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ALBANY TOWING SERVICES INC

DBA: AA TOWING CO

ALBANY TOWING SERVICES INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 20 power units and 17 drivers, organized as an individual, based in Albany, OR. FMCSA records show no inspection or crash activity in the last 24 months. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY, and operating authority is active for common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book
Common (Property) reinstated · Dec 22, 2020
Common (Property) reinstated · Oct 31, 2008
Policy effective · Nov 13, 2024
Blockers
  • Census status: Inactive FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.
Review these
  • Common (Property) gap · 953 days Inactive May 14, 2018 → reinstated Dec 22, 2020
  • Common (Property) gap · 172 days Inactive May 12, 2008 → reinstated Oct 31, 2008
  • No BOC-3 process-agent filing on file Interstate carriers must designate a process agent. Confirm on FMCSA before tendering. Details →
On file
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
  • OOS rate better than size peers
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — ALBANY TOWING SERVICES INC (USDOT 163169)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Inactive
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  • Census status: Inactive — FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Cautions:
  • Common (Property) gap · 953 days — Inactive May 14, 2018 → reinstated Dec 22, 2020
  • Common (Property) gap · 172 days — Inactive May 12, 2008 → reinstated Oct 31, 2008
  • No BOC-3 process-agent filing on file — Interstate carriers must designate a process agent. Confirm on FMCSA before tendering.

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · 91X
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/163169/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 163169 Inactive INDIVIDUAL AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Satisfactory rated Owner: STEVE PERLENFEIN Additional owner: TREVOR LEE Motor Vehicles Based in ALBANY, OR

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 86/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 100% · 5/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Inactive · 30/100

Census status is Inactive — confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 14.3% (better). n=48427 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory safety rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Do not book.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Status ACTIVE → INACTIVE · Aug 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 163169
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
MC / docket MC141090
Entity INDIVIDUAL
Owner STEVE PERLENFEIN
Additional owner TREVOR LEE
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Motor Vehicles
Fleet size 20 units
Drivers 17
Annual mileage 215,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (541) 926-1233
Email: [email protected]
Physical
260 QUEEN AVE SE
ALBANY, OR 97322
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 163169
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity INDIVIDUAL
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 215,000 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2020-12-22 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 2 0 0
Trailers 5 0 0
Trucks 18 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Power Units
20
Drivers
17
Inspections
0
None in our FMCSA import window (~3 years)
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
6
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles
Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 20 power units (mid-sized fleet); 17 drivers.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
2 revocations on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 48,427 ACTIVE carriers operating 10–30 power units (±50% of this carrier's 20 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 48,427 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
14.3%
Median across 48,427 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -14.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gaps detected (2)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from May 14, 2018 to Dec 22, 2020 (953 days)
  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from May 12, 2008 to Oct 31, 2008 (172 days)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 status change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Status ACTIVE INACTIVE
      FMCSA Company Census
Recent Inspections

No roadside inspections on file for this carrier in our FMCSA import window.

Public FMCSA inspection feeds cover roughly the last three years of roadside activity (not the full MCMIS archive). Older inspections — including those from before a carrier went inactive — are usually absent for every carrier, not just closed ones. Reportable crash history on this page goes further back; see crashes below or the full crash subpage.

