Carrier profile · USDOT 1020987 · MC-166811 · Updated Jul 5, 2026

Tarheel Towing Company

DBA TARHEEL TOWING

2 power unitsDURHAM, NC50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-166811 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(919) 477-5434 Email dispatchtarheeltowing1@aol.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 5, 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 2 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 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

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

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — 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: 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 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Donegal’18–’26

2018202020222024now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Jan 2026	$1M	1

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Equipment

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

DURHAM, NC

3127 ROWENA AVE

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: 3127 ROWENA AVE, DURHAM, NC, 27703-4446
Mailing address: 2025 RANCH MILL CIRCLE, RALEIGH, NC, 27610
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (919) 477-5434
Fax: (919) 250-1894
Email: tarheeltowing1@aol.com

Registration

Officers: Gloria William · Lamont William
USDOT / docket: 1020987 · MC-166811
First registered: Apr 18, 2002
Last MCS-150: Jul 3, 2026 · 972 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

972

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 TARHEEL TOWING COMPANY.

TARHEEL TOWING COMPANY (USDOT 1020987) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 5, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 5, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 13, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 5, 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 Jul 5, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 5, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TARHEEL TOWING COMPANY's USDOT number?

TARHEEL TOWING COMPANY's USDOT number is 1020987, and its motor carrier number is MC-166811.

Is TARHEEL TOWING COMPANY authorized to operate?

As of Jul 5, 2026, TARHEEL TOWING COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is TARHEEL TOWING COMPANY's fleet?

TARHEEL TOWING COMPANY operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TARHEEL TOWING COMPANY based?

TARHEEL TOWING COMPANY is based in DURHAM, NC.

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