Carrier profile · USDOT 863932 · MC-615660 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Joey's Towing and Recovery Inc

33 power unitsavg 4.8 yrRegional · 5 statesDETROIT, MI84/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-615660 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

33Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.8Avg age (yr)

2014–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 810-7904 Email dispatchJBUSHWAY@JOEYSTOWING.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 3

Driver out-of-service rate above average12.0% vs the 6.7% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.Multiple injury crashes7 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

33 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.8 yr

Model years 2014–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 25 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 32.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 33-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 33
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving25 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 2 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
393.17 Lamps/reflectors on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Universal’07–’11

Consolidated’12–’14

Ohio Security’17–’20

Amguard’20–’25

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Jan 2025	$750K	7
OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Jan 2020	$750K	2
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 2017 → Mar 2017	$750K	2
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2016 → Feb 2017	$750K	3
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2015 → Jan 2015	$750K	3
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 2014 → Jan 2015	$750K	1
CONSOLIDATED INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2012 → Oct 2014	$750K	1
THE NETHERLANDS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Oct 2012	$750K	1
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2007 → Jul 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): 33
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 6

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

19.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

DETROIT, MI

10290 GRATIOT AVE

Top corridor

MI 19 · GA 2 · TN 2

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.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 10290 GRATIOT AVE, DETROIT, MI, 48213
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (800) 810-7904
Fax: (586) 776-2290
Email: jbushway@joeystowing.com
Web domain: joeystowing.com

Registration

Officers: Joseph Bushway · Joseph R Bushway
USDOT / docket: 863932 · MC-615660
First registered: Mar 16, 2000
Last MCS-150: Jun 19, 2024 · 1,420,758 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 23, 2023
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,420,758

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 JOEY'S TOWING AND RECOVERY INC.

JOEY'S TOWING AND RECOVERY INC (USDOT 863932) has a Vektor safety score of 84/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed 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 AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 31, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 33 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 19, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 23, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JOEY'S TOWING AND RECOVERY INC's USDOT number?

JOEY'S TOWING AND RECOVERY INC's USDOT number is 863932, and its motor carrier number is MC-615660.

Is JOEY'S TOWING AND RECOVERY INC authorized to operate?

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

What is JOEY'S TOWING AND RECOVERY INC's safety record?

JOEY'S TOWING AND RECOVERY INC has a 14.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 42 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 84/100 (tier: review).

How big is JOEY'S TOWING AND RECOVERY INC's fleet?

JOEY'S TOWING AND RECOVERY INC operates 33 power units and 24 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JOEY'S TOWING AND RECOVERY INC based?

JOEY'S TOWING AND RECOVERY INC is based in DETROIT, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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