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Company CheckCENTRAL IOWA TOWING AND RECOVERY INC · DOT 2359315

DBA: CENTRAL IOWA TOWING AND RECOVERY

2019 E LINCOLN WAY, AMES, IA, 50010

DOT# 2359315 MC# 192173 Ames, Iowa 4 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

9 events tracked · latest Sep 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jul 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 14, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 10, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jul 10, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jul 6, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 4, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 15, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

Insurance 2

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).
Oct 5, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address2019 E LINCOLN WAY, AMES, IA, 50010

Mailing Address2019 E LINCOLN WAY, AMES, IA, 50010

Other Companies at This Address

Address2019 E LINCOLN WAY, AMES, IA 50010

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
CENTRAL IOWA TOWING AND RECOVERY INC this company	2359315	Sign in	Active
EAST IOWA INVESTORS II LLC	4426152	Sign in	Active
CENTRAL IOWA CUSTOM HAULING AND AUTO TRANSPORT	3203437	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC192173

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

DocketMC1349765

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating4 years

All Docket Numbers

MC1349765 MC192173

Cargo Transported

General FreightMetal; Sheets, Coils, RollsMotor VehiclesDrive Away/TowawayLogs, Poles, Beams, LumberBuilding MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsFarm SuppliesConstruction

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 1.82 · 15 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .34 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .85 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.95 · 12 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage740,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)12

Fatal0

Driver OOS12.9% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS40.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/15/2022

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/22/2026

CompanyNATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

Policy #2429456

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet88 units

Drivers79

Mileage740,000 mi

Operating4 years

MCS-15007/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)12

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away11

Driver Inspections

Total31

Out of Service4

OOS Rate12.9%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total15

Out of Service6

OOS Rate40.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total1

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 03/15/2022

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

2023

4 · 0 OOS -

2024

11 · 5 OOS ▲

2025

17 · 4 OOS ▼

2026

11 · 2 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

2 crashes -

2024

2 crashes =

2025

9 crashes ▲

2026

5 crashes ▼

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 Jul 2026, 33 inspections, 8 resulted in out-of-service (24.2% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 4 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 4 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (18)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
07/10/2026	DES MOINES	IA	2	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/10/2026	Story Co	IA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/04/2026	PROLE	IA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/07/2026	DES MOINES	IA	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/15/2026	DES MOINES	IA	1	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
12/01/2025	ALTOONA	IA	0	1	2	Clear	Water	Dusk
08/14/2025	No city county crash	IA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/05/2025	no city county crash	IA	0	1	2	Freezing Rain	Ice	Daylight
03/05/2025	I 35 SB@100	IA	0	1	2	Freezing Rain	Ice	Daylight
03/05/2025	INTERSTATE 35 SOUTH BOUND MEAS	IA	0	1	6	Freezing Rain	Ice	Daylight
03/05/2025	INTERSTATE 35 SOUTH BOUND MEAS	IA	0	1	6	Freezing Rain	Ice	Daylight
03/05/2025	INTERSTATE 35 SOUTH BOUND MEAS	IA	0	1	6	Freezing Rain	Ice	Daylight
03/05/2025	INTERSTATE 35 SOUTH BOUND MEAS	IA	0	1	6	Freezing Rain	Ice	Daylight
02/05/2025	ANKENY	IA	0	1	2	Snow	Water	Dusk
11/18/2024	DES MOINES	IA	0	1	2	Clear	Wet	Daylight
02/24/2024	AMES	IA	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/06/2023	AMES	IA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
09/05/2023	DES MOINES	IA	1	0	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

66 roadside violations across 33 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Unsafe Driving 44 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 14 violations · 4 OOS

Driver Fitness 4 violations · 3 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 violations · 1 OOS

Other (General) 2 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (43)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/20/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	IA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/14/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREMONT NE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/06/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	IA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/15/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	IA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	KUTTAWA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/02/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 65 SB / COLLINS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/09/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY 65 NB AND G76	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/04/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	6TH & LAUREL	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	4	1	4	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/12/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	37MM NB HWY 65	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 14 SB / N OF HWY 96	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/22/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 30 WB / S STORY ST BOONE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 18	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	141.3 MM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/28/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 20 WB MM 115	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	P59 NB FROM HWY 20	15	0	13	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MENDOTA HEIGHTS MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	N14 NB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80E-MM134	3	1	3	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/26/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY 20 AND R77	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/29/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	45MM	3	1	3	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
02/20/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HIGHWAY 63/GRESHAM	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/28/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 65 NB IOWA FALLS	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/17/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 65 SB MM 89 BONDURATNT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	44 - JCT HWY 71/20 EARLY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/15/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY 175 ELLSWORTH	5	1	0	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
11/27/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	220TH ST EB	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-235 EASTON CORNER EB LFT LN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2024	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	4	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/05/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	US HIGHWAY 30 EB AT I35	7	1	0	0	7	1	-	▲Detail
06/20/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-35 SB 94MM CNT LN	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80 WB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 20 ALDEN EXIT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	4	1	3	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 141 EB/SB MM 148	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I35 NB	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2023	IA	Full (Level I)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2023	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	45 - HWY 218 NB MM 29 PILOT GR	5	0	1	0	4	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections35

Unsafe Driving 15 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Driver Fitness 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 12 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CID 1066448	$1,000,000	09/02/2022	06/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CID 1066448	$1,000,000	09/02/2021	09/02/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	2429456	$1,000,000	06/01/2025	09/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	2429456	$1,000,000	06/01/2025	10/05/2025	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1349765	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	12/27/2021	-	-
MC192173	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	11/29/2018	-	-
MC1349765	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/15/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/22/2022

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85/100

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, from 100 to 85

Starts at 100−15 totalFinal 85

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)−3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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 8/22/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 12.9032% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 40% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 4 years ago.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 12 crash(es) across 88 vehicles (~0.14 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 12 crash(es) across 88 vehicles (~0.14 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 12.9032% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 40% vs national avg 20.72%.

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.

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Crash Records (18)

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Inspection Records (43)

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