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Carrier profile · USDOT 2960189 · MC-4203 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

RICHARDS TOWING LLC

2 power unitsWINDHAM, NH

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-4203 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(603) 371-8697 Email dispatchRICHARDSTOWINGANDTRANSPORT@GMAIL.COM

Carrier verification summary for RICHARDS TOWING LLC

RICHARDS TOWING LLC (USDOT 2960189) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

RICHARDS TOWING LLC (USDOT 2960189) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

RICHARDS TOWING LLC (USDOT 2960189) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 29, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

RICHARDS TOWING LLC (USDOT 2960189) reports 2 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 7, 2017.

RICHARDS TOWING LLC (USDOT 2960189) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 9.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

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

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

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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 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

National’17–’17

beyond this history

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2017

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
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

WINDHAM, NH

8 TWIN ST

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

joshua richards — 5 carriers: USDOT 2372374 USDOT 2881260 USDOT 3954706 USDOT 4011215

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 8 TWIN ST, WINDHAM, NH, 03087
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (603) 371-8697
Fax: (603) 459-8708
Email: richardstowingandtransport@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Joshua Richards
USDOT / docket: 2960189 · MC-4203
First registered: Jan 7, 2017
Last MCS-150: Jan 7, 2017
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

—Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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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