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BERGHOFF EQUIP AND TOWING INC

DBA: A 1 INTERSTATE EQUIP & TOWING INC

Joins 19 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 8, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Coverage resumed · Mar 20, 2009
Coverage resumed · Mar 29, 2018
Contract (Property) reinstated · Jul 2, 2012
Contract (Property) reinstated · Mar 4, 2010
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 73 days Jan 6, 2009 → Mar 20, 2009
  • Prior insurance gap · 11 days Mar 18, 2018 → Mar 29, 2018
  • Contract (Property) gap · 419 days Inactive May 10, 2011 → reinstated Jul 2, 2012
  • Contract (Property) gap · 416 days Inactive Jan 12, 2009 → reinstated Mar 4, 2010
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Evilsizor Process Servers Inc Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — BERGHOFF EQUIP AND TOWING INC (USDOT 485296)
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:
  • Prior insurance gap · 73 days — Jan 6, 2009 → Mar 20, 2009
  • Prior insurance gap · 11 days — Mar 18, 2018 → Mar 29, 2018
  • Contract (Property) gap · 419 days — Inactive May 10, 2011 → reinstated Jul 2, 2012
  • Contract (Property) gap · 416 days — Inactive Jan 12, 2009 → reinstated Mar 4, 2010

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Evilsizor Process Servers Inc

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/485296/
As of: Oct 8, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 485296 Active CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: GERALD BERGHOFF General Freight Motor Vehicles Machinery / Large Objects Oilfield Equipment Construction Based in VALLEY GROVE, WV

FMCSA census as of Oct 8, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). 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
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=142522 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: Caution.

Operating authority
common 1 active
Insurance

AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-91X · $1,000,000

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 485296
In FMCSA records since May 27, 1992 (~34y)
MC / docket MC284919
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer GERALD BERGHOFF
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
General Freight, Motor Vehicles, Machinery / Large Objects, Oilfield Equipment, Construction
Fleet size 7 units
Drivers 3
Annual mileage 5,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
558 BERGHOFF DRIVE
VALLEY GROVE, WV 26060-2056
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 485296
In FMCSA records since May 27, 1992 (~34y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 5,000 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 0.05 vs 1.80 -1.75
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
BMC-91X · $1,000,000 · K2GP735664
Effective Mar 12, 2026
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 2018-04-20 (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 1 0 0
Trailers 2 0 0
Trucks 6 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 33 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 19 19 0
OOS inspections 1 1 0
OOS percentage 5.26% 5.26% —
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
7
Drivers
3
Inspections
33
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
2
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
5 revocations on record.

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

Compared against 142,522 ACTIVE carriers operating 3–11 power units (±50% of this carrier's 7 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 142,522 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
0%
Median across 142,522 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gaps detected (3)

  • Contract (Property) authority was inactive from May 10, 2011 to Jul 2, 2012 (419 days)
  • Contract (Property) authority was inactive from Jan 12, 2009 to Mar 4, 2010 (416 days)
  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Aug 27, 1998 to Mar 24, 2010 (4227 days)

Historical coverage gaps detected (2)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jan 6, 2009 to Mar 20, 2009 (73 days)
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Mar 18, 2018 to Mar 29, 2018 (11 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (10 months)

2023-12 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
West Virginia (WV) 17 1 5.9% Sep 23, 2026
Pennsylvania (PA) 2 1 50.0% Jun 25, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Peterbilt 21
Ford 5
Mack 4
Unknown 2
Kenworth 1
Loadtrail 1
Utility 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 — Oct 5, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 5, 2026
Hours of Service 1 — 0.70 1 — Oct 5, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 5, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 — 0.10 0 — Oct 5, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (33 rows) View all 33 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89088736 Sep 23, 2026 WV 2 BENWOOD WV
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
5 393.128B-CLWV, 393.9A-LTSI, 396.17C-PI Yes
88243983 Jun 25, 2026 PA 2 —
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 395.8A1-HOSP, 393.60D, 392.2-SLLIFTA Yes
86788255 Jan 13, 2026 WV 2 VALLEY GROVE WV
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
86788243 Jan 13, 2026 WV 2 VALLEY GROVE WV
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
86788242 Jan 13, 2026 WV 1 VALLEY GROVE WV
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
86788241 Jan 13, 2026 WV 2 VALLEY GROVE WV
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
86774584 Jan 12, 2026 WV 2 WHEELING WV
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
86774451 Jan 12, 2026 WV 2 WHEELING WV
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
86774442 Jan 12, 2026 WV 2 WHEELING WV
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
86774441 Jan 12, 2026 WV 2 WHEELING WV
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
85754022 Sep 10, 2025 PA 3 SEVEN FIELDS PA
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 396.17C-PI No
83609481 Jan 13, 2025 WV 2 WHEELING WV
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
83609396 Jan 13, 2025 WV 2 WHEELING WV
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
83574398 Jan 9, 2025 WV 2 VALLEY GROVE WV
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
83574333 Jan 9, 2025 WV 2 VALLEY GROVE WV
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
83573936 Jan 8, 2025 WV 2 VALLEY GROVE WV
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
83573930 Jan 8, 2025 WV 1 VALLEY GROVE WV
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
83598323 Jan 7, 2025 WV 1 VALLEY GROVE WV
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
83573896 Jan 7, 2025 WV 2 VALLEY GROVE WV
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
82533326 Aug 29, 2024 WV 1 VALLEY GROVE WV
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
81434494 Apr 24, 2024 OH 3 ROADSIDE
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 396.17(c) No
81347450 Apr 12, 2024 WV 2 BENWOOD WV
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
81023897 Mar 1, 2024 WV 3 VALLEY GROVE WV
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
80808801 Feb 7, 2024 WV 2 VALLEY GROVE WV
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
80808787 Feb 7, 2024 WV 2 VALLEY GROVE WV
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
Recent Crashes (2 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
WV201600642A Jan 5, 2016 WV 0 1 Yes No Injury
OH0038196481 Jul 4, 2003 OH 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (5 letters, 2 PDFs available)

