Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3876917 · MC-1421120
INITIAL RESPONSE TOWING LLC
DBA INITIAL RESPONSE TOWING
1 power unitsavg 11 yrLocal · 1 statesWAPPINGERS FL, NY
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1421120 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
2 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
11.0Avg age (yr)
2005–2025 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on file
Watch · 0
Nothing flagged.
Operating authority44 yr active
since 2022Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 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 peersTypical
11 yr
Model years 2005–2025 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
4 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is INITIAL RESPONSE TOWING LLC safe to work with?
Is INITIAL RESPONSE TOWING LLC safe to load? INITIAL RESPONSE TOWING LLC (USDOT 3876917, MC-1421120) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in WAPPINGERS FL, NY, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 4 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 3 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
IRINITIAL RESPONSE TOWING LLC 100
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Safety
3 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)2 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)2 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.0 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 1-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
- Registered power units
- 1
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 2
- Annualized
- ≈1 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1
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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 (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
Progressive Ins · 22–23
20222023
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
1 insurer era · collapsed from 2 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO. | Sep 2022 → Jul 2023 | $1M | 2 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 2
- Trailers (towed)
- 0
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2025
Newest model yr
2005
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo22
NY busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
WAPPINGERS FL, NY
Top corridor
NY
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@arkelmotors.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1575281
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)11
Observed (24 mo)22
Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 4 MARSHALL RD STE 261, WAPPINGERS FL, NY, 12590
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (845) 702-8790
- Web domain
- arkelmotors.com
Registration
- Officer
- Lou Vanleeuwen, Jr.
- USDOT / docket
- 3876917 · MC-1421120
- First registered
- 05/04/2022
- Last MCS-150
- 07/23/2025 · 55,000 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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 INITIAL RESPONSE TOWING LLC's USDOT number?
INITIAL RESPONSE TOWING LLC's USDOT number is 3876917, and its motor carrier number is MC-1421120.
Is INITIAL RESPONSE TOWING LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, INITIAL RESPONSE TOWING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is INITIAL RESPONSE TOWING LLC's safety record?
INITIAL RESPONSE TOWING LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 3 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is INITIAL RESPONSE TOWING LLC's fleet?
INITIAL RESPONSE TOWING LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is INITIAL RESPONSE TOWING LLC based?
INITIAL RESPONSE TOWING LLC is based in WAPPINGERS FL, NY, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.