Carrier profile · USDOT 1467243 · MC-554250 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

First Response Towing & Recovery Inc

DBA FIRST RESPONSE TOWING & RECOVERY

1 power unitSUITLAND, MD50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-554250 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(301) 735-4141 Email dispatchKENDALL_JONES@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 1 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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

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

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — 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 ’18 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

State Farm’06–’10

Companion Property’11–’15

Peninsula’15–now

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2018

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2015 → Apr 2018	$750K	1
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Aug 2011 → Aug 2015	$750K	1
SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2010 → Aug 2011	$750K	1
STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2006 → Aug 2010	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
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

SUITLAND, MD

6006 ELMENDORF DRIVE

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: 6006 ELMENDORF DRIVE, SUITLAND, MD, 20746
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (301) 735-4141
Cell: (202) 438-1288
Fax: (301) 735-4343
Email: kendall_jones@comcast.net

Registration

Officer: Kendall Jones
USDOT / docket: 1467243 · MC-554250
First registered: Feb 26, 2006
Last MCS-150: Mar 22, 2026 · 212,860 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

212,860

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 FIRST RESPONSE TOWING & RECOVERY INC.

FIRST RESPONSE TOWING & RECOVERY INC (USDOT 1467243) 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 Apr 21, 2018 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 1 power unit and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 22, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is FIRST RESPONSE TOWING & RECOVERY INC's USDOT number?

FIRST RESPONSE TOWING & RECOVERY INC's USDOT number is 1467243, and its motor carrier number is MC-554250.

Is FIRST RESPONSE TOWING & RECOVERY INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, FIRST RESPONSE TOWING & RECOVERY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is FIRST RESPONSE TOWING & RECOVERY INC's fleet?

FIRST RESPONSE TOWING & RECOVERY INC operates 1 power unit and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FIRST RESPONSE TOWING & RECOVERY INC based?

FIRST RESPONSE TOWING & RECOVERY INC is based in SUITLAND, MD.

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