Carrier profile · USDOT 3633392 · MC-1245236 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

LIKENS TOWING LLC

DBA AMERICAN TOWING

6 power unitsLocal · 2 statesSOUTHAVEN, MS100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1245236 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.2Avg age (yr)

2016–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(901) 461-2310 Email dispatchmichael.b.likens@icloud.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 2, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. One window of data — no trend yet. 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 6-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Amguard’21–’22

Berkshire Hathaway’22–’23

Blue Hill’23–’25

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC · since Jan 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2025 → Jan 2026	$1M	1
BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC	Jul 2023 → Nov 2025	$1M	5
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Jun 2023 → Jul 2023	$1M	1
BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC	Jun 2023 → Jun 2023	$1M	1
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	May 2022 → May 2023	$1M	7
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2021 → May 2022	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 2

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 across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

SOUTHAVEN, MS

1931 VETERANS DR

Top corridor

TN ⇄ MS

TN 4 · MS 1

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.

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1931 VETERANS DR, SOUTHAVEN, MS, 38671-2009
Mailing address: 1931 VETERANS DRIVE, SOUTHAVEN, MS, 38672
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (901) 461-2310
Email: michael.b.likens@icloud.com

Registration

Officer: Benjamin Likens
USDOT / docket: 3633392 · MC-1245236
First registered: May 12, 2021
Last MCS-150: Dec 15, 2025 · 250,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 5.55
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

250,000

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 LIKENS TOWING LLC.

LIKENS TOWING LLC (USDOT 3633392) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC effective Jan 12, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 2, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 15, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LIKENS TOWING LLC's USDOT number?

LIKENS TOWING LLC's USDOT number is 3633392, and its motor carrier number is MC-1245236.

Is LIKENS TOWING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 2, 2026, LIKENS TOWING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LIKENS TOWING LLC's safety record?

LIKENS TOWING LLC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 5 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash 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 LIKENS TOWING LLC's fleet?

LIKENS TOWING LLC operates 6 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LIKENS TOWING LLC based?

LIKENS TOWING LLC is based in SOUTHAVEN, MS, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(901) 461-2310 Email dispatchmichael.b.likens@icloud.comCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 3633392
MC / Docket: MC-1245236
Officer: BENJAMIN LIKENS
Address: 1931 VETERANS DR
SOUTHAVEN, MS, 38671-2009

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 5 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC · since Jan 2026

Vehicle OOS 25.0%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(901) 461-2310 Email dispatchmichael.b.likens@icloud.comCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 3633392
MC / Docket: MC-1245236
Officer: BENJAMIN LIKENS
Address: 1931 VETERANS DR
SOUTHAVEN, MS, 38671-2009

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 5 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC · since Jan 2026

Vehicle OOS 25.0%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

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