Carrier profile · USDOT 378835 · MC-352840 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Northwest Towing and Recovery Inc

44 power unitsavg 5.8 yrRegional · 3 statesMUNCIE, IN80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-352840 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

44Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.8Avg age (yr)

2012–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(765) 288-4456 Email dispatchJODI@NORTHWESTTOWING.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 · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average60.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes13 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 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo60.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo60.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

44 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.8 yr

Model years 2012–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 60.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

75.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 53.3 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

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 1

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 44-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 44
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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)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 ’23 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Westport’02–’05

Consolidated’05–’12

Netherlands’12–’17

Ohio Security’17–’20

Zurich American’20–’23

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2023

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2023	$750K	3
OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Oct 2020	$750K	1
THE NETHERLANDS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2012 → Oct 2017	$750K	1
CONSOLIDATED INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2005 → Oct 2012	$750K	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 2002 → Oct 2005	$750K	3
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 2000 → Oct 2001	$750K	3
THE CONNECTICUT INDEMNITY CO.	Jan 1999 → Oct 1999	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 44
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

25.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

MUNCIE, IN

2900 N MLK BLVD

Top corridor

IN 5 · KY 1 · MI 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 223337Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 2900 N MLK BLVD, MUNCIE, IN, 47303
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (765) 288-4456
Cell: (765) 748-7066
Fax: (765) 288-1011
Email: jodi@northwesttowing.com
Web domain: northwesttowing.com

Registration

Officers: Harry R. Holding, Sr. · Karen M Holding
USDOT / docket: 378835 · MC-352840
First registered: Jan 20, 1990
Last MCS-150: Mar 31, 2025 · 856,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 21, 2023
D-U-N-S: 363873597

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

856,000

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 NORTHWEST TOWING AND RECOVERY INC.

NORTHWEST TOWING AND RECOVERY INC (USDOT 378835) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 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 Oct 18, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 60.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 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 44 power units and 27 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 31, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 21, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

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

NORTHWEST TOWING AND RECOVERY INC's USDOT number is 378835, and its motor carrier number is MC-352840.

Is NORTHWEST TOWING AND RECOVERY INC authorized to operate?

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

What is NORTHWEST TOWING AND RECOVERY INC's safety record?

NORTHWEST TOWING AND RECOVERY INC has a 60.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

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

NORTHWEST TOWING AND RECOVERY INC operates 44 power units and 27 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NORTHWEST TOWING AND RECOVERY INC based?

NORTHWEST TOWING AND RECOVERY INC is based in MUNCIE, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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