Carrier profile · USDOT 595515 · MC-288800 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Townes Trucking Inc

7 power unitsavg 6.5 yrMulti-region · 9 statesCOFFEEVILLE, MS68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-288800 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.5Avg age (yr)

2010–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(662) 675-2946 Email dispatchjtownes2000@hotmail.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average17.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes6 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 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-mo50.0%

▲ 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

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.5 yr

Model years 2010–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

17 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 17.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 17 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 8.3 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 7-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 17
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance17 · 6 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving16 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle 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: None
Contract: Active
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 · 18 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Occidental Fire’14–’18

National’18–’21

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 21 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 21 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2023 → Nov 2025	$750K	2
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Nov 2023	$750K	3
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Nov 2021	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Nov 2014 → Nov 2018	$750K	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Sep 2014 → Nov 2014	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2014	$750K	1
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Sep 2013	$750K	1
COMMERCE PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2011 → Sep 2012	$750K	1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2009 → Sep 2011	$750K	2
GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2008 → Sep 2009	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2007 → Sep 2008	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2006 → Sep 2007	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2005 → Sep 2006	$750K	1
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Oct 2004 → Oct 2005	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2002 → Oct 2004	$750K	2
INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	Sep 2000 → Sep 2002	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1999 → Sep 2000	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1998 → Jan 1999	$750K	4
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1996 → Jul 1998	$750K	1
MIDLAND RISK INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1996 → Jul 1996	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1995 → Jul 1996	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2010

Oldest model yr

80.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MS busiest

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

Home base

COFFEEVILLE, MS

14201 HIGHWAY 7

Top corridor

MS 6 · MO 3 · GA 2

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.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2850190 USDOT 3017694 USDOT 266764 USDOT 3140981 USDOT 3944825 USDOT 1777936

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 14201 HIGHWAY 7, COFFEEVILLE, MS, 38922
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (662) 675-2946
Fax: (662) 675-2948
Email: jtownes2000@hotmail.com

Registration

Officer: Jamie Townes
USDOT / docket: 595515 · MC-288800
First registered: Mar 28, 1995
Last MCS-150: Jun 30, 2025 · 2,831,778 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 13, 2006
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,831,778

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 TOWNES TRUCKING INC.

TOWNES TRUCKING INC (USDOT 595515) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 20, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 17 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 17 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 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 Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 30, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 13, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TOWNES TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

TOWNES TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 595515, and its motor carrier number is MC-288800.

Is TOWNES TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, TOWNES TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TOWNES TRUCKING INC's safety record?

TOWNES TRUCKING INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 30 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is TOWNES TRUCKING INC's fleet?

TOWNES TRUCKING INC operates 7 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TOWNES TRUCKING INC based?

TOWNES TRUCKING INC is based in COFFEEVILLE, MS, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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