Carrier profile · USDOT 3284910 · MC-1039245 · Updated Jul 9, 2026

SCOT'S TOWING LLC

5 power unitsavg 15.9 yrRegional · 3 statesMCCOMB, MS74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1039245 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(225) 777-4644 Email dispatchscotsbodyshop@yahoo.com

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average42.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average22.2% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 7 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.9%

▲ 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

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.9 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

18 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 42.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 22.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 14 vehicle and 18 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 17.5 pts across the window. 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

18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 18
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 8 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive Gulf’19–’20

Blue Hill’20–’23

Amguard’23–’25

beyond this history

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC · since May 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2023 → May 2025	$750K	2
BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC	May 2020 → May 2023	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE GULF INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2020	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 12

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

36.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

LA busiest

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

Home base

MCCOMB, MS

2015 CAMP BEAVER LANE

Top corridor

LA ⇄ MS

LA 14 · MS 3 · NC 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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3417275 USDOT 3015964 USDOT 1153447 USDOT 286577 USDOT 2007128

Shares a company officer with other carriers

thomas scot johnson — 2 carriers: USDOT 1567955

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2015 CAMP BEAVER LANE, MCCOMB, MS, 39648
Mailing address: PO BOX 696, PINE GROVE, LA, 70453-0696
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (225) 777-4644
Fax: (225) 777-4633
Email: scotsbodyshop@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Thomas Scot Johnson
USDOT / docket: 3284910 · MC-1039245
First registered: May 9, 2019
Last MCS-150: Apr 15, 2026 · 250,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
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 SCOT'S TOWING LLC.

SCOT'S TOWING LLC (USDOT 3284910) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 9, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 9, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC effective May 27, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 9, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 42.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 9, 2026.

The carrier received 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 18 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 9, 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 Jul 9, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 15, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 9, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SCOT'S TOWING LLC's USDOT number?

SCOT'S TOWING LLC's USDOT number is 3284910, and its motor carrier number is MC-1039245.

Is SCOT'S TOWING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 9, 2026, SCOT'S TOWING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SCOT'S TOWING LLC's safety record?

SCOT'S TOWING LLC has a 42.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).