Carrier profile · USDOT 1154579 · MC-519239 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

KURTZ EQUIPMENT INC

DBA GEORGE WASHINGTON TOWING

6 power unitsQUINCY, WA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-519239 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

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(509) 785-5984 Email dispatchalex@georgewashingtontowing.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.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K 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)$750K 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

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Stonington’05–’09

Plaza’09–’11

National Interstate’13–’15

Nationwide Comp’15–’17

Zurich American’17–’22

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2024

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS	Jan 2023 → Jul 2024	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Dec 2022	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Jul 2015 → Jul 2017	$750K	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Jul 2015	$750K	1
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2011 → May 2013	$750K	2
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Jul 2011	$750K	2
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jul 2009	$750K	4
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jul 2004 → Jul 2005	$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): 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

QUINCY, WA

16866 ROAD 1 NW

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 16866 ROAD 1 NW, QUINCY, WA, 98848
Mailing address: PO BOX 5035, GEORGE, WA, 98848
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (509) 785-5984
Fax: (509) 785-5985
Email: alex@georgewashingtontowing.com
Web domain: georgewashingtontowing.com

Registration

Officer: Alex Leibelt
USDOT / docket: 1154579 · MC-519239
First registered: Jul 28, 2003
Last MCS-150: Apr 10, 2025 · 20,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 25, 2008
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

20,000

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 KURTZ EQUIPMENT INC.

KURTZ EQUIPMENT INC (USDOT 1154579) 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 $750,000 limit in force from PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 25, 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 6 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 10, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 25, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.