Carrier profile · USDOT 1268774 · MC-495987 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ABC WRECKER & RECOVERY LLC

7 power unitsavg 19.6 yrLocal · 1 statesCORDELE, GA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-495987 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

19.6Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(229) 535-3213 Email dispatchsmithsdiesel@planttel.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 22 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

19.6 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 15.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

15.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 7

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 7-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.67 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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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 ’24 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Progressive Preferred’04–’07

Universal’11–’14

Grange’16–’19

Grange’20–’24

Progressive Mountain’24–now

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI · since Mar 2024

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	Mar 2024 → Mar 2024	$1M	2
GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Mar 2024	$1M	3
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	Feb 2020 → Sep 2020	$1M	1
GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2016 → Oct 2019	$1M	3
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2014 → Jun 2016	$1M	2
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2011 → Nov 2014	$1M	1
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	May 2007 → May 2007	$1M	3
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2004 → May 2007	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

19.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

GA busiest

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

Home base

CORDELE, GA

2044 HWY 300

Top corridor

GA 15

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

@planttel.net — 53 carriers: USDOT 151911 USDOT 451771 USDOT 460552 USDOT 505705 USDOT 505706 USDOT 584947 USDOT 603567 USDOT 665089

Shares a company officer with other carriers

teresa smith — 10 carriers: USDOT 909153 USDOT 1571222 USDOT 1591496 USDOT 1610724 USDOT 1862887 USDOT 2289163 USDOT 2517234 USDOT 3695650

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2044 HWY 300, CORDELE, GA, 31015
Mailing address: PO BOX 120, WARWICK, GA, 31079
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (229) 535-3213
Fax: (229) 535-4220
Email: smithsdiesel@planttel.net
Web domain: planttel.net

Registration

Officers: Teresa Smith · Jimmy Smith/Vernon Smith
USDOT / docket: 1268774 · MC-495987
First registered: Jul 21, 2004
Last MCS-150: Apr 29, 2025 · 10,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,000

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 ABC WRECKER & RECOVERY LLC.

ABC WRECKER & RECOVERY LLC (USDOT 1268774) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed 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 PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI effective Mar 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 29, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ABC WRECKER & RECOVERY LLC's USDOT number?

ABC WRECKER & RECOVERY LLC's USDOT number is 1268774, and its motor carrier number is MC-495987.

Is ABC WRECKER & RECOVERY LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is ABC WRECKER & RECOVERY LLC's safety record?

ABC WRECKER & RECOVERY LLC has a 15.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 22 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).