21st Century Towing — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
12 years (granted 2014)
Liability filing
$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
1 on file
Out-of-service
OOS rate at 2x national average or worse
Email identity
Free aol.com inbox on the federal record
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Friends Towing Inc
DBA
21st Century Towing
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
8510 N Kerby Ave, Portland, OR 97217
Phone
(503) 283-7788
Power units
10
Drivers
12
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC856198
Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
Revocation records
- type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 10/05/2023 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 11/07/2023
- type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 10/29/2015 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/01/2015
Insurance filings
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 1 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
100.0%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 1 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
century21towing@aol.com — free consumer inbox, the #1 vetting flag
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
Most recent: OR 07/2023 · OR 04/2023 · OR 04/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2024 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 1 of 1 inspections on file.
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.
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