Carrier profile · USDOT 479253 · MC-253369 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CHEEVER'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC

11 power unitsDEMOTTE, IN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-253369 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(219) 987-2231 Email dispatchcheeverstowing@netnitco.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

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No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 11 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo 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.

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 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

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

Active for-hire

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

Asset-based

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
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

$1M BIPD last filed · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Auto Owners’94–now

1994200220102018now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2019

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1994 → Dec 2019	$1M	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
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

DEMOTTE, IN

834 SOUTH HALLECK STREET

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

@netnitco.net — 55 carriers: USDOT 88458 USDOT 470995 USDOT 479256 USDOT 584288 USDOT 607035 USDOT 670740 USDOT 678589 USDOT 707358

Shares a company officer with other carriers

richard w rose — 2 carriers: USDOT 2255945

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 834 SOUTH HALLECK STREET, DEMOTTE, IN, 46310
Mailing address: P O BOX 76, DEMOTTE, IN, 46310-0076
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (219) 987-2231
Fax: (219) 987-2232
Email: cheeverstowing@netnitco.net
Web domain: netnitco.net

Registration

Officers: Richard W Rose · Crystal L Rose
USDOT / docket: 479253 · MC-253369
First registered: Apr 14, 1992
Last MCS-150: Jan 28, 2025 · 86,981 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 6, 1993
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

86,981

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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 CHEEVER'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC.

CHEEVER'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC (USDOT 479253) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 18, 2019 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 11 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 28, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 6, 1993 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.