Towing — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
5 years (granted 2020)
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
Free hotmail.com inbox on the federal record
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Waukegan Towing Services Inc
DBA
Towing
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
8845 167th St, Orland Hills, IL 60487
Phone
(708) 890-0147
Power units
1
Drivers
1
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC1162612
Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
Revocation records
- type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 05/24/2021 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 06/28/2021
Insurance filings
Email & web forensics
On-file email
amer.refati@hotmail.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
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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WGN-TV · 5/7/2026
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