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.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Mar 16, 2026 MC284919-C Daily Register Reinstatement Daily Register →
Apr 20, 2018 MC284919-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Jul 2, 2012 MC284919-P Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Mar 24, 2010 MC284919-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Mar 4, 2010 MC284919-P Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Insurance Coverage Timeline (36 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 K2GP735664 91X $1,000,000 Mar 12, 2026 On file ACTIVE
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP632964 BIPD/Primary — Mar 12, 2025 Mar 12, 2026 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE CLASSIC INSURANCE COMPANY CA978576637 BIPD/Primary — Aug 23, 2024 Apr 17, 2025 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE CLASSIC INSURANCE COMPANY CA978576637 BIPD/Primary — Aug 23, 2024 Mar 12, 2025 REPLACED
CLASSIC INSURANCE CO CA978576637 BIPD/Primary — Mar 12, 2024 Aug 23, 2024 REPLACED
ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS CPO1643033 BIPD/Primary — Mar 12, 2023 Mar 12, 2024 REPLACED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP317898 BIPD/Primary — Mar 12, 2022 Mar 12, 2023 REPLACED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP213448 BIPD/Primary — Mar 12, 2021 Mar 12, 2022 CANCELLED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP109288 BIPD/Primary — Mar 12, 2020 Mar 12, 2021 CANCELLED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP005434 BIPD/Primary — Mar 12, 2019 Mar 12, 2020 CANCELLED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA 6628875 BIPD/Primary — Oct 9, 2018 Mar 12, 2019 REPLACED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA6628875 BIPD/Primary — Mar 29, 2018 Oct 9, 2018 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 11 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Mar 18, 2018 to Mar 29, 2018
AMCO INSURANCE COMPANY ACP BAA 7104928769 BIPD/Primary — Mar 18, 2012 Mar 18, 2018 CANCELLED
ALLIED PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY ACP CIMP 7104928769 CARGO — Mar 18, 2011 Mar 18, 2018 CANCELLED
AMCO INSURANCE COMPANY ACP BAA 7104928769 BIPD/Primary — Mar 18, 2011 Mar 18, 2012 REPLACED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA 4615876 CARGO — Mar 20, 2010 May 4, 2011 CANCELLED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA 4615876 BIPD/Primary — Mar 20, 2010 May 4, 2011 CANCELLED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA 5346383 BIPD/Primary — Mar 20, 2009 Mar 20, 2010 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 73 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Jan 6, 2009 to Mar 20, 2009
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY TOW001157-03 BIPD/Primary — Jul 15, 2008 Jan 6, 2009 CANCELLED
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY TOW001157-03 CARGO — Jul 15, 2008 Jan 6, 2009 CANCELLED
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY TOW001157-02 BIPD/Primary — Jul 15, 2007 Jul 15, 2008 CANCELLED
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY TOW001157-02 CARGO — Jul 15, 2007 Jul 15, 2008 CANCELLED
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY TOW001157-01 CARGO — Jul 15, 2006 Jul 15, 2007 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Mar 16, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  2. Mar 12, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Apr 17, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PROGRESSIVE CLASSIC INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Mar 12, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE CLASSIC INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Aug 23, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CLASSIC INSURANCE CO
  6. Mar 12, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS
  7. Mar 12, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Mar 15, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  9. Mar 12, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Mar 15, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  11. Mar 12, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Mar 13, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  13. Mar 12, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  14. Mar 12, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  15. Oct 9, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  16. Sep 24, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  17. Apr 20, 2018
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  18. Mar 26, 2018
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  19. Mar 26, 2018
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  20. Mar 18, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  21. Mar 18, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — ALLIED PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  22. Mar 18, 2018
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 11 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Mar 29, 2018)
  23. Mar 18, 2012
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  24. May 10, 2011
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  25. May 10, 2011
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  26. May 10, 2011
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  27. May 10, 2011
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION [dup-93a3c6b1]
  28. May 10, 2011
    authority gap
    Contract (Property) authority inactive: 419 days (through Jul 2, 2012)
  29. May 4, 2011
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  30. Mar 20, 2010
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  31. Jan 12, 2009
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  32. Jan 12, 2009
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  33. Jan 12, 2009
    authority gap
    Contract (Property) authority inactive: 416 days (through Mar 4, 2010)
  34. Jan 6, 2009
    insurance
    CANCEL — STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
  35. Jan 6, 2009
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 73 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Mar 20, 2009)
  36. Jul 17, 2008
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  37. Jul 15, 2008
    insurance
    CANCEL — STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
  38. Jul 16, 2007
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  39. Jul 15, 2007
    insurance
    CANCEL — STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
  40. Jul 17, 2006
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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