Carrier profile · USDOT 436763 · MC-222583 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Newburyport Towing Service Inc

14 power unitsAMESBURY, MA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-222583 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(978) 388-1730 Email dispatchwalter@newburyporttowing.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 14 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — 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: Active
Contract: Active
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 ’16 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Travelers’89–’97

Transportation’99–’02

Commerce’10–’14

Commerce’15–now

1989199920092019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2016

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Dec 2016	$1M	1
TRAVELERS CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA	Jul 2014 → Jul 2015	$1M	1
THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2010 → Sep 2014	$1M	1
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2007 → Apr 2010	$1M	3
THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2006 → Dec 2007	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Dec 2006	$1M	1
PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2002 → Jul 2005	$1M	1
TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1999 → Jul 2002	$1M	1
HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1998 → Jan 1999	$1M	1
HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY CO.	Jan 1997 → Jan 1998	$1M	1
TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY	Jan 1989 → Jan 1997	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
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

AMESBURY, MA

27 SOUTH HUNT RD

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 27 SOUTH HUNT RD, AMESBURY, MA, 01913-4423
Mailing address: P O BOX 866, AMESBURY, MA, 01913-0019
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (978) 388-1730
Cell: (978) 835-4045
Fax: (978) 388-3675
Email: walter@newburyporttowing.com
Web domain: newburyporttowing.com

Registration

Officer: Walter Lowell
USDOT / docket: 436763 · MC-222583
First registered: Feb 19, 1991
Last MCS-150: Jan 9, 2026 · 57,553 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 158638395

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

57,553

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 NEWBURYPORT TOWING SERVICE INC.

NEWBURYPORT TOWING SERVICE INC (USDOT 436763) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 15, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 9, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NEWBURYPORT TOWING SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

NEWBURYPORT TOWING SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 436763, and its motor carrier number is MC-222583.

Is NEWBURYPORT TOWING SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, NEWBURYPORT TOWING SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is NEWBURYPORT TOWING SERVICE INC's fleet?

NEWBURYPORT TOWING SERVICE INC operates 14 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NEWBURYPORT TOWING SERVICE INC based?

NEWBURYPORT TOWING SERVICE INC is based in AMESBURY, MA.

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