Carrier profile · USDOT 485240 · MC-809458 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TERRY'S TOWING INCORPORATED

14 power unitsavg 7.9 yrRegional · 5 statesST LOUIS, MO81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-809458 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.9Avg age (yr)

2008–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(314) 645-3117 Email dispatchTERRYSTOWING314@YAHOO.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average25.0% 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 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.9 yr

Model years 2008–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 3

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 14-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving25 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 8 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 4 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 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$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 · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Consumers Usa’12–’17

American Guarantee’17–’22

Amguard’22–’25

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2026 → May 2026	$1M	4
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2025 → Feb 2026	$1M	1
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Sep 2025	$1M	3
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Sep 2017 → Sep 2022	$1M	2
CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	Dec 2012 → Sep 2017	$1M	20

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

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

Home base

ST LOUIS, MO

3650 BIG BEND IND CT

Top corridor

MO 10 · IL 3 · TX 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 2768861 USDOT 4176647

Shares a company officer with other carriers

terry wright — 17 carriers: USDOT 178167 USDOT 310491 USDOT 843722 USDOT 861248 USDOT 1214186 USDOT 1564841 USDOT 1583686 USDOT 1627587

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: 3650 BIG BEND IND CT, ST LOUIS, MO, 63143
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (314) 645-3117
Cell: (314) 715-1123
Fax: (314) 646-8443
Email: terrystowing314@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Terry Wright · Vickie Wright
USDOT / docket: 485240 · MC-809458
First registered: May 27, 1992
Last MCS-150: Mar 6, 2026 · 400,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 6, 2012
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

400,000

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 TERRY'S TOWING INCORPORATED.

TERRY'S TOWING INCORPORATED (USDOT 485240) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed 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 TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 6, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 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 14 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 6, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 6, 2012 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TERRY'S TOWING INCORPORATED's USDOT number?

TERRY'S TOWING INCORPORATED's USDOT number is 485240, and its motor carrier number is MC-809458.

Is TERRY'S TOWING INCORPORATED authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TERRY'S TOWING INCORPORATED is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TERRY'S TOWING INCORPORATED's safety record?

TERRY'S TOWING INCORPORATED has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).