TIMS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC

TIMS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC is a small fleet, operating 9 power units and 9 drivers, based in Easton, PA. Across 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 33.3% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with 2 reportable crashes. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

Policy effective · Dec 22, 2023

Review these

OOS mixed vs peers Driver 18.2% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 0.00% (better, peer 7.70%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims. Details →

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $1,000,000 DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — TIMS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC (USDOT 1864679)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS mixed vs peers — Driver 18.2% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 0.00% (better, peer 7.70%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims.

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1864679/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 1864679 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: TIM BRATKOVICS Motor Vehicles Based in EASTON, PA

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

BIPD active · 100/100

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

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 18.2% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 7.7% (better). n=113467 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA 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: Caution.

Operating authority

Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 1864679

In FMCSA records since Mar 13, 2009 (~17y)

MC / docket MC008749

Company officer TIM BRATKOVICS

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

Cargo carried

Motor Vehicles

Fleet size 9 units

Drivers 9

Annual mileage 80,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (855) 321-3860

Email: [email protected]

Physical

840 LINE ST

EASTON, PA 18042

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1864679

In FMCSA records since Mar 13, 2009 (~17y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 80,000 mi

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 18.2% vs 6.7% +11.5 pts

Violations per Inspection 1.00 vs 1.80 -0.80

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

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 2017-03-14 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy effective Dec 22, 2023
Process Agent
ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC008749
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	1	0	0
Trucks	8	0	0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 3 crashes →

	Last 6 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	0	0
Tow-away	2	2
Crash reports	2	2

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 13 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	9	9	0
OOS inspections	3	0	0
OOS percentage	33.33%	0%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

18.2%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

3 all-time

Authorities

1 active

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

TIMS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC had 9 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 33.3%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 2.0. 2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

9 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in PA (5) and NJ (2).

Violation profile

33.3% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.16(a) (Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 9 power units (small fleet) and 9 drivers; Peterbilt, International, and Inte are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 18.2% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

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

Compared against 113,467 ACTIVE carriers operating 4–14 power units (±50% of this carrier's 9 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

18.2%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 113,467 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +18.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

7.7%

Median across 113,467 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -7.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (11 months)

2023-12 2026-06

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Pennsylvania (PA)	5	3	60.0%	Jun 23, 2026
New Jersey (NJ)	2	0	0.0%	Sep 17, 2025
New York (NY)	1	0	0.0%	Feb 3, 2026
US (US)	1	0	0.0%	Jul 10, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Peterbilt		5
International		4
Ford		1
Inte		1
Knnw		1
Pete		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	3	—	2.46	2	—	Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving	2	—	1.75	2	—	Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	1.00	1	—	Sep 21, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (13 rows) View all 13 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88223646	Jun 23, 2026	PA	3	—	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK PA ZHV9593 · 1HTMMMML4GH155747	2	391.11B4-CLHA, 390.21TB1-MC	Yes
87151168	Feb 26, 2026	PA	3	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR Ticket: Knnw PA AH76563 · 2XKDDU9X47M184471	0	—	No
87000658	Feb 3, 2026	NY	3	TULLY NY	International STRAIGHT TRUCK PA 787979 · 1HTEUTANX55635971	0	—	No
86780035	Jan 7, 2026	PA	3	—	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK PA ZXF3788 · 2NP2HJ6X0FM274413	3	391.15A-LNCDLNSRW, 391.41A-MCPC, 392.2-SLL	Yes
85813137	Sep 17, 2025	NJ	1	nj-greenwich-e/b-scale	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK PA AG97555 · 1XP5AU7X46D883257	1	393.9A-LIL	No
85421718	Jul 28, 2025	PA	3	—	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK PA ZHV9593 · 1HTMMMML4GH155747	3	391.41APC, 390.21TB2-DOT, 392.16-D	Yes
85186439	Jul 10, 2025	US	1	STEWARTSVILLE NJ	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK PA ZVW5726 · 2NP2HM6X6LM652019	0	—	No
84625228	May 8, 2025	NJ	3	GREENWHICH	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK PA ZVW5726 · 2NP2HM6X6LM652019	0	—	No
83735676	Jan 28, 2025	PA	2	—	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK PA ZVW5726 · 2NP2HM6X6LM652019	2	392.2-SLLUCR, 392.16-D	No
81925731	Jun 18, 2024	PA	2	—	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK PA ZXF3788 · 2NP2HJ6X0FM274413	2	390.21T(c), 393.60(d)	No
81676223	May 17, 2024	PA	3	—	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK PA ZHV9593 · 1HTMMMML4GH155747	3	392.16(a), 393.95(a)	No
81011894	Mar 2, 2024	NJ	3	GREENWICH SCALE EAST BOUND	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK PA ZHV7593 · 1HTMMMML4GH155747	1	392.2	No
80410516	Dec 16, 2023	NJ	3	GREENWICH SCALE EB	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK PA ZVX5726 · 1FDUF5HN3NDA18162	0	—	No

Recent Crashes (3 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
NJ0007303957	Sep 8, 2026	NJ			Yes	No	Tow
PA606815200X	Aug 6, 2026	PA			Yes	No	Tow
NJ0009237760	Oct 20, 2009	NJ	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

Authority Records (1 docket)

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MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

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.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Mar 14, 2017	MC8749-C	Original MC Certificate	Certificate	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (4 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	1000109596	91X	$1,000,000	Dec 22, 2023	On file	ACTIVE
THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY	CAM9031092	BIPD/Primary	—	Dec 22, 2017	Dec 22, 2023	REPLACED
THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY	CAM9031092	BIPD/Primary	—	Dec 22, 2017	Jan 21, 2024	CANCELLED
MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	8502RB0110203	BIPD/Primary	—	Dec 22, 2016	Dec 22, 2017	CANCELLED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Jan 21, 2024

insurance

TERM/CANCL — THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY
Dec 22, 2023

insurance

TERM/REPL — THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY
Dec 22, 2017

insurance

CANCEL — MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY
Dec 19, 2017

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Mar 14, 2017

authority

GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections
GREENWHICH	NJ	1
GREENWICH SCALE EAST BOUND	NJ	1
GREENWICH SCALE EB	NJ	1
TULLY NY	NY	1
STEWARTSVILLE NJ	US	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited
392.16(a)	Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)	Unsafe Driving	2
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	1
393.60(d)	Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance.	Vehicle Maintenance	1
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	Vehicle Maintenance	1

Related Records

Pennsylvania carriers Easton carriers DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY 13 inspections 3 reportable crashes

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