Small fleet
9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA JAM ER TOWING & RECOVERY
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-07-18
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Small fleet
9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
9.9 yr
Model years 2005–2022 · peer benchmark computing.
13 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is JAM ER TOWING & RECOVERY LLC safe to load? JAM ER TOWING & RECOVERY LLC (USDOT 2355217, MC-953388) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in GADSDEN, AL, operating 9 power units and 8 drivers. Operating authority has been active 13 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 13 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 85.7% (above the 22.26% national average), with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it review before loading (80/100), with the leading concern: vehicle out-of-service rate well above average. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-07-18.
JAM ER TOWING & RECOVERY LLC's USDOT number is 2355217, and its motor carrier number is MC-953388.
As of 2026-07-18, JAM ER TOWING & RECOVERY LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
JAM ER TOWING & RECOVERY LLC has a 85.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).
JAM ER TOWING & RECOVERY LLC operates 9 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
JAM ER TOWING & RECOVERY LLC is based in GADSDEN, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.
13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
A BIPD policy is currently in force per the filing history — request a COI to confirm before tendering.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO. | Jul 2025 → Feb 2026 | $750k | 2 |
| ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2024 → Jul 2025 | $750k | 1 |
| CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2022 → Mar 2024 | $750k | 3 |
| UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2021 → Mar 2022 | $750k | 2 |
| AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2018 → current | $750k | 6 |
| PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2017 → Mar 2018 | $750k | 3 |
| MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2015 → Mar 2015 | $750k | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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