Carrier profile · USDOT 1816994 · MC-707863 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Ultimate Towing & Recovery Inc

DBA ULTIMATE TOWING & RECOVERY

35 power unitsavg 9.3 yrRegional · 3 statesMOUNT AIRY, NC74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-707863 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

35Power units

23 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.3Avg age (yr)

1998–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(336) 755-3963 Email dispatchultimatetowing1@aol.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.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average38.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average8.6% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 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 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

35 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.3 yr

Model years 1998–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

35 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 38.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 21 vehicle and 35 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

100.0% · 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 24.9 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

34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 35-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 35
Inspections · 24 mo: 35
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.106 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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 / 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 ’23 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Universal’11–’13

Wilshire’13–’14

Central’16–’21

beyond this history

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · EMCASCO INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2023

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS	Jan 2022 → Jan 2023	$750K	1
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2021 → Jan 2022	$750K	1
CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2016 → Jan 2021	$750K	1
MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2014 → Jan 2016	$750K	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2013 → Sep 2014	$750K	2
UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2011 → Feb 2013	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 35
Observed power (24 mo): 23
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

43.3%

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

NC busiest

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

Home base

MOUNT AIRY, NC

1656 PARK DRIVE

Top corridor

NC 33 · AL 1 · VA 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 3189438Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 930114 USDOT 3189438 USDOT 3379393 USDOT 402837

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: 1656 PARK DRIVE, MOUNT AIRY, NC, 27030
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (336) 755-3963
Cell: (336) 710-8346
Fax: (336) 351-2270
Email: ultimatetowing1@aol.com

Registration

Officers: Bobby Richard Koehler · Richard Sparr
USDOT / docket: 1816994 · MC-707863
First registered: Oct 1, 2008
Last MCS-150: May 8, 2026 · 766,943 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

766,943

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 ULTIMATE TOWING & RECOVERY INC.

ULTIMATE TOWING & RECOVERY INC (USDOT 1816994) 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 an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from EMCASCO INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 26, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 35 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 21 vehicle-level and 35 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 35 power units and 13 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 8, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ULTIMATE TOWING & RECOVERY INC's USDOT number?

ULTIMATE TOWING & RECOVERY INC's USDOT number is 1816994, and its motor carrier number is MC-707863.

Is ULTIMATE TOWING & RECOVERY INC authorized to operate?

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

What is ULTIMATE TOWING & RECOVERY INC's safety record?

ULTIMATE TOWING & RECOVERY INC has a 38.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 46 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is ULTIMATE TOWING & RECOVERY INC's fleet?

ULTIMATE TOWING & RECOVERY INC operates 35 power units and 13 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ULTIMATE TOWING & RECOVERY INC based?

ULTIMATE TOWING & RECOVERY INC is based in MOUNT AIRY, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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