Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
21 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is MCCARTHY TOWING INC safe to load? MCCARTHY TOWING INC (USDOT 1380659, MC-846645) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in PLYMOUTH, MA, operating 3 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 21 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 6 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 40.0% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it review before loading (74/100), with the leading concern: vehicle out-of-service rate well above average. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
MCCARTHY TOWING INC's USDOT number is 1380659, and its motor carrier number is MC-846645.
As of 2026-06-13, MCCARTHY TOWING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
MCCARTHY TOWING INC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).
MCCARTHY TOWING INC operates 3 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
MCCARTHY TOWING INC is based in PLYMOUTH, MA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
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6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2017 → Dec 2025 | $1M | 2 |
| THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO. | Nov 2013 → May 2017 | $1M | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
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 and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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