TED'S TOWING LLC

TED'S TOWING LLC is a small fleet, operating 10 power units and 4 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Sheridan, WY. Across 23 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 17.4% out-of-service rate sits near the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY, and operating authority is active for common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

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

Caution

Policy effective · Jul 14, 2025

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OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 4.30% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 19.4% vs peer 9.10% Details →

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $1,000,000 ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC Details →
Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — TED'S TOWING LLC (USDOT 496219)
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:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 4.30% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 19.4% vs peer 9.10%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/496219/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
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USDOT 496219 Active CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Satisfactory rated Company officer: T A BOGGESS Company officer 2: TISHIA BAXTER Motor Vehicles Driveaway / Towaway Based in SHERIDAN, WY

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 83/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 100% · 5/5 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

Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 4.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 19.4% vs peer median 9.1% (worse). n=88615 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory 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

Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 496219

In FMCSA records since Aug 28, 1992 (~34y)

MC / docket MC1747028

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer T A BOGGESS

Company officer 2 TISHIA BAXTER

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

Cargo carried

Motor Vehicles, Driveaway / Towaway

Fleet size 10 units

Drivers 4

Annual mileage 20,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (307) 672-5382

Email: [email protected]

Physical

584 EAST EIGHT

SHERIDAN, WY 82801

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 496219

In FMCSA records since Aug 28, 1992 (~34y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 20,000 mi

Safety Rating Satisfactory

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 19.4% vs 23.4% -4.0 pts

Driver OOS Rate 4.3% vs 6.7% -2.4 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.96 vs 1.80 -0.84

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

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.

Broker setup by MC age

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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2025-08-01 (413 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
Policy effective Jul 14, 2025
Process Agent
INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC1747028
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	3	0	0
Trailers	3	0	0
Trucks	7	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 43 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	23	23	0
OOS inspections	1	4	0
OOS percentage	4.35%	17.39%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

19.4%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

1 active

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Risk intelligence

TED'S TOWING LLC had 23 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 17.4%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 3.0.

Inspection profile

23 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in WY (22) and MT (1).

Violation profile

17.4% out-of-service rate, near the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (33.3% of violations); top code 393.45(b)(2) (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking) cited 1 times, 1 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 10 power units (small fleet) and 4 drivers; Freightliner, Ford, and Peterbilt are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 19.4% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

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

Compared against 88,615 ACTIVE carriers operating 5–15 power units (±50% of this carrier's 10 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

4.3%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 88,615 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +4.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

19.4%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

9.1%

Median across 88,615 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +10.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (8 months)

2023-11 2026-01

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
Wyoming (WY)	22	3	13.6%	Dec 8, 2025
Montana (MT)	1	1	100.0%	Jan 12, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Freightliner		22
Ford		6
Peterbilt		5
Chevrolet		4
East		1
Not Publis		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	—	Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	1	—	0.22	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	8	—	3.35	3	—	Sep 14, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (43 rows) View all 43 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
86774414	Jan 12, 2026	MT	2	BILLINGS MT	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK WY 3C163 · 1FVABSAK31HJ25754	5	393.75A3-TAOL, 393.23-LEU, 396.5B-L	Yes
86519256	Dec 8, 2025	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK WY A26104 · 1XP9D29X9GN195681	0	—	No
86519253	Dec 8, 2025	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK WY 03T520H · 1FVACWDT2HHJB1388	0	—	No
86519239	Dec 8, 2025	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK WY 03C4 · 1FVACXDT09HAG6784	0	—	No
86519238	Dec 8, 2025	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK WY 03C135 · 1FD0W5HT1REE72813	0	—	No
86519234	Dec 8, 2025	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK WY 03C4 · 1FVACXDT09HAG6784	2	393.47E, 393.53B-B	No
86519233	Dec 8, 2025	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK WY 03C163 · 1FVABSAK31HJ25754	0	—	No
86519232	Dec 8, 2025	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	GM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Chevrolet WY 03T6023 · 1HTKJPVM2MH043579	0	—	No
85190164	Jul 10, 2025	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK WY 03C163 · 1FVABSAK31HJ25754	0	—	No
85190163	Jul 10, 2025	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK WY 03T16565 · 1FVACWDT2HHJB1388	0	—	No
85050009	Jun 25, 2025	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK WY 03C163 · 1FVABSAK31HJ25754	1	393.83G	No
85050008	Jun 25, 2025	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK WY 03C135 · 1FD0W5HT1REE72813	0	—	No
85050007	Jun 25, 2025	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK WY 03C4 · 1FVACXDT09HAG6784	3	396.3A1-BOS, 393.47E, 393.53B-B	Yes
85049986	Jun 25, 2025	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK WY A10201 · 1XP9D29X9GN195681	2	393.205C-WR, 393.47E	No
85049971	Jun 25, 2025	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK WY 03T16565 · 1FVACWDT2HHJB1388	3	396.3A1-STLN, 393.47E, 393.53B-B	Yes
85049970	Jun 25, 2025	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	GM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Chevrolet WY 03T6023 · 1HTKJPVM7MH043576	0	—	No
85049956	Jun 25, 2025	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK WY 03T118D · 1FDAX57PX4EC51709	1	393.9A-LTSIR	No
83767286	Jan 31, 2025	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR WY 03C313 · 1FUYSDYBXWL913407	5	396.5-HL, 395.8A1-HOSP, 396.5B-L	Yes
82992461	Oct 23, 2024	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK WY 03T16565 · 1FVACWDT2HHJB1388	0	—	No
82992460	Oct 23, 2024	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK WY 03C202 · 1FVABSAK31HJ25754	0	—	No
82992452	Oct 23, 2024	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK WY 03C4 · 1FVACXDT09HAG6784	0	—	No
82992451	Oct 23, 2024	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR WY A10201 · 1XP9D29X9GN195681	0	—	No
82992444	Oct 23, 2024	WY	1	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK WY 03T23882 · 1FDAX57PX4EC51709	0	—	No
82227689	Jul 25, 2024	WY	5	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK WY 3C202 · 1FVABSAK31HJ25754	0	—	No
82217884	Jul 24, 2024	WY	5	wy-sheridan/dietz-poe	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Freightliner WY A10201 · 1XP9D29X9GN195681	0	—	No

Recent Crashes (2 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
WY0201913701	Oct 28, 2019	WY	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
WY0201514902	Nov 6, 2015	WY	0	1	Yes	No	Injury

Authority Records (1 docket)

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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
Aug 1, 2025	MC1747028-C	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (1 row)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA970706352	91X	$1,000,000	Jul 14, 2025	On file	ACTIVE

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Aug 1, 2025

authority

GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
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Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
BILLINGS MT	MT	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.45(b)(2)	Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.47(a)	Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
396.5(b)	Oil and/or grease leak	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

Related Records

Wyoming carriers Sheridan carriers ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY 43 inspections 2 reportable crashes

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