Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA SHORTY'S TOWING
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
FMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. It is not authorized to haul freight.
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Active federal out-of-service order
90 day failure to pay fine · ordered Feb 2, 2016
FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.
SHORTY'S HEAVY DUTY WRECKER SERVICE INC (USDOT 108063) has a Vektor safety score of 0/100 and a Do not load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
It has 1 active federal out-of-service order in the FMCSA record as of Jun 13, 2026.
It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available 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.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.
It reports 5 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 11, 2010.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
SHORTY'S HEAVY DUTY WRECKER SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 108063, and its motor carrier number is MC-109741.
As of Jun 13, 2026, SHORTY'S HEAVY DUTY WRECKER SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file, but it currently carries an active out-of-service order — verify status before tendering.
SHORTY'S HEAVY DUTY WRECKER SERVICE INC operates 5 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
SHORTY'S HEAVY DUTY WRECKER SERVICE INC is based in SPRING LAKE PARK, MN.
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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
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.
This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2010 → May 2013 | $750K | 1 |
| EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. | Jun 2008 → Jun 2009 | $750K | 1 |
| WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION | Apr 2008 → Jun 2008 | $750K | 1 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2006 → Apr 2008 | $750K | 2 |
| STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2005 → Apr 2006 | $750K | 1 |
| WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION | Apr 2003 → Apr 2005 | $750K | 2 |
| UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. | Apr 2001 → Apr 2003 | $750K | 3 |
| FIDELITY AND GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2000 → Apr 2001 | $750K | 1 |
| THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO. | May 1999 → Apr 2000 | $750K | 1 |
| UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. | Apr 1993 → Apr 1999 | $750K | 2 |
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 · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record
USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.
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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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