Carrier profile · USDOT 1406354 · MC-656918 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Universal Towing Inc

4 power unitsavg 10.6 yrLocal · 2 statesHOLLY HILL, FL76/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-656918 INACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

10.6Avg age (yr)

2007–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(386) 255-0203 Email dispatchUNIVERSALTOWINGDAYTONA@GMAIL.COM

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

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No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.1% vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.1%

▼ 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

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.6 yr

Model years 2007–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 7.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 14 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

5.3% · 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 5.3 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 6

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

≈1.8 / 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: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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.

393.17 Lamps/reflectors on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance11 · 6 OOS
393.71 Coupling / towing devicesVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 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: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 12 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Everest National’07–now

New York’12–’14

Atlantic Specialty’14–’16

Amguard’19–’21

Accident Fund’21–’23

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 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.

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Aug 2024	$750K	3
ACCIDENT FUND INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Jul 2021 → Jul 2023	$750K	2
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2019 → Jul 2021	$750K	6
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Jul 2019	$750K	1
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2017 → Jul 2018	$750K	1
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Sep 2017	$750K	2
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2014 → Dec 2016	$750K	2
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Dec 2012 → Dec 2014	$750K	1
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Dec 2011 → Dec 2012	$750K	1
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2010 → Dec 2011	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Dec 2009 → Dec 2010	$750K	1
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2007 → current	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.6 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

18.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

FL busiest

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

Home base

HOLLY HILL, FL

542 LPGA BLVD

Top corridor

FL 13 · 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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 542 LPGA BLVD, HOLLY HILL, FL, 32117
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (386) 255-0203
Cell: (386) 931-1417
Fax: (386) 255-4045
Email: universaltowingdaytona@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Laurie Campagnuolo
USDOT / docket: 1406354 · MC-656918
First registered: Aug 16, 2005
Last MCS-150: May 22, 2025 · 100,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

100,000

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 UNIVERSAL TOWING INC.

UNIVERSAL TOWING INC (USDOT 1406354) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading 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 an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 7.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 13, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 22, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNIVERSAL TOWING INC's USDOT number?

UNIVERSAL TOWING INC's USDOT number is 1406354, and its motor carrier number is MC-656918.

Is UNIVERSAL TOWING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, UNIVERSAL TOWING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is UNIVERSAL TOWING INC's safety record?

UNIVERSAL TOWING INC has a 7.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 20 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).

How big is UNIVERSAL TOWING INC's fleet?

UNIVERSAL TOWING INC operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is UNIVERSAL TOWING INC based?

UNIVERSAL TOWING INC is based in HOLLY HILL, FL, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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