Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2980327 · MC-13891
FIRST RESPONSE TOWING LLC
3 power unitsMERRILLVILLE, IN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-13891 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
3Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 9 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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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 3 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 9.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority99 yr active
since 2017Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
9 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is FIRST RESPONSE TOWING LLC safe to work with?
Is FIRST RESPONSE TOWING LLC safe to load? FIRST RESPONSE TOWING LLC (USDOT 2980327, MC-13891) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in MERRILLVILLE, IN, operating 3 power units and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 9 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
FRFIRST RESPONSE TOWING LLC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
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
MERRILLVILLE, IN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@dotauthority.com — 1480 carriers: USDOT 13397USDOT 138056USDOT 261915USDOT 304514USDOT 345813USDOT 353818USDOT 419903USDOT 430020
Shares a company officer with other carriers
roger jackson — 5 carriers: USDOT 1470399USDOT 1992153USDOT 2557900USDOT 3689608
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 5275 CLEVELAND ST, MERRILLVILLE, IN, 46410
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (219) 808-8735
- Web domain
- dotauthority.com
Registration
- Officer
- Roger Jackson
- USDOT / docket
- 2980327 · MC-13891
- First registered
- 03/01/2017
- Last MCS-150
- 03/01/2017
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—Annual mileage
07
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is FIRST RESPONSE TOWING LLC's USDOT number?
FIRST RESPONSE TOWING LLC's USDOT number is 2980327, and its motor carrier number is MC-13891.
Is FIRST RESPONSE TOWING LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, FIRST RESPONSE TOWING LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is FIRST RESPONSE TOWING LLC's fleet?
FIRST RESPONSE TOWING LLC operates 3 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is FIRST RESPONSE TOWING LLC based?
FIRST RESPONSE TOWING LLC is based in MERRILLVILLE, IN.