Southside Towing & Recovery Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
2 on file
Out-of-service
OOS rate at 2x national average or worse
Email identity
Company domain
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Southside Towing & Recovery Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
791 Mahnomen Drive Se, Bemidji, MN 56601
Phone
(218) 751-1931
Power units
6
Drivers
7
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC536043
Common: None · Contract: None · Broker: None · Application pending
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: — · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
50.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 2 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
100.0%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 2 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
southtow@paulbunyan.net — company domain
Domain age
paulbunyan.net registered 1995-08-11 (31 years)
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
1
Reportable crashes
1
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: MN 03/2026 · MN 08/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2025 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Dec 6, 2023 | MN | Level I — Full |
Most recent 2 of 2 inspections on file.
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Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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