Asset-based
20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Asset-based
20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
34 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
HURST TOWING & RECOVERY INC (USDOT 473665) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Sep 6, 2026.
The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 7, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.
The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.
It reports 20 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 1, 2026.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.
HURST TOWING & RECOVERY INC's USDOT number is 473665, and its motor carrier number is MC-492819.
As of Sep 6, 2026, HURST TOWING & RECOVERY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
HURST TOWING & RECOVERY INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 3 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
HURST TOWING & RECOVERY INC operates 20 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
HURST TOWING & RECOVERY INC is based in BIRMINGHAM, AL.
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Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
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
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2024
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO. | May 2022 → May 2024 | $1M | 1 |
| AMERICAN RESOURCES INS. CO. INCORPORATED(INC | May 2020 → May 2022 | $1M | 2 |
| FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AM | May 2017 → May 2020 | $1M | 2 |
| MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2013 → May 2017 | $1M | 1 |
| PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2009 → May 2013 | $1M | 4 |
| STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2005 → May 2009 | $1M | 4 |
| WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION | May 2004 → May 2005 | $1M | 1 |
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.
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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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