Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2197275 · MC-762520
KEARNS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC
1 power unitsWEST HAVEN, UT
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-762520 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 15 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 7.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1414 yr active
since 2011Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
14 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is KEARNS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC safe to work with?
Is KEARNS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC safe to load? KEARNS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC (USDOT 2197275, MC-762520) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in WEST HAVEN, UT, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 14 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
KTKEARNS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
Universal · 11–13
Western National · 13–15
20112015
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 5 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Oct 2015 → Nov 2015 | $750k | 1 |
| WESTERN NATIONAL ASSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2013 → Oct 2015 | $750k | 2 |
| UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2011 → Nov 2013 | $750k | 2 |
03
Equipment & fleet
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.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
WEST HAVEN, UT
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@staufferstowing.com — 11 carriers: USDOT 427138USDOT 753550USDOT 753557USDOT 1579615USDOT 3126334USDOT 3839487USDOT 4162991USDOT 4164740
Shares a company officer with other carriers
kurtis stauffer — 4 carriers: USDOT 753557USDOT 1868184USDOT 2472207
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1988 S PAINTER LANE, WEST HAVEN, UT, 84401
- Mailing address
- 1960 PAINTER LANE, WEST HAVEN, UT, 84401
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (801) 886-9202
- Cell
- (801) 391-2050
- Fax
- (801) 392-2593
- Web domain
- staufferstowing.com
Registration
- Officer
- Kurtis Stauffer
- USDOT / docket
- 2197275 · MC-762520
- First registered
- 09/29/2011
- Last MCS-150
- 03/11/2019 · 300,000 mi (2013)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
07
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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Frequently asked
What is KEARNS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC's USDOT number?
KEARNS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC's USDOT number is 2197275, and its motor carrier number is MC-762520.
Is KEARNS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, KEARNS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is KEARNS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC's fleet?
KEARNS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is KEARNS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC based?
KEARNS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC is based in WEST HAVEN, UT.