Carrier profile · USDOT 986129 · MC-415396 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Salina Wrecker Service & Transport Inc

DBA AFFORDABLE SMOKIN JOE'S TOWING

9 power unitsLocal · 2 statesSALINA, KS50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-415396 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

19.0Avg age (yr)

2002–2015 · vPIC

Call dispatch(785) 827-8316 Email dispatchevanlarson72@gmail.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 · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — 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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 9-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.23 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.71 Coupling / towing devicesVehicle 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 · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Mid-continent’09–’12

United Financial’19–’25

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$1M	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Mar 2025	$1M	3
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Apr 2013	$1M	1
MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2009 → Jul 2012	$1M	2
MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2004 → Jul 2006	$1M	6
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2002 → Jul 2004	$1M	2
TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2001 → Aug 2002	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
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.

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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

NE busiest

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

Home base

SALINA, KS

850 E NORTH ST

Top corridor

NE ⇄ KS

NE 1 · KS 1

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

evan larson — 2 carriers: USDOT 4362541

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 850 E NORTH ST, SALINA, KS, 67401
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (785) 827-8316
Cell: (785) 577-1923
Fax: (785) 825-5012
Email: evanlarson72@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Evan Larson
USDOT / docket: 986129 · MC-415396
First registered: Oct 24, 2001
Last MCS-150: Oct 20, 2025 · 97,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 19, 2021
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

97,000

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 SALINA WRECKER SERVICE & TRANSPORT INC.

SALINA WRECKER SERVICE & TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 986129) 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 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 AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 21, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 9 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 20, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 19, 2021 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SALINA WRECKER SERVICE & TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

SALINA WRECKER SERVICE & TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 986129, and its motor carrier number is MC-415396.

Is SALINA WRECKER SERVICE & TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, SALINA WRECKER SERVICE & TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SALINA WRECKER SERVICE & TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

SALINA WRECKER SERVICE & TRANSPORT INC 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 an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is SALINA WRECKER SERVICE & TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

SALINA WRECKER SERVICE & TRANSPORT INC operates 9 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SALINA WRECKER SERVICE & TRANSPORT INC based?

SALINA WRECKER SERVICE & TRANSPORT INC is based in SALINA, KS, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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