RED BEARDS TOWING LLC
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.
- 1 fatality on crash record 3 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — RED BEARDS TOWING LLC (USDOT 3734854) 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: • 1 fatality on crash record — 3 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. On file: • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC • OOS rate better than size peers Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3734854/ As of: Sep 2, 2026 Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
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.
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confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
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.
Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.
Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.
Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 12.5% (better). n=64843 same-size ACTIVE peers.
FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.
NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.
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.
1 active liability filing
Company profile
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.
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.
Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2021-10-22 (1,778 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.
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InsuranceSHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYPolicy effective Dec 22, 2025
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Process Agent#1 A BOC-3 FILING INCBOC-3 on file
Fleet details (MCS-150)
| Vehicle type | Owned | Term leased | Trip leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truck tractors | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Trucks | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).
Accident reports (24 months)
All 3 crashes →| Last 6 months | 6–12 months | 12–24 months | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatalities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tow-away | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Crash reports | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.
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.
Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 0.0. 1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.
The fleet comprises 14 power units (mid-sized fleet); 3 drivers.
Risk Signals
Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service
Compared against 64,843 ACTIVE carriers operating 7–21 power units (±50% of this carrier's 14 unit fleet).
Historical coverage gap detected (1)
- No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Aug 13, 2024 to Aug 16, 2024 (3 days)
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
| BASIC | Inspections | Serious | Measure | Percentile | Alert | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver Fitness | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Controlled Substances / Alcohol | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Hours of Service | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Aug 31, 2026 |
Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.
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 (3 rows)
| Report # | Date ▼ | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow | Hazmat | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OK2511005342 | Nov 25, 2025 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes | No | Injury |
| OK0022023812 | Nov 26, 2022 | OK | 1 | 1 | Yes | No | Fatal |
| OK2022004766 | Feb 5, 2022 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes | No | Tow |
Authority Records (1 docket)
Revocations & Inactive Status
Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.
| Date | Docket | Authority | Status | Applied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | MC1319844 | common | INACTIVE | — |
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 2 PDFs)
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 | |
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| Sep 15, 2025 | MC1319844-C | Daily Register | Reinstatement | Daily Register → |
| Oct 22, 2021 | MC1319844-C | Original MC Certificate | Revocation | Original MC Certificate → |
Insurance Coverage Timeline (8 rows)
Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.
| Insurer | Policy # | Type | Limit | Effective | Cancel | Status |
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| SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | 1-C-11308154 | 91X | $1,000,000 | Dec 22, 2025 | On file | ACTIVE |
| SHELTER MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | 93-11308154 | CARGO | — | Aug 16, 2024 | Sep 5, 2025 | CANCELLED |
| SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | 1-C-11308154 | BIPD/Primary | — | Aug 16, 2024 | Sep 5, 2025 | CANCELLED |
| Coverage gap — 3 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Aug 13, 2024 to Aug 16, 2024 | ||||||
| UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY | AAA1217-00 | BIPD/Primary | — | Aug 12, 2023 | Aug 13, 2024 | CANCELLED |
| AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY | K2GP320970 | BIPD/Primary | — | Aug 12, 2022 | Aug 12, 2023 | REPLACED |
| AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY | K2GP215316 | BIPD/Primary | — | Oct 11, 2021 | Aug 12, 2022 | REPLACED |
| AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY | K2GP215316 | BIPD/Primary | — | Oct 11, 2021 | Aug 13, 2022 | CANCELLED |
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
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Sep 15, 2025
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Sep 15, 2025authorityAuthority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
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Sep 5, 2025insuranceCANCEL — SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
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Sep 5, 2025insuranceCANCEL — SHELTER MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
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Aug 19, 2024
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Aug 13, 2024insuranceCANCEL — UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY
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Aug 13, 2024insurance gapCoverage gap: 3 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Aug 16, 2024)
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Aug 12, 2023insuranceTERM/REPL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
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Aug 13, 2022insuranceTERM/CANCL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
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Aug 12, 2022insuranceTERM/REPL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
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Aug 10, 2022
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Docket MC1319844
common · INACTIVE · MC
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SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
91X policy on file
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SHELTER MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO policy on file
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UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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#1 A BOC-3 FILING INC
BOC-3 process agent · 108,819 carriers served
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3 reportable crashes
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