Carrier profile · USDOT 1904361 · MC-683786 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

247 Towing & Recovery LLC

1 power unitCOLBY, KS50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-683786 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(785) 443-3999 Email dispatchgavons@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.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 · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

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

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’22 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Navigators’09–’11

Atlantic Specialty’13–’17

Amguard’18–’22

beyond this history

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Jun 2022

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Jun 2022	$750K	4
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Jun 2018	$750K	3
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2013 → Jun 2017	$750K	4
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2013	$750K	1
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Jun 2011 → Jun 2012	$750K	1
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Jun 2011	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
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

COLBY, KS

1870 S RANGE AVE

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.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1870 S RANGE AVE, COLBY, KS, 67701
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (785) 443-3999
Fax: (785) 460-6600
Email: gavons@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Gary Baumfalk · Yvonne Baumfalk
USDOT / docket: 1904361 · MC-683786
First registered: Jun 18, 2009
Last MCS-150: Nov 20, 2025 · 20,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 15, 2011
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

20,000

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 247 TOWING & RECOVERY LLC.

247 TOWING & RECOVERY LLC (USDOT 1904361) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY effective Jun 16, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 20, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 15, 2011 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is 247 TOWING & RECOVERY LLC's USDOT number?

247 TOWING & RECOVERY LLC's USDOT number is 1904361, and its motor carrier number is MC-683786.

Is 247 TOWING & RECOVERY LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, 247 TOWING & RECOVERY LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is 247 TOWING & RECOVERY LLC's fleet?

247 TOWING & RECOVERY LLC operates 1 power unit and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is 247 TOWING & RECOVERY LLC based?

247 TOWING & RECOVERY LLC is based in COLBY, KS.

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