MICHAELS TOWING LLC

LAKE TAPPS, WA

MICHAELS TOWING LLC is a small fleet, operating 3 power units and 1 driver, based in Lake Tapps, WA. Across 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 20.0% out-of-service rate sits near 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

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Violations per Inspection above national average 2.60 vs 1.80 national (+0.80).

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 — MICHAELS TOWING LLC (USDOT 3189411)
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:
  • Violations per Inspection above national average — 2.60 vs 1.80 national (+0.80).

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3189411/
As of: Sep 24, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 3189411 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: MICHEAL JACOB WRIGHT Company officer 2: MICHEAL JACOB WRIGHT Motor Vehicles Based in LAKE TAPPS, WA

FMCSA census as of Sep 24, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 92/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A 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

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

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

OOS vs peers

On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=323648 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.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓

Company officer 2 MICHEAL JACOB WRIGHT → — · Sep 24, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

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 3189411

In FMCSA records since Sep 18, 2018 (~8y)

Company officer MICHEAL JACOB WRIGHT

Company officer 2 MICHEAL JACOB WRIGHT

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

Cargo carried

Motor Vehicles

Fleet size 3 units

Drivers 1

Annual mileage 50,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (253) 929-9906

Email: [email protected]

Physical

3923 W TAPPS DR E

LAKE TAPPS, WA 98391

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 3189411

In FMCSA records since Sep 18, 2018 (~8y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 50,000 mi

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 2.60 vs 1.80 +0.80

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	3	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 7 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	5	5	0
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	20%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

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

MICHAELS TOWING LLC had 5 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 20.0%, which is in line with the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 9.0.

Inspection profile

5 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in WA (5 stops).

Violation profile

20.0% out-of-service rate, near the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (14.3% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 3 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 3 power units (small fleet) and 1 driver; International and Peterbilt are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 323,648 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–5 power units (±50% of this carrier's 3 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 323,648 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 323,648 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 officer change

Record Changes

Sep 24, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Company officer 2 MICHEAL JACOB WRIGHT —
  Seen 16 times · first Sep 1, 2026 · last Sep 24, 2026 Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2024-04 2026-09

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
Washington (WA)	5	1	20.0%	Sep 11, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Peterbilt		3
International		2
Unknown		1

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	2	—	3.00	3	—	Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	3	—	9.00	9	—	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 (7 rows) View all 7 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89004274	Sep 11, 2026	WA	2	PORT ORCHARD WA	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK WA D38429G · 2NPNHD6X41M562006	9	392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLSIV, 390.21TB1-MC	No
87124190	Feb 19, 2026	WA	2	SILVERDALE WA	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK WA D38429G · 2NPNHD6X41M562006	3	392.2-SLLSR, 390.21TB2-DOT, 392.2-SLLMF	No
87111878	Feb 18, 2026	WA	2	LACEY WA	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK WA D38429G · 2NPNHD6X41M562006	6	390.21TB1-MC, 393.11A1-LFTSM, 393.9A-HLLH	No
85344226	Jul 24, 2025	WA	2	DU PONT WA	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK WA C68078N · 1HTMMAAM62H521793	3	393.75A3-TAOL, 393.78, 392.2-SLLTCD	Yes
84711900	May 14, 2025	WA	3	BREMERTON WA	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK WA C92494Z · 1HTMMAAL37H359765	1	392.2-SLLS2	No
81277959	Apr 5, 2024	WA	1	FEDERAL WAY WA	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Unknown WA C95302X · 1HTMMAAM02H410382	7	393.128(b), 393.9(a), 393.55(b)	Yes
79042874	Jun 29, 2023	WA	3	SB	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK WA C61522W · 1HTMMAAL27H379974	2	392.2	No

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
BREMERTON WA	WA	1	0
DU PONT WA	WA	1	1
FEDERAL WAY WA	WA	1	1
LACEY WA	WA	1	0
PORT ORCHARD WA	WA	1	0
SB	WA	1	0
SILVERDALE WA	WA	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	3	0
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	3	0
393.128(b)	Cargo securement - roll-on/roll-off containers	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.55(b)	ABS malfunction indicators for hydr brake sys	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.60(c)	Windshield - Damaged or Discolored	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.78	Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers.	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

Related Records

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Field change history

Field change history
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