USDOT 745516MC628018

American Towing & Recovery Llc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

18 years (granted 2008)

Liability filing

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

Inspections

10 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Free hotmail.com inbox on the federal record

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

American Towing & Recovery Llc

DBA

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

25 Fox Rd, Lyman, SC 29365

Phone

(864) 801-1933

Power units

9

Drivers

8

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC628018

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

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

Authority history

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

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 01/29/2016 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 03/02/2016
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 02/11/2011 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 03/16/2011

Insurance filings

91X Clear Spring Property And Casualty Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 10 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

20.0%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 10 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

⚠ flag

On-file email

amertowing@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

2

Reportable crashes

2

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: SC 01/2026 · NC 05/2025 · SC 06/2021 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 12025: 12024: 52023: 3
Level I — Full: 6Level III — Driver-only: 2Level II — Walk-around: 2
DateStateLevel
Feb 17, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 25, 2025SCLevel I — Full
Dec 4, 2024SCLevel I — Full
Sep 19, 2024GALevel I — Full
Jul 11, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2024SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 5, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 20, 2023SCLevel I — Full
Nov 20, 2023SCLevel I — Full
Nov 20, 2023SCLevel I — Full

Most recent 10 of 10 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

No recent news coverage found for "American Towing & Recovery Llc" — for most small carriers, no news is good news.

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