Carrier profile · USDOT 2148037 · MC-747060 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Elite Towing and Recovery LLC

DBA ELITE COLLISION

4 power unitsPITTSBURGH, PA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-747060 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(412) 459-0202 Email dispatchelitecollision@comcast.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.

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 4 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 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

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

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — 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

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

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

American Alternative’11–’13

Security National’14–’24

Peninsula’24–now

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2024

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Sep 2024	$750K	2
SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2014 → Aug 2024	$750K	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2013 → Jun 2014	$750K	1
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 2011 → Apr 2013	$750K	3
SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2011 → Oct 2011	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
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

PITTSBURGH, PA

706 OHIO RIVER BLVD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 706 OHIO RIVER BLVD, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15202
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (412) 459-0202
Fax: (412) 459-0209
Email: elitecollision@comcast.net

Registration

Officer: David Shawn O'Dell
USDOT / docket: 2148037 · MC-747060
First registered: Apr 28, 2011
Last MCS-150: Jun 10, 2025 · 15,800 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

15,800

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 ELITE TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC.

ELITE TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC (USDOT 2148037) 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 THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 20, 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 4 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 10, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is ELITE TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC's USDOT number?

ELITE TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC's USDOT number is 2148037, and its motor carrier number is MC-747060.

Is ELITE TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, ELITE TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is ELITE TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC's fleet?

ELITE TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC operates 4 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ELITE TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC based?

ELITE TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC is based in PITTSBURGH, PA.

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