Critical regulatory warnings

No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — uninsured for 354 days (since Sep 12, 2025). A carrier without active primary liability coverage cannot legally operate.

NORTHWEST INDIANA TOWING & RECOVERY LLC

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

Uninsured since · Sep 12, 2025

Blockers

Census status: Inactive FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.
No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file Uninsured 354 days (since Sep 12, 2025).

Review these

OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 100.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →

On file

BOC-3 process agent on file TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC Details →

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 — NORTHWEST INDIANA TOWING & RECOVERY LLC (USDOT 3788603)
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

Blockers:
  • Census status: Inactive — FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — Uninsured 354 days (since Sep 12, 2025).

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 100.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3788603/
As of: Aug 31, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 3788603 Inactive AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: RUSSELL RIDLEY Motor Vehicles Driveaway / Towaway Based in MORTON GROVE, IL

FMCSA census as of Aug 31, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · F

Hard regulatory signal on file (OOS / revoked / Not Authorized / uninsured / Unsatisfactory). Composite mean of 4/5 scored components is 43/100 — letter capped at F. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating, booking verdict, or legal advice.

F confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Inactive · 30/100

Census status is Inactive — confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Insurance / BIPD

Uninsured · 0/100

No active BIPD/Primary on file since Sep 12, 2025.

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 100% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=195701 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: Do not book.

Field change history →

Operating authority

Insurance

Uninsured since Sep 12, 2025

BOC-3 agent

TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 3788603

In FMCSA records since Dec 28, 2021 (~4y)

Company officer RUSSELL RIDLEY

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

Cargo carried

Motor Vehicles, Driveaway / Towaway

Fleet size 5 units

Drivers 3

Annual mileage 33,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (219) 289-4504

Email: [email protected]

Physical

5940 OAKTON ST

MORTON GROVE, IL 60053-3306

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 3788603

In FMCSA records since Dec 28, 2021 (~4y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 33,000 mi

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

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.

Related filings

Process Agent
TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC
BOC-3 on file

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	1	0	0
Trucks	4	0	0

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

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

100.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

0 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 Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 100.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Authority revoked

1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 195,701 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–8 power units (±50% of this carrier's 5 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

100%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 195,701 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +100 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 195,701 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Recent Inspections (3 rows) View all 3 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
83799822	Feb 5, 2025	WY	3	LYMAN	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK IL 36508TW · 3FRNX65214V611508	3	395.8A1-HOSP, 392.2-SLLSR, 391.41A-MCPC	Yes
80834687	Feb 8, 2024	IN	2	GARY IN	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK IL W53594 · 1NKDL69X4XJ796685	6	393.17B2-LTSDM, 393.17A1-LSLDMWR, 393.78A-WS	Yes
78741597	May 25, 2023	MO	1	mo-e2n-scale-house,-steele,-mo	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR IL GAL49497 · 1NKDL69X4XJ796685	8	395.8(a)(1), 393.17(b), 396.3(a)(1)	Yes

Recent Crashes View all 1 →

No crashes on file for this carrier.

Authority Records (1 docket)

View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date	Docket	Authority	Status	Applied
Unknown	MC1359446	common	INACTIVE	—

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
Feb 18, 2022	MC1359446-C	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (9 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP632577	BIPD/Primary	—	Jul 13, 2025	Sep 12, 2025	CANCELLED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP632577	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 24, 2025	Jul 13, 2025	CANCELLED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP528424	BIPD/Primary	—	Oct 26, 2024	Jan 24, 2025	CANCELLED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP528424	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 24, 2024	Oct 26, 2024	CANCELLED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	GLA1642954	BIPD/Primary	—	Aug 25, 2023	Jan 24, 2024	CANCELLED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	GLA1642954	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 24, 2023	Aug 31, 2023	CANCELLED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	GLA1642954	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 24, 2023	Aug 25, 2023	REPLACED
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA955522507	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 14, 2022	Jan 24, 2023	REPLACED
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA955522507	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 14, 2022	Mar 2, 2023	CANCELLED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Sep 22, 2025

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Sep 22, 2025

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Sep 12, 2025

insurance

CANCEL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
Jul 13, 2025

insurance

CANCEL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
Jun 25, 2025

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Jan 29, 2025

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Jan 24, 2025

insurance

CANCEL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
Oct 28, 2024

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Oct 26, 2024

insurance

CANCEL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
Jan 26, 2024

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Jan 24, 2024

insurance

CANCEL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Aug 31, 2023

insurance

TERM/CANCL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Aug 28, 2023

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Aug 25, 2023

insurance

TERM/REPL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Mar 2, 2023

insurance

TERM/CANCL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
Jan 24, 2023

insurance

TERM/REPL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY

Related Records Cross-references to every adjacent page

Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots