Carrier profile · USDOT 2195735 · MC-1067837 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Gauses Towing and Recovery Inc

DBA LIVINGSTON TRANSPORT & TOWING

6 power unitsLITTLE RIVER, SC50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1067837 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(843) 390-2163 Email dispatchGAUSESINTOW@AOL.COM

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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 6 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

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

14 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Northern’19–’20

Amguard’20–’21

Accredited’21–’22

American Guarantee’22–’25

New Hampshire’24–’25

2019202120232025now

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 · CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2024 → Oct 2025	$1M	1
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Sep 2022 → Aug 2025	$1M	2
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Oct 2021 → Nov 2022	$1M	2
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2021	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2020	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
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

LITTLE RIVER, SC

22480 MOUNT ZION RD

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: 22480 MOUNT ZION RD, LITTLE RIVER, SC, 29566
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (843) 390-2163
Cell: (843) 222-7897
Fax: (843) 399-5944
Email: gausesintow@aol.com

Registration

Officer: James F Gause
USDOT / docket: 2195735 · MC-1067837
First registered: Sep 26, 2011
Last MCS-150: Jul 11, 2025 · 120,000 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

120,000

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 GAUSES TOWING AND RECOVERY INC.

GAUSES TOWING AND RECOVERY INC (USDOT 2195735) 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 CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY effective Sep 10, 2025 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 6 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 11, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is GAUSES TOWING AND RECOVERY INC's USDOT number?

GAUSES TOWING AND RECOVERY INC's USDOT number is 2195735, and its motor carrier number is MC-1067837.

Is GAUSES TOWING AND RECOVERY INC authorized to operate?

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

How big is GAUSES TOWING AND RECOVERY INC's fleet?

GAUSES TOWING AND RECOVERY INC operates 6 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GAUSES TOWING AND RECOVERY INC based?

GAUSES TOWING AND RECOVERY INC is based in LITTLE RIVER, SC.

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