Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1756926 · MC-642632
ELITE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC
7 power unitsRegional · 3 statesMARTINSBURG, WV
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-642632 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
7Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on file
Watch · 0
Nothing flagged.
In good standing · 4
Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 29 inspections.
Operating authority1818 yr active
since 2008Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal11
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
18 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is ELITE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC safe to work with?
Is ELITE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC safe to load? ELITE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC (USDOT 1756926, MC-642632) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in MARTINSBURG, WV, operating 7 power units and 12 drivers. Operating authority has been active 18 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 29 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
ETELITE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC 100
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Safety
29 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)20 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 5.9% (24-mo)17 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
5.0% now▲ Worsening
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.4 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 7-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
- Registered power units
- 7
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 20
- Annualized
- ≈10 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.4 inspections / unit · yr
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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 (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+4 earlier
Navigators · 08–10
Plaza · 13–15
American States · 15–17
Amguard · 17–23
20082024
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
8 insurer eras · collapsed from 19 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE PINE INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2024 → Jun 2024 | $750k | 1 |
| ACCELERANT NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2024 → May 2025 | $750k | 6 |
| WHITE PINE INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2023 → May 2024 | $750k | 1 |
| AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2017 → Dec 2023 | $750k | 6 |
| AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO. | Dec 2015 → Dec 2017 | $750k | 1 |
| PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2013 → Dec 2015 | $750k | 2 |
| NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2008 → Nov 2010 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2008 → Oct 2008 | $750k | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 7
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusRegional
revealedStates observed33
US statesInspections · 24 mo2020
WV busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
MARTINSBURG, WV
Top corridor
WV
Density
fewermore
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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 & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 187 HOLLINGSWORTH CT, MARTINSBURG, WV, 25405
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (304) 264-8111
- Cell
- (304) 671-2380
- Fax
- (304) 264-8116
- Web domain
- elitetowingandrecoveryllc.com
Registration
- Officer
- Matthew Pezzanite
- USDOT / docket
- 1756926 · MC-642632
- First registered
- 04/04/2008
- Last MCS-150
- 05/21/2026 · 325,960 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- 51790870
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is ELITE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC's USDOT number?
ELITE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC's USDOT number is 1756926, and its motor carrier number is MC-642632.
Is ELITE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, ELITE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is ELITE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC's safety record?
ELITE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is ELITE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC's fleet?
ELITE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC operates 7 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is ELITE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC based?
ELITE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC is based in MARTINSBURG, WV, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.