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FELTS TOWING & RECOVERY INC

Joins 10 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 19, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review
Policy effective · Jan 16, 2025
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Process Agent Service Company, Inc. Details →
  • OOS rate better than size peers
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TruckCodex risk summary — FELTS TOWING & RECOVERY INC (USDOT 2196451)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Process Agent Service Company, Inc.
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2196451/
As of: Oct 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2196451 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: JOHNNY FELTS Company officer 2: JIMMY ALAN FELTS Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Motor Vehicles Driveaway / Towaway Machinery / Large Objects Construction Other (WRECKER) Based in BOWLING GREEN, KY

FMCSA census as of Oct 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 100/100). 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
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 14.3% (better). n=54035 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: Clear to review.

Operating authority
common 1 active
Insurance

AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-91X · $1,000,000

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

Process Agent Service Company, Inc.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2196451
In FMCSA records since Sep 27, 2011 (~15y)
MC / docket MC762241
Company officer JOHNNY FELTS
Company officer 2 JIMMY ALAN FELTS
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Motor Vehicles, Driveaway / Towaway, Machinery / Large Objects, Construction, Other (WRECKER)
Fleet size 19 units
Drivers 17
Annual mileage 479,200 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (270) 796-9100
Email: [email protected]
Physical
237 N GRAHAM ST
BOWLING GREEN, KY 42101
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2196451
In FMCSA records since Sep 27, 2011 (~15y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 479,200 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.00 vs 1.80 -0.80
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%
Active liability insurance
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BMC-91X · $1,000,000 · CA 21273120002
Effective Jan 16, 2025
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 2011-11-29 (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 10 0 0
Trailers 11 0 0
Trucks 9 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 11 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 10 10 0
OOS inspections 1 1 0
OOS percentage 10% 10% —
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
19
Drivers
17
Inspections
11
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
2
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active

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

Compared against 54,035 ACTIVE carriers operating 9–29 power units (±50% of this carrier's 19 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 54,035 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 54,035 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -14.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (10 months)

2024-09 2026-10

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
6 violations
1 OOS · 16.7%
Unsafe Driving
4 violations

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Kentucky (KY) 6 0 0.0% Oct 1, 2026
Tennessee (TN) 3 2 66.7% Jul 21, 2026
Mississippi (MS) 1 0 0.0% Apr 21, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
International 4
Trailer 3
Kenworth 3
Western Star 2
Eagle Equi 1
Peterbilt 1
Trail King 1
Trlk 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 — 1.50 2 — Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 — 1.46 1 — Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 4 — 2.92 3 — Oct 19, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (11 rows) View all 11 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89156506 Oct 1, 2026 KY 3 KUTTAWA KY
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
KY A75604 · 1XKDD49X3BJ294508
0 — No
88493037 Jul 21, 2026 TN 2 —
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
KY A98294 · 1HTSHADR6XH674507
1 393.11A1-CSLRR No
88064587 Jun 5, 2026 TN 2 —
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
KY A78354 · 5KJNALFG3LPLM6857
1 392.2-LCDLR Yes
87477001 Apr 2, 2026 KY 3 LEXINGTON
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
KY A95544 · 1XKZD49X6SJ370681
1 392.16-D No
87294450 Mar 13, 2026 TN 2 MEMPHIS TN
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
KY A78354 · 5KJNALFG3LPLM6857
1 393.130C-CHVE Yes
87201629 Mar 4, 2026 KY 2 ELIZABETHTOWN
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
KY A98294 · 1HTSHADR6XH674507
2 393.9A-LCL, 396.17C-PI No
86837143 Jan 20, 2026 KY 3 COLUMBIA
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
KY A98294 · 1HTSHADR6XH674507
2 393.75B-TFV No
86469568 Dec 3, 2025 KY 2 SHELBYVILLE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
KY A98295 · 1XPXD4EX08N767313
1 392.2-SLL No
84477542 Apr 21, 2025 MS 3 ALCORN COUNTY
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
KY A78354 · 5KJNALFG3LPLM6857
0 — No
83995102 Feb 28, 2025 KY 2 HAZARD
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
KY A92115 · 1XKZP4TX1PJ173831
3 393.9, 392.2-SLLS3, 392.16AD No
82803935 Sep 30, 2024 KY 2 ELIZABETHTOWN
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
KY A98294 · 1HTSHADR6XH674507
0 — No
Recent Crashes (2 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
KY0072817038 Oct 13, 2022 KY 0 1 Yes No Injury
KY0072749398 Apr 11, 2022 KY 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC762241
Active
—
View full authority record →
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
Nov 29, 2011 MC762241-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (17 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY CA 21273120002 91X $1,000,000 Jan 16, 2025 On file ACTIVE
CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY 8965772 BIPD/Primary — Jan 14, 2023 Jan 16, 2025 REPLACED
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. 6E15326 BIPD/Primary — Jan 14, 2020 Jan 14, 2023 REPLACED
AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO. 01 CI 863248 10 BIPD/Primary — Sep 14, 2016 Jan 14, 2020 REPLACED
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY PTOWK007127-00 BIPD/Primary — May 6, 2016 Sep 14, 2016 CANCELLED
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY PTOWK007127-00 BIPD/Primary — Sep 14, 2015 Jun 8, 2016 CANCELLED
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY PTOWK007127-00 BIPD/Primary — Sep 14, 2015 May 6, 2016 REPLACED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA 3270593 BIPD/Primary — Sep 14, 2014 Sep 14, 2015 REPLACED
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY CTO0130113 BIPD/Primary — Sep 14, 2013 Sep 14, 2014 CANCELLED
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY CTO1389548 BIPD/Primary — Sep 14, 2012 Sep 14, 2012 REPLACED
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY CTO1385261 BIPD/Primary — Sep 14, 2012 Sep 20, 2012 CANCELLED
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY CTO1389548 BIPD/Primary — Sep 14, 2012 Sep 14, 2013 CANCELLED
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY CTO1385261 BIPD/Primary — Apr 16, 2012 Sep 14, 2012 CANCELLED
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY CTO1385261 BIPD/Primary — Mar 16, 2012 Apr 16, 2012 REPLACED
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY CTO1385261 BIPD/Primary — Nov 17, 2011 Mar 16, 2012 REPLACED
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY CTO1385261 BIPD/Primary — Nov 17, 2011 Apr 16, 2012 CANCELLED
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY CTO1385261 BIPD/Primary — Nov 17, 2011 Nov 17, 2011 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jan 16, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Jan 14, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
  3. Jan 14, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO.
  4. Sep 15, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Sep 14, 2016
    insurance
    CANCEL — PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Jun 8, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. May 6, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Sep 14, 2015
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  9. Sep 15, 2014
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Sep 14, 2014
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  11. Sep 18, 2013
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  12. Sep 14, 2013
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  13. Sep 24, 2012
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  14. Sep 20, 2012
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  15. Sep 14, 2012
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  16. Sep 14, 2012
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  17. Sep 4, 2012
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  18. Apr 16, 2012
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  19. Apr 16, 2012
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  20. Mar 16, 2012
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  21. Nov 29, 2011
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  22. Nov 17, 2011
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
ELIZABETHTOWN KY 2 0
COLUMBIA KY 1 0
HAZARD KY 1 0
KUTTAWA KY KY 1 0
LEXINGTON KY 1 0
SHELBYVILLE KY 1 0
ALCORN COUNTY MS 1 0
MEMPHIS TN TN 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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