Joey's Towing And Recovery Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
18 years (granted 2007)
Liability filing
$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
41 on file
Out-of-service
OOS rate at 2x national average or worse
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Joey's Towing And Recovery Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
10290 Gratiot Ave, Detroit, MI 48213
Phone
(800) 810-7904
Power units
33
Drivers
24
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC615660
Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
Revocation records
- type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 07/18/2016 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 08/22/2016
Insurance filings
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
12.2%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 41 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
12.2%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 41 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
jbushway@joeystowing.com — company domain
Domain age
joeystowing.com registered 2001-10-31 (25 years)
Mail host
Google Workspace
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
4
Reportable crashes
4
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: MI 02/2026 · MI 11/2025 · OH 05/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 13, 2026 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 16, 2026 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 26, 2026 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 4, 2026 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 18, 2025 | MI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 29, 2025 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 26, 2025 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 31, 2025 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 4, 2025 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 30, 2025 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 25, 2025 | IN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 21, 2025 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 16, 2025 | MI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 7, 2025 | MI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 25, 2025 | MI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 3, 2025 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 29, 2025 | MI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 12, 2024 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 3, 2024 | MI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 27, 2024 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 12, 2024 | TN | Level I — Full |
| Sep 27, 2024 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 24, 2024 | GA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 24, 2024 | GA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 5, 2024 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 8, 2024 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 11, 2024 | MI | Level I — Full |
| May 28, 2024 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 22, 2024 | MI | Level I — Full |
| Apr 2, 2024 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 7, 2024 | IN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 20, 2024 | MI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 8, 2024 | MI | Level I — Full |
| Dec 26, 2023 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 19, 2023 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 11, 2023 | MI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 6, 2023 | MI | Level I — Full |
| Sep 11, 2023 | OH | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 8, 2023 | MI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 28, 2023 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 41 of 41 inspections on file.
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Record changes
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