Carrier profile · USDOT 1541183 · MC-575623 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Big Al's Towing and Recovery LLC

16 power unitsavg 7.1 yrLocal · 1 statesCHEYENNE, WY100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-575623 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

7.1Avg age (yr)

2001–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(307) 632-6999 Email dispatchBIGALSTOWING@gMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 52 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.1 yr

Model years 2001–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%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 — 25 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 6.1 pts 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

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 12

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 16-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

State National’09–’11

Nova’11–’13

Atlantic Specialty’13–’16

Plaza’16–’18

Amguard’20–’23

Zurich American’23–’25

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS	Jun 2023 → Jun 2025	$750K	2
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jun 2023	$750K	3
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jun 2020	$750K	1
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Jun 2018 → Jun 2019	$750K	5
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jun 2018	$750K	3
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2013 → Jul 2016	$750K	5
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Jul 2013	$750K	3
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2009 → Jul 2011	$750K	2
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2007 → Jul 2008	$750K	2
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2006 → Jul 2007	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

78.6%

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

WY busiest

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

Home base

CHEYENNE, WY

6520 HINESLEY ROAD

Top corridor

WY 25

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1534918

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6520 HINESLEY ROAD, CHEYENNE, WY, 82001
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (307) 632-6999
Cell: (307) 630-8965
Fax: (307) 632-7007
Email: bigalstowing@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: David M Rose · Kathy Johnson
USDOT / docket: 1541183 · MC-575623
First registered: Aug 11, 2006
Last MCS-150: Mar 31, 2026 · 340,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 87929237

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

340,000

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 BIG AL'S TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC.

BIG AL'S TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC (USDOT 1541183) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 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 NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 30, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 25 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 31, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is BIG AL'S TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC's USDOT number?

BIG AL'S TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC's USDOT number is 1541183, and its motor carrier number is MC-575623.

Is BIG AL'S TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BIG AL'S TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BIG AL'S TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC's safety record?

BIG AL'S TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 52 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).