Recent Crashes (6 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
OR2024220022 Jun 30, 2024 OR 0 0 Yes No Tow
OR2019220039 Oct 16, 2019 OR 0 0 Yes No Tow
OR2019220027 Aug 3, 2019 OR 0 2 Yes No Injury
OR2016220025 Jul 8, 2016 OR 0 0 Yes No Tow
OR2014220026 Sep 9, 2014 OR 0 1 Yes No Injury
OR2005220050 Jul 22, 2005 OR 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC141090
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Dec 22, 2020 MC141090-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Oct 31, 2008 MC141090-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Insurance Coverage Timeline (39 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA989401828 91X $1,000,000 Nov 13, 2024 On file ACTIVE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY 05TRM036808-05 BIPD/Primary — May 4, 2024 Nov 13, 2024 REPLACED
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY 05TRM036808-04 BIPD/Primary — Oct 10, 2023 May 4, 2024 CANCELLED
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY 05TRM036808-04 BIPD/Primary — May 4, 2023 Oct 10, 2023 REPLACED
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY 05TRM036808-04 BIPD/Primary — May 4, 2023 Oct 12, 2023 CANCELLED
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY 05TRM036808-03 BIPD/Primary — Jan 24, 2023 May 4, 2023 CANCELLED
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY 05TRM036808-03 BIPD/Primary — Dec 8, 2022 Jan 24, 2023 REPLACED
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY 05TRM036808-03 BIPD/Primary — Dec 8, 2022 Feb 15, 2023 CANCELLED
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY 05TRM036808-03 BIPD/Primary — Aug 17, 2022 Dec 14, 2022 CANCELLED
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY 05TRM036808-03 BIPD/Primary — Aug 17, 2022 Dec 8, 2022 REPLACED
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY 05TRM036808-03 BIPD/Primary — May 4, 2022 Aug 17, 2022 REPLACED
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY 05TRM036808-03 BIPD/Primary — May 4, 2022 Sep 14, 2022 CANCELLED
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY 05TRM036808-02 BIPD/Primary — Mar 7, 2022 May 4, 2022 CANCELLED
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY 05TRM036808-02 BIPD/Primary — May 4, 2021 Mar 16, 2022 CANCELLED
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY 05TRM036808-02 BIPD/Primary — May 4, 2021 Mar 7, 2022 REPLACED
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY 05TRM036808-01 BIPD/Primary — Feb 4, 2021 May 4, 2021 CANCELLED
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY 05TRM036808-01 BIPD/Primary — Sep 21, 2020 Feb 4, 2021 REPLACED
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY 05TRM036808-01 BIPD/Primary — Sep 21, 2020 Feb 13, 2021 CANCELLED
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY 05TRM036808-01 BIPD/Primary — May 4, 2020 Sep 21, 2020 REPLACED
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY 05TRM036808-01 BIPD/Primary — May 4, 2020 Oct 20, 2020 CANCELLED
PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY CPP0017894 BIPD/Primary — May 4, 2018 May 4, 2020 REPLACED
PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY CPP0017959 CARGO — May 4, 2018 May 4, 2019 CANCELLED
WESTERN NATIONAL ASSURANCE COMPANY CPP0017959 CARGO — May 4, 2017 May 4, 2018 CANCELLED
WESTERN NATIONAL ASSURANCE COMPANY CPP0017894 BIPD/Primary — May 4, 2017 May 4, 2018 CANCELLED
WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. 273482 BIPD/Primary — May 4, 2008 May 4, 2017 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Nov 13, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. May 8, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  3. May 4, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Oct 12, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Oct 11, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  6. Oct 10, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. May 4, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. May 3, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  9. Feb 15, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Jan 25, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  11. Jan 24, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Dec 14, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Dec 9, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  14. Dec 8, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  15. Sep 14, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Aug 17, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  17. May 5, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  18. May 4, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  19. Mar 16, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  20. Mar 8, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  21. Mar 7, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  22. May 4, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  23. May 4, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  24. Feb 13, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  25. Feb 5, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  26. Feb 4, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  27. Dec 22, 2020
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  28. Oct 20, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  29. Sep 21, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  30. May 4, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  31. May 4, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  32. May 14, 2018
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  33. May 14, 2018
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  34. May 14, 2018
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 953 days (through Dec 22, 2020)
  35. May 4, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — WESTERN NATIONAL ASSURANCE COMPANY
  36. May 4, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — WESTERN NATIONAL ASSURANCE COMPANY
  37. May 4, 2017
    insurance
    CANCEL — WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
  38. Apr 24, 2017
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  39. May 12, 2008
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  40. May 12, 2008
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

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