Carrier profile · USDOT 1721190 · Updated Jun 14, 2026

TREMENDO TOWING

4 power unitsavg 16.6 yrRegional · 4 statesCAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD74/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED CONDITIONALHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.6Avg age (yr)

2000–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(240) 417-8365 Email dispatchTREMENDOTOWING@HOTMAIL.COM

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

Established 19 yearsVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average59.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average17.9% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo59.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo59.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.6 yr

Model years 2000–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

28 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 59.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 17.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 27 vehicle and 28 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

75.0% · 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 30.9 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

28 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.5 / 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: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 28
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.5 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance39 · 7 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness5 · 2 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness5 · 5 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.6 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

37.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MD busiest

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

Home base

CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD

5612 J STREET

Top corridor

MD 24 · DC 2 · MA 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 1251595 USDOT 1891430 USDOT 3515313 USDOT 3875707 USDOT 38111 USDOT 3599259

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5612 J STREET, CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD, 20743
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (240) 417-8365
Email: tremendotowing@hotmail.com

Registration

Officers: Nelson Orlando Rafaelano Plata · Nelson Orlando Rafaelano Plata
USDOT / docket: 1721190
First registered: Dec 28, 2007
Last MCS-150: Oct 20, 2025 · 6,785 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Oct 16, 2019
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

6,785

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 TREMENDO TOWING.

TREMENDO TOWING (USDOT 1721190) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 14, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 14, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 14, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 59.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 14, 2026.

The carrier received 28 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 27 vehicle-level and 28 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 14, 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 14, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 20, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Oct 16, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Jun 14, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TREMENDO TOWING's USDOT number?

TREMENDO TOWING's USDOT number is 1721190.

Is TREMENDO TOWING authorized to operate?

As of Jun 14, 2026, TREMENDO TOWING is active in the FMCSA register.

What is TREMENDO TOWING's safety record?

TREMENDO TOWING has a 59.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 37 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).