MICKI'S TOWING INC

MICKI'S TOWING INC is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver, based in Oakland, CA. Across 17 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 29.4% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 26.7% vs peer 0.00% Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — MICKI'S TOWING INC (USDOT 2698919)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 26.7% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2698919/
As of: Sep 22, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2698919 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: BRUCE VUONG Other Based in OAKLAND, CA

FMCSA census as of Sep 22, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 80/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 26.7% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=233788 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2698919
In FMCSA records since Jun 12, 2015 (~11y)
Company officer BRUCE VUONG
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Other
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Contact & address
Physical
973 86TH AVE
OAKLAND, CA 94621
Mailing
1235 16TH AVE
OAKLAND, CA 94606
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2698919
In FMCSA records since Jun 12, 2015 (~11y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 26.7% vs 23.4% +3.3 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.53 vs 1.80 -1.27
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trucks 1 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 26 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 17 17 0
OOS inspections 0 5 0
OOS percentage 0% 29.41%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
26
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
26.7%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

MICKI'S TOWING INC had 17 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 29.4%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 2.0.

Inspection profile

17 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in CA (17 stops).

Violation profile

29.4% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (80.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 2 times, 1 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Hino and Ram are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 26.7% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 233,788 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 233,788 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
26.7%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 233,788 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +26.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (9 months)

2023-12 2026-06

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 17 5 29.4% Jun 15, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Hino 15
Ram 4
Isuzu 3
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 6 2.15 2 Sep 21, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (26 rows) View all 26 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88167875 Jun 15, 2026 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
88099567 Jun 9, 2026 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
88061498 Jun 5, 2026 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 396.5B-HWSL Yes
88035447 Jun 2, 2026 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.9A-LSLI No
87676531 Apr 22, 2026 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
87547338 Apr 9, 2026 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86770849 Jan 8, 2026 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.45B2-BHTD, 392.2-SLLSR Yes
84760024 May 19, 2025 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84722408 May 15, 2025 CA 1 ca-n/b-nimitz-cvef
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLEQP No
84722123 May 15, 2025 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84721053 May 15, 2025 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.75A3-TAOL Yes
84671722 May 12, 2025 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84628838 May 8, 2025 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84459766 Apr 18, 2025 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 393.9A-LTSI, 393.11A1-LRR, 392.2-SLLDL Yes
84081986 Mar 7, 2025 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
83276066 Nov 21, 2024 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.11A1-LTNRV, 392.2-SLLDL Yes
83273592 Nov 21, 2024 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
81730873 May 24, 2024 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
81730857 May 22, 2024 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.207(a) No
81730850 May 22, 2024 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
81635449 May 15, 2024 CA 1 NIMITZ IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
80361272 Dec 9, 2023 CA 1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2 Yes
78535707 Apr 27, 2023 CA 1 OAKLAND CHP
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
78461762 Apr 26, 2023 CA 1
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.9(a) No
78448036 Apr 25, 2023 CA 1 OAKLAND CHP
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
0 No
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
NIMITZ IF CA 20 5
OAKLAND CHP CA 2 0
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF CA 1 1
CORDELIA IF CA 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 2 1
393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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