has a Vektor safety score of 40/100 and a High risk 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 active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 22, 2011 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, 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 10 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 13, 2021.

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