Carrier profile · USDOT 4534548 · MC-1798551 · Updated Aug 4, 2026

1st Choice Towing and Recovery LLC

3 power unitsCLARKSVILLE, TN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1798551 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(931) 278-1619 Email dispatchINFO@SABSINC.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 4, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 2

New entrant, limited track recordRegistered under a year ago with few inspections — limited public safety history to evaluate.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityNew

0 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2026 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

beyond this history

2026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC · since Mar 2026

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	Mar 2026 → Mar 2026	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

CLARKSVILLE, TN

1450 FORT CAMPBELL BLVD TOW LOT

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@sabsinc.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 4092337 USDOT 4208520 USDOT 4282443 USDOT 4332725

Shares a company officer with other carriers

harold cooper — 4 carriers: USDOT 856851 USDOT 2825419 USDOT 4168400

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1450 FORT CAMPBELL BLVD TOW LOT, CLARKSVILLE, TN, 37042
Mailing address: 1450 FORT CAMPBELL BLVD, CLARKSVILLE, TN, 37042-3553
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (931) 278-1619
Fax: 0
Email: info@sabsinc.com
Web domain: sabsinc.com

Registration

Officer: Harold Cooper
USDOT / docket: 4534548 · MC-1798551
First registered: Feb 16, 2026
Last MCS-150: Feb 16, 2026
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

—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 1ST CHOICE TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC.

1ST CHOICE TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC (USDOT 4534548) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC effective Mar 16, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 16, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is 1ST CHOICE TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC's USDOT number?

1ST CHOICE TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC's USDOT number is 4534548, and its motor carrier number is MC-1798551.

Is 1ST CHOICE TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 4, 2026, 1ST CHOICE TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is 1ST CHOICE TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC's fleet?

1ST CHOICE TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC operates 3 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is 1ST CHOICE TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC based?

1ST CHOICE TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC is based in CLARKSVILLE, TN.

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