License Plate ME 247316D (Maine) — Tower Transportation Inc
USDOT 3612873 · 2012 Vanguard CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC.
Recorded vehicle, plate and carrier history
These are dated observations in the records available to us. They do not establish ownership, a sale, a transfer date, or continuous use between observations. The latest observation may not describe today’s vehicle or carrier.
| Observed dates | VIN | Plate | Reported carrier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | 527SR5326CM021689 | ME 247316D | TOWER TRANSPORTATION INC · USDOT 3612873 |
| 2025-12-23 | 527SR5326CM021689 | ME 247316D | MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC · USDOT 48104 |
| 2025-06-28 | 527SR5326LM021689 | ME 247316D | MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC · USDOT 48104 |
Evidence: FMCSA inspection observations and retained snapshots of our vehicle records. Coverage is incomplete; an unreported change cannot be dated from these records.
Most recently recorded carrier for this plate
Tower Transportation Inc Active
- USDOT
- 3612873
- MC
- 1586798
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Motor Carrier
- Based in
- Huntington, WV
- Power units
- 15
- Drivers
- 15
- Inspections (24 mo)
- 47
- Crashes (24 mo)
- 1
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 34.5%
Carrier recorded at the latest inspection in the available records (2026-08-26). This does not establish current ownership or confirm that the carrier still operates this vehicle.
View full carrier profile →Authority, insurance & bonds, safety scores, crash history, inspections and the full fleet list.This plate has also been operated by 1 other carrier (listed below).
What this means
License plate ME-247316D appears in FMCSA inspection records 4 times. 2 different VINs appear under this plate in the available inspection records. The records do not establish why the association changed. Operated by 2 different carriers (DOT numbers) over its inspection history. Most recent operating carrier: Tower Transportation Inc (USDOT 3612873). Vehicle make on file: Vanguard (VANG) (SEMI-TRAILER). No out-of-service violations are recorded under this plate in the available inspection records. Other violations may still be present.
About this plate
Commercial license plate ME-247316D (Maine) appears in FMCSA roadside inspection records tied to 2 commercial vehicles. Inspection activity under this plate runs from 2025-06-28 to 2026-08-26. The latest inspection was in North Carolina, a Level II — walk-around inspection of the driver and the vehicle. That is outside the plate's issuing jurisdiction (Maine).
Vehicles recorded under plate ME-247316D
This plate has been recorded on 2 different VINs. Vehicles on record: 527SR5326CM021689 (2012 Vanguard CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC., 2026-08-26); 527SR5326CM021689 (2012 Vanguard CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC., 2025-10-11 to 2025-12-23); 527SR5326LM021689 (2020 Cimc Reefer Trailer,inc ., 2025-06-28).
Combined inspection & out-of-service record
Across all vehicles on this plate there are 4 inspections on FMCSA record. No out-of-service violations appear in the available records under this plate. This does not mean that every inspection was free of other violations.
Operators
2 carriers have operated vehicles under this plate (most recent first): Tower Transportation Inc (USDOT 3612873) on 2026-08-26; Merchants Transport Of Hickory Llc (USDOT 48104) from 2025-06-28 to 2025-12-23.