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A&J TOWING

USDOT 2717656 • DBA: PRIORITY TOWING • 3928 W 170TH ST, TORRANCE, CA, 90504

ACTIVE
Authority:None on file
Insurance:None on file
BOC-3:Not on file
Safety Rating:Not rated
MCS-150:Never updated
OOS Orders:None

Overview

Company profile from FMCSA Census File

USDOT
2,717,656
Status
ACTIVE
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
State
California
Phone
3104474332
Email
[email protected]
Power Units (MCS-150)
16
Drivers (MCS-150)
6
MCS-150 Mileage
20,000
Physical Address
3928 W 170TH ST, TORRANCE, CA, 90504
Mailing Address
PO BOX 231, LAWNDALE, CA, 90260
Contact
Phone: 3104474332

Authority & Insurance

Operating authority, insurance filings, and BOC-3 status

Active Authority
0
Revoked / Inactive
0
Authority Types
0
Insurance Policies
None on file
BOC-3 Filing
Not on file

Operating Authority

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No records found

No insurance filings found for this carrier in FMCSA records.

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Safety & Inspections

SMS BASIC scores, inspection history, and out-of-service rates

SMS BASIC Scores

Driver Fitness
1%
Drugs / Alcohol
0%
Hours of Service
0%
Unsafe Driving
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance
1%

Higher percentile = worse safety performance relative to peers. Scores at or above 75% trigger FMCSA alerts.

Inspections
30
Violations
24
1 OOS
Vehicle OOS %
3.3%
Driver OOS %
0.0%
Power Units (MCS-150)
16
Drivers (MCS-150)
6
Crash Records
2

Inspection Activity (24 months)

Monthly inspection counts with OOS months highlighted. Hover bars for details.

May
1
Jun
1
Jul
Aug
Sep
2
Oct
1
Nov
2
Dec
1
Jan
Feb
2
Mar
Apr
1
May
4
Jun
Jul
3
Aug
4
Sep
1
Oct
2
Nov
2
Dec
Jan
1
Feb
2
Mar
Apr
Clean monthMonth with OOSBased on latest 30 of 30 inspection records

Inspection Activity Map

1 state • 30 inspections

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None Low Medium High🚛 Home base

Violation Summary (24 violations from 30 inspections)

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Violation Summary (24 violations from 30 inspections)
CodeDescription# Violations# OOSSeverity WtBASIC
FMCSR:392.2-SLLSROperating a CMV while ill or fatigued508Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:383.23A2-LCDLNLicense (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL31—Driver Fitness
FMCSR:393.11A1-LRRLighting devices/reflectors203Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:392.2-SLLDLOperating a CMV while ill or fatigued208Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:392.2-SLLOperating a CMV while ill or fatigued208Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:392.2Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued208Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:392.2SLLHOSOperating a CMV while ill or fatigued108Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:390.21TB1-MC390.21TB1-MC10—General/Admin
FMCSR:392.2-SLLEQPOperating a CMV while ill or fatigued108Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:392.2-SLLIRPOperating a CMV while ill or fatigued108Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:390.9-SLL390.9-SLL10—General/Admin
FMCSR:393.9A-LFTSIInoperable required lamps103Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.9A-LCLInoperable required lamps103Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.9(a)Inoperable required lamps103Vehicle Maintenance

Peer Context

This carrier vs national averages. Lower is better for all metrics.

Vehicle OOS Rate
3.3%vs nat'l 23.4%
-20.1 pts below avg
Driver OOS Rate
0.0%vs nat'l 6.7%
-6.7 pts below avg
Violations / Inspection
0.80vs nat'l 1.80
-1.00 below avg

National averages: vehicle OOS 23.4%, driver OOS 6.7%, violations per inspection ~1.8. Based on FMCSA MCSAP program data.

