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USDOT 429306MC282057

Nick's Towing Service Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

31 years (granted 1995)

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Liability filing

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

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Inspections

45 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Nick's Towing Service Inc

DBA

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Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

158 East Passaic Avenue, Rutherford, NJ 07070

Phone

(201) 935-2163

Power units

17

Drivers

22

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC282057

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 06/17/2004 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 07/20/2004
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 06/17/2004 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 07/20/2004
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 12/11/1997 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 11/14/1997
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 12/11/1997 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 11/14/1997

Insurance filings

91X — National Union Fire Ins. Co. Of Pitsbgh. Pa · coverage $1M (as filed)
34 — Companion Property & Casualty Ins. Co.

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 45 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

2.2%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 45 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

jpowers@nickstowingservice.com — company domain

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Domain age

nickstowingservice.com registered 2009-03-30 (17 years)

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Mail host

Google Workspace

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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

3

Reportable crashes

2

Tow-aways

3

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: NJ 05/2026 · NJ 03/2026 · NJ 03/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 12025: 212024: 212023: 2
Level V — Vehicle-only: 18Level I — Full: 17Level II — Walk-around: 7Level III — Driver-only: 3
DateStateLevel
Jan 12, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 20, 2025NJLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 20, 2025NJLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 20, 2025NJLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 20, 2025NJLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 20, 2025NJLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 20, 2025NJLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 20, 2025NJLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 20, 2025NJLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 20, 2025NJLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 20, 2025NJLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 20, 2025NJLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 20, 2025NJLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 20, 2025NJLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 20, 2025NJLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 20, 2025NJLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 20, 2025NJLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 20, 2025NJLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 20, 2025NJLevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 22, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 12, 2025NYLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 3, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 24, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Jul 24, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Jul 24, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Jul 24, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Jul 24, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Jul 24, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Jul 24, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Jul 24, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Jul 24, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Jul 24, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Jul 24, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Jul 24, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Jul 24, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Jul 24, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Jul 24, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Jul 24, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Jul 24, 2024NJLevel I — Full
Jul 9, 2024NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2024NYLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 16, 2024NYLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 2, 2024NYLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 31, 2023NYLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 24, 2023MDLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 45 of 45 inspections on file.

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