Carrier profile · USDOT 139708 · MC-411917 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

RICKS TOWING COMPANY

DBA RICKS TOWING & TRANSPORT

20 power unitsavg 5.4 yrRegional · 7 statesGRIMES, IA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-411917 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.4Avg age (yr)

2013–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(515) 986-9440 Email dispatchRICKS.TOWING@HOTMAIL.COM

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average54.6% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo54.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo54.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.4 yr

Model years 2013–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

17 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 54.5%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 — 11 vehicle and 17 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 8.5 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 2

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 20-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 17
Annualized: ≈9 / 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 Driving23 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’20 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Classic’03–’05

Western National’06–’16

beyond this history

2000200720142021now

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

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2018 → Oct 2020	$750K	1
PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Jul 2018	$750K	1
WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2006 → Oct 2016	$750K	1
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2005 → Aug 2006	$750K	2
CLASSIC INSURANCE CO	Jan 2003 → Dec 2005	$750K	3
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2002 → Jan 2003	$750K	2
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2000 → Jan 2002	$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): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

15.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

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

Home base

GRIMES, IA

4101 SE CAPITOL CR

Top corridor

IA 10 · KS 2 · SD 1

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3065317

Shares a company officer with other carriers

william atcheson — 2 carriers: USDOT 4442347

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4101 SE CAPITOL CR, GRIMES, IA, 50111
Mailing address: 4101 SE CAPITOL CIRCLE, GRIMES, IA, 50111
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (515) 986-9440
Cell: (515) 202-0414
Fax: (515) 986-4551
Email: ricks.towing@hotmail.com

Registration

Officers: William Atcheson · William Atcheson
USDOT / docket: 139708 · MC-411917
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 3, 2026 · 720,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 2, 2012
D-U-N-S: 43493758

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

720,000

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 RICKS TOWING COMPANY.

RICKS TOWING COMPANY (USDOT 139708) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 54.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 17 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 17 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 20 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 2, 2012 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RICKS TOWING COMPANY's USDOT number?

RICKS TOWING COMPANY's USDOT number is 139708, and its motor carrier number is MC-411917.

Is RICKS TOWING COMPANY authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, RICKS TOWING COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RICKS TOWING COMPANY's safety record?

RICKS TOWING COMPANY has a 54.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 23 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).