Carrier profile · USDOT 806359 · MC-389665 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Evans & Sons Automotive & Towing Inc

9 power unitsavg 9.2 yrRegional · 4 statesSALT LAKE CITY, UT94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-389665 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.2Avg age (yr)

2006–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(801) 975-9422 Email dispatchinbox@evanstow.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate above average11.1% vs the 6.7% national average.

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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

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 peersTypical

9.2 yr

Model years 2006–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

16.7% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 10.8 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 9-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.70 Coupling devices / fifth wheelVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.87 Warning flags on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe 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: Active
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Transguard America’00–’09

Plaza’13–’17

Amguard’17–’22

Amguard’23–now

2000200720142021now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2023 → Apr 2026	$750K	4
MOUNTAIN STATES INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Sep 2023	$750K	1
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2017 → Sep 2022	$750K	5
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2017	$750K	9
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2013 → Sep 2013	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Apr 2010	$750K	1
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Aug 2000 → Apr 2009	$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): 5
Trailers (towed): 1

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.2 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

UT busiest

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

Home base

SALT LAKE CITY, UT

555 S FULTON ST

Top corridor

UT 6 · ID 1 · WY 1

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 registration email domain with other carriers

@evanstow.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3836482

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael evans — 52 carriers: USDOT 227105 USDOT 932065 USDOT 1206299 USDOT 1247086 USDOT 1264407 USDOT 1305027 USDOT 1310771 USDOT 1357953

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: 555 S FULTON ST, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84104
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (801) 975-9422
Fax: (801) 975-9485
Email: inbox@evanstow.com
Web domain: evanstow.com

Registration

Officer: Michael Evans
USDOT / docket: 806359 · MC-389665
First registered: Apr 16, 1999
Last MCS-150: Apr 21, 2026 · 227,265 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 158263884

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

227,265

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 EVANS & SONS AUTOMOTIVE & TOWING INC.

EVANS & SONS AUTOMOTIVE & TOWING INC (USDOT 806359) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load 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 AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 27, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 4 states, 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 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 21, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is EVANS & SONS AUTOMOTIVE & TOWING INC's USDOT number?

EVANS & SONS AUTOMOTIVE & TOWING INC's USDOT number is 806359, and its motor carrier number is MC-389665.

Is EVANS & SONS AUTOMOTIVE & TOWING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is EVANS & SONS AUTOMOTIVE & TOWING INC's safety record?

EVANS & SONS AUTOMOTIVE & TOWING INC has a 14.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 11 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is EVANS & SONS AUTOMOTIVE & TOWING INC's fleet?

EVANS & SONS AUTOMOTIVE & TOWING INC operates 9 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is EVANS & SONS AUTOMOTIVE & TOWING INC based?

EVANS & SONS AUTOMOTIVE & TOWING INC is based in SALT LAKE CITY, UT, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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