Mike's Towing & Recovery Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 1
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 8
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 5
- Annualized
- ≈3 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 393.87 Warning flags on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 10 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 13 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2018 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2017 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2016 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2016 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2016 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2014 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2014 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2010 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2008 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2008 | MA | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 9, 2008 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2006 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2006 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |