Carrier profile · USDOT 3027496 · MC-37670 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TIM'S TOWING & RECOVERY LLC

8 power unitsGLEN ALLEN, VA62/100

NO OPERATING AUTHORITYMC-37670 NO AUTHORITY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(804) 448-3994 Email dispatchkelsey@llcarter.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Insurance on fileEstablished 9 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 3

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 8 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 5.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

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

No active authority

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

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — 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

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
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 ’24 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Peninsula’20–’23

Donegal’23–now

2020202220242026now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2024

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	2
THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Sep 2023	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
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

GLEN ALLEN, VA

11072 COBBS RD

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

@llcarter.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 591463 USDOT 2156556

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 11072 COBBS RD, GLEN ALLEN, VA, 23059
Mailing address: 17460 COUNTYLINE CHURCH RD, RUTHER GLEN, VA, 22546-2034
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (804) 448-3994
Fax: (804) 448-0524
Email: kelsey@llcarter.com
Web domain: llcarter.com

Registration

Officer: Timothy Lloyd Carter
USDOT / docket: 3027496 · MC-37670
First registered: Jul 13, 2017
Last MCS-150: May 13, 2021 · 18,000 mi (2020)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

18,000

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 TIM'S TOWING & RECOVERY LLC.

TIM'S TOWING & RECOVERY LLC (USDOT 3027496) has a Vektor safety score of 62/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active 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 DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 31, 2024 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 8 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 13, 2021.

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