Inspection History (30 inspections)

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Inspection History (30 inspections)
DateReport #StationStateLevelVehicleViolationsTop CodesOOS
Mar 16, 202687306177SR-16 E/OF CARBONDALE RDCALevel 3INTL STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Mar 5, 202687219277IONECALevel 2FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Feb 5, 202686970797SR-16 E/OF CARBONDALE RDCALevel 3FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Dec 31, 202586698111PLYMOUTHCALevel 2FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Dec 31, 202586698269PLYMOUTHCALevel 3DODG STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Nov 28, 202586453162I-80 E/B JEO CORDELIA SCALESCALevel 3INTL STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Nov 20, 202586388427PLYMOUTHCALevel 3FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Oct 28, 202586173066SR-16 E/OF CARBONDALE RDCALevel 3INTL STRAIGHT TRUCK1392.2-SLLSRNo
Sep 16, 202585805824PLYMOUTHCALevel 3FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK1383.23A2-LCDLNYes
Sep 11, 202585764702PLYMOUTHCALevel 3RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Sep 11, 202585764619PLYMOUTHCALevel 3FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK1383.23A2-LCDLNNo
Sep 11, 202585818206CORDELIA IFCALevel 2INTL STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Aug 27, 202585625509SR-16 E/OF CARBONDALE RDCALevel 3FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK1392.2-SLLSRNo
Aug 13, 202585498320PLYMOUTHCALevel 3DODG STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Aug 6, 202585422658SR-16 @ CARBONDALE RDCALevel 3FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jun 10, 202584916244AMADOR CHPCALevel 1INTL STRAIGHT TRUCK1393.11A1-LRRNo
Jun 10, 202584916308JACKSONCALevel 1RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK2393.11A1-LRR, 392.2-SLLDLNo
Jun 10, 202584916398CHP-AMADORCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jun 10, 202584916243AMADOR CHPCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK1392.2-SLLNo
May 7, 202584618112CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1DODG STRAIGHT TRUCK2392.2SLLHOS, 390.21TB1-MCNo
Mar 6, 202584055542PINE GROVECALevel 2FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK2383.23A2-LCDLN, 392.2-SLLEQPNo
Mar 3, 202584019197SR-16 E/OF CARBONDALE RDCALevel 2FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jan 9, 202583570683SR-16 W OF WILLOW CREEKCALevel 3FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK2392.2-SLLIRP, 390.9-SLLNo
Dec 23, 202483473975PLYMOUTHCALevel 3FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK2392.2-SLLDL, 392.2-SLLSRNo
Dec 5, 202483330111RoadsideCALevel 2INTL STRAIGHT TRUCK3393.9A-LFTSI, 393.9A-LCL, 392.2-SLLNo
Nov 5, 202483117143PLYMOUTHCALevel 2INTL STRAIGHT TRUCK2392.2-SLLSRNo
Oct 9, 202482882611PLYMOUTHCALevel 3FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK1392.2No
Oct 9, 202482882581PLYMOUTHCALevel 3FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK1392.2No
Jul 22, 202482228559CORDELIA IFCALevel 1DODG STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jun 25, 202481976417CARSON PLATFORMCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK1393.9(a)No

Inspection analytics

Monthly cadence, frequent stations, and violation mix

Inspections per month (24 mo)

30 total · 3.3% OOS
2024-062026-03
InspectionsOOS

Most frequent inspection stations

PLYMOUTH11 · 1 OOS
SR-16 E/OF CARBONDALE RD5
CORDELIA IF2
AMADOR CHP2
I-80 E/B JEO CORDELIA SCALES1
IONE1
JACKSON1
PINE GROVE1

Violations by BASIC category

Driver Fitness3 · 1 OOS

Recent Crashes

2 crash records from FMCSA Crash File

Total Crashes
2
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Across 1 crash
Tow-Aways
2

Crash History (2 records)

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Crash History (2 records)
DateStateSeverityFatalitiesInjuriesCityLocationVINCarrier Name at Crash
Oct 24, 2023CAINJURY01UNINCORPORATED33.894788/ -118.278694...KJ5436A&J TOWING
Jul 21, 2017CATOW00————

Compliance Timeline

2 events merged from authority, insurance, enforcement, OOS, crash, MCS-150, and safety rating records

Oct 24, 2023
Crash
Injury crash in CA
0 fatalities, 1 injury
Jul 21, 2017
Crash
Tow-away crash
0 fatalities, 0 injuries

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