Carrier profile · USDOT 145429 · MC-138502 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

FENDER'S WRECKER SERVICE INC

3 power unitsNEWPORT, KY50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-138502 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(859) 261-2600 Email dispatchfenderstowing@fuse.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 3 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

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

No activity in window

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

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — 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: 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 ’23 · 14 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Sentry Select’95–’98

Westport’02–’05

Amguard’18–’21

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2023

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Dec 2021 → Dec 2023	$750K	1
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2018 → Dec 2021	$750K	9
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2015 → Dec 2015	$750K	2
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2013 → Dec 2015	$750K	2
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2012 → Dec 2013	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2011 → Dec 2012	$750K	1
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2009 → Dec 2011	$750K	2
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2008 → Dec 2009	$750K	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Dec 2007 → Dec 2008	$750K	1
SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2006 → Dec 2007	$750K	1
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2005 → Dec 2006	$750K	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Dec 2002 → Dec 2005	$750K	3
MONROE GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1998 → Jan 2000	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1995 → Jun 1998	$750K	1
ST. PAUL PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1993 → Jul 1995	$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): 3
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

NEWPORT, KY

927 PARK AVE

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

@fuse.net — 713 carriers: USDOT 63059 USDOT 63101 USDOT 81383 USDOT 81406 USDOT 91290 USDOT 140167 USDOT 210394 USDOT 229580

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 927 PARK AVE, NEWPORT, KY, 41071
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (859) 261-2600
Cell: (859) 620-5008
Fax: (859) 261-7466
Email: fenderstowing@fuse.net
Web domain: fuse.net

Registration

Officers: Cathy Louise Hornsby · Benjamin Raymond Hornsby
USDOT / docket: 145429 · MC-138502
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Sep 5, 2024 · 3,034 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 13, 1991
D-U-N-S: 63994040

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

3,034

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

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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 FENDER'S WRECKER SERVICE INC.

FENDER'S WRECKER SERVICE INC (USDOT 145429) 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 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 TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 2, 2023 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 3 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 5, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 13, 1991 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.