USDOT 230994MC168712

Ace Towing Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

42 years (granted 1984)

Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

Inspections

12 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Ace Towing Inc

DBA

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

1310 N Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57103

Phone

(605) 332-2173

Power units

29

Drivers

13

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC168712

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

Property: · Passenger: · HHG: · BIPD filed: · Cargo: · Bond:

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • 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: 10/17/2025 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 11/19/2025
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 10/17/2011 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 11/21/2011
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 07/26/2004 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 08/30/2004

Insurance filings

91X Pioneer Specialty Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 12 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 12 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

randy@acetowingrecovery.com — company domain

Mail host

Microsoft 365

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

1

Reportable crashes

1

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

1

With fatalities

Most recent: SD 03/2025 · SD 09/2022 · MT 05/2021 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 12025: 92024: 2
Level V — Vehicle-only: 7Level III — Driver-only: 3Level II — Walk-around: 2
DateStateLevel
Jan 19, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 19, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 17, 2025SDLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 17, 2025SDLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 17, 2025SDLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 17, 2025SDLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 17, 2025SDLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 17, 2025SDLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 17, 2025SDLevel V — Vehicle-only
Oct 11, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 15, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 30, 2024SDLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 12 of 12 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.

In the news

Recent coverage

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