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Company CheckMICHAEL LAPP · DOT 1549350

DBA: LAPPDOG TOWING & RECOVERY

1224 PUTMAN DRIVE, HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35816

DOT# 1549350 MC# 977534 Huntsville, Alabama 9 years

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4

Power Units

4

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

3

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jul 7, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Dec 11, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Aug 18, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Sep 26, 2024
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Aug 15, 2024
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

Insurance 2

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).
Aug 15, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Company Information

Legal NameMICHAEL LAPP

DBA NameLAPPDOG TOWING & RECOVERY

DOT Number1549350

MC Number977534

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationHuntsville, Alabama

Added08/31/2006

MCS-15005/06/2026

Contact Details

Phone(256) 539-0017

Fax(256) 830-8945

Email[email protected]

Physical Address1224 PUTMAN DRIVE, HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35816

Mailing Address1224 PUTMAN DRIVE, HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35816

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC977534

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating9 years

Company Overview

MICHAEL LAPP is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Huntsville, Alabama. The company has been in operation for 9 years, registered with the FMCSA on 08/31/2006. The fleet consists of 4 power units and 4 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 120,000 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 3 inspections, MICHAEL LAPP maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, MICHAEL LAPP has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage120,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

4

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

4

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/07/2026

CompanyAMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #K2GP634200

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet4 units

Drivers4

Mileage120,000 mi

Operating9 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2024

1 · 0 OOS -

2025

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Dec 2025, 2 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Inspection Records (2)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
12/11/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ARDMORE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	ARDMORE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections2

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP531053	$1,000,000	08/15/2024	08/15/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP426117	$1,000,000	08/15/2023	08/15/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP321033	$1,000,000	08/15/2022	08/15/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP215349	$1,000,000	08/15/2021	08/15/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP215349	$1,000,000	08/15/2021	08/18/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CPO1641838	$1,000,000	08/15/2020	08/15/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CPO1641838	$1,000,000	08/15/2020	09/15/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP006959	$1,000,000	08/15/2019	08/15/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP903366	$1,000,000	08/15/2018	08/15/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP800243	$1,000,000	08/15/2017	08/15/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK005844-02	$1,000,000	08/15/2016	08/15/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK005844-01	$1,000,000	06/29/2016	08/15/2016	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC977534	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/16/2020	-	-
MC977534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/22/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/16/2022
MC977534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/21/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/18/2025
MC977534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/19/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/15/2024
MC977534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/19/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/09/2019
MC977534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/19/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/15/2018
MC977534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/19/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/16/2017
MC977534	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/19/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/15/2016
MC977534	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/15/2016	REVOKED	08/24/2020

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/7/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.