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CANTON TOWING & RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC

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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 · Mar 1, 2026
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 FLAGSHIP CITY INSURANCE · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC Details →
  • OOS rate better than size peers
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TruckCodex risk summary — CANTON TOWING & RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC (USDOT 4160119)
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 — FLAGSHIP CITY INSURANCE · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4160119/
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 4160119 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: MIKE CHILSON General Freight Motor Vehicles Driveaway / Towaway Based in CANTON, OH

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

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 12.5% (better). n=58087 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.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 4160119
In FMCSA records since Nov 22, 2023 (~2y)
MC / docket MC1598626
Company officer MIKE CHILSON
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Motor Vehicles, Driveaway / Towaway
Fleet size 16 units
Drivers 14
Annual mileage 20,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (330) 493-6900
Email: [email protected]
Physical
1718 KIMBALL RD SE
CANTON, OH 44707
Mailing
1718 KIMBALL RD SE
CANTON, OH 44707-3618
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 4160119
In FMCSA records since Nov 22, 2023 (~2y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 20,000 mi
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 0.50 vs 1.80 -1.30
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 4 0 0
Trailers 4 0 0
Trucks 12 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 2 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 0 0
Tow-away 0 2 0 2
Crash reports 0 2 0 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 2 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 2 2 0
OOS inspections 1 1 0
OOS percentage 50% 50% —
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
16
Drivers
14
Inspections
2
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes (24m)
2
Authorities
1
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

CANTON TOWING & RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC had 2 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 50.0%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 0.0. 2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

2 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in OH (1) and PA (1).

Violation profile

50.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 16 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 14 drivers; Kenworth is the most-inspected make.

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

Compared against 58,087 ACTIVE carriers operating 8–24 power units (±50% of this carrier's 16 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 58,087 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
12.5%
Median across 58,087 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -12.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (2 months)

2025-04 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Ohio (OH) 1 0 0.0% Apr 14, 2025
Pennsylvania (PA) 1 1 100.0% Aug 27, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Kenworth 1
Peterbilt 1
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 (2 rows) View all 2 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88822110 Aug 27, 2026 PA 2 BUTLER TOWNSHIP PA
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
OH PXD6119 · 1NPCL49X2JD469119
8 393.9A-LSLIWR, 395.8A1-HOSP, 393.9A-LTSI Yes
84412655 Apr 14, 2025 OH 3 BELLAIRE OH
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
OH PND1869 · 2NKHHM6X1MM434085
1 396.17C-PI No
Recent Crashes (2 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
OH0265000790 Jan 1, 2026 OH 0 0 Yes No Tow
OH0255218504 Nov 10, 2025 OH 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC1598626
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
Jan 19, 2024 MC1598626-C Original MC Certificate Revocation 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
FLAGSHIP CITY INSURANCE Q80 0027746 91X $1,000,000 Mar 1, 2026 On file ACTIVE
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. 01-CA-044253598-0 BIPD/Primary — Oct 1, 2024 Mar 1, 2026 REPLACED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY CPO1642382 BIPD/Primary — Oct 1, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 REPLACED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY CPO1642382 BIPD/Primary — Oct 1, 2023 Oct 1, 2024 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Mar 1, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.
  2. Oct 2, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  3. Oct 1, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Jan 19, 2024
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  5. Oct 1, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
BELLAIRE OH OH 1 0
BUTLER TOWNSHIP PA PA 1 1
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