Carrier profile · USDOT 327030 · MC-228189 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Rick's Towing & Recovery Service Inc

7 power unitsavg 14.8 yrLocal · 1 statesLAFAYETTE, LA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-228189 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

14.8Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(337) 837-2561 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 2

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.Not enough inspection history to rate4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

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

2 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

14.8 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 2

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 7-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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.

391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
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 ’26 · 12 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Sentry Select’94–’99

Towing Recovery’04–’10

State National’14–’17

Amguard’20–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jan 2026	$750K	13
BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC	Jan 2020 → Jul 2020	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE PALOVERDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Jan 2020	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2014 → Jul 2017	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE PALOVERDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Jul 2014	$750K	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	May 2012 → Jul 2013	$750K	2
QBE SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	May 2011 → May 2012	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	May 2010 → Dec 2010	$750K	3
TOWING & RECOVERY PROFESSIONALS OF LA TRUST	Jun 2004 → May 2010	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2003 → Mar 2004	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Mar 2002 → May 2003	$750K	4
LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2001 → Mar 2002	$750K	1
PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1999 → Mar 2001	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1994 → Mar 1999	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 4
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

14.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

LA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Louisiana: 4 inspections

Home base

LAFAYETTE, LA

3436 PINHOOK RD

Most inspections: LA

4 inspections

LA 4

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 5, 2026

Shares a company officer with other carriers

richard c baker — 4 carriers: USDOT 1041941 USDOT 1221086 USDOT 2419943

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 5, 2026

Location

Physical address: 3436 PINHOOK RD, LAFAYETTE, LA, 70508
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (337) 837-2561
Fax: (337) 837-2571
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Richard C Baker
USDOT / docket: 327030 · MC-228189
First registered: Sep 13, 1988
Last MCS-150: Dec 30, 2025 · 6,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 4, 1991
D-U-N-S: 98172257

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

6,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 5, 2026

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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

0 of 4 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

0violation records

0OOS-tagged records

0 of 4inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%Stable

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 1

n/aMay 25 to Nov 250 / 0

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 3

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for RICK'S TOWING & RECOVERY SERVICE INC.

RICK'S TOWING & RECOVERY SERVICE INC (USDOT 327030) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 2, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 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. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 30, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 4, 1991 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RICK'S TOWING & RECOVERY SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

RICK'S TOWING & RECOVERY SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 327030, and its motor carrier number is MC-228189.

Is RICK'S TOWING & RECOVERY SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026. RICK'S TOWING & RECOVERY SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RICK'S TOWING & RECOVERY SERVICE INC's safety record?

RICK'S TOWING & RECOVERY SERVICE INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.