Carrier profile · USDOT 555479 · MC-336184 · Updated Jul 26, 2026

HIGHTOWER TRANSPORTATION & SERVICES INC

DBA J B PHOENIX TRANSPORT

13 power unitsEL PASO, TX50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-336184 INACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(915) 858-8505

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 26, 2026

Limited record

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

Established 32 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 13 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 24.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

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-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

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

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — 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: 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’03 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

beyond this history

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 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 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 2002 → May 2003	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2002 → Sep 2002	$750K	1
UNIVERSAL INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Oct 2001 → Apr 2002	$750K	2
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2000 → Nov 2001	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Apr 2000 → Oct 2000	$750K	2
ASSOCIATES INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1999 → Apr 2000	$750K	1
VIKING INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1998 → May 1999	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
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

EL PASO, TX

11780 GATEWAY EAST

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

Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record

USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.

Location

Physical address: 11780 GATEWAY EAST, EL PASO, TX, 79927
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (915) 858-8505
Fax: (915) 772-9717
Email: —

Registration

USDOT / docket: 555479 · MC-336184
First registered: Mar 30, 1994
Last MCS-150: Jul 10, 2002 · 830,000 mi (2001)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

830,000

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 HIGHTOWER TRANSPORTATION & SERVICES INC.

HIGHTOWER TRANSPORTATION & SERVICES INC (USDOT 555479) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 26, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 26, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jul 26, 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 Jul 26, 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 Jul 26, 2026.

It reports 13 power units and 13 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 10, 2002.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 26, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HIGHTOWER TRANSPORTATION & SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

HIGHTOWER TRANSPORTATION & SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 555479, and its motor carrier number is MC-336184.

Is HIGHTOWER TRANSPORTATION & SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 26, 2026, HIGHTOWER TRANSPORTATION & SERVICES INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.