Preferred Towing — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
15 years (granted 2010)
Liability filing
$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
Zero inspections on file — no safety data to evaluate (a documented gap in vetting standards)
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
1432334 Ontario Inc
DBA
Preferred Towing
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
46 Indian Road South, Sarnia, ON N7T 8H9
Phone
(519) 344-7277
Power units
9
Drivers
8
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC554966
Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Dismissed — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
Insurance filings
Email & web forensics
On-file email
office@preferredtowing.com — company domain
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Safety record
Inspection history
No roadside inspections in the current federal dataset.
Activity log
Record changes
TenFourHQ re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.
No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
In the news
Recent coverage
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The Sarnia Observer · 4/5/2016
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Heavy Duty Trucking · 12/1/2023
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