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K & A TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC

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Company CheckK & A TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC · DOT 2484761

205 ROUTE 565, SUSSEX, NJ, 07461

DOT# 2484761 MC# 860158 Sussex, New Jersey 12 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Mar 30, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Mar 30, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Mar 27, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Dec 11, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 11, 2025
Roadside inspection, 8 violations (no OOS).
Dec 4, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address205 ROUTE 565, SUSSEX, NJ, 07461

Mailing Address205 COMPTON RD, SUSSEX, NJ, 07461

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC860158

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating12 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

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 1.24 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 4.8 · 11 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage475,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

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)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS8.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS21.9% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective06/12/2025

CompanyEMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.

Policy #5S69918

Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet12 units

Drivers6

Mileage475,000 mi

Operating12 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total36

Out of Service3

OOS Rate8.3%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total32

Out of Service7

OOS Rate21.9%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total5

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

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

14 · 5 OOS -

2024

29 · 5 OOS =

2025

13 · 2 OOS ▼

2026

2 · 2 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

0 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 Mar 2026, 24 inspections, 6 resulted in out-of-service (25% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
12/04/2024	MIDDLESEX TOWNSHIP	PA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
09/10/2024	HARDYSTON TWP	NJ	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

36 roadside violations across 24 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

Vehicle Maintenance 24 violations · 4 OOS

Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 2 OOS

Driver Fitness 5 violations · 3 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 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 (58)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
03/30/2026	NY	Full (Level I)	HARRIMAN NY	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	NJ	4	2	2	1	2	1	-	▲Detail
12/11/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SLATE HILL NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/11/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SUFFERN NY	8	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/05/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	ALLAMUCHY	3	2	1	1	2	1	-	▲Detail
08/15/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	PARAMUS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	HARRIMAN NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/18/2025	US	Full (Level I)	WALLKILL NY	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SUFFERN NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	HARRIMAN NY	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANDOVER BORO FIREHOUSE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2025	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	HARRIMAN NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	HARRIMAN NY	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SLOATSBURG NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SLATE HILL NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/16/2024	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	RIVERDALE DOT LOT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	HARRIMAN NY	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2024	NY	Full (Level I)	HARRIMAN NY	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/13/2024	NY	Full (Level I)	HARRIMAN NY	4	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/31/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SLATE HILL NY	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/23/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEWBURGH NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2024	NY	Full (Level I)	WALLKILL NY	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SUFFERN (DOUBLE YARD)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2024	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	HARRIMAN NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WOODBURY INSPECTION SITE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/11/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SUFFERN (DOUBLE YARD)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/13/2024	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	SUFFERN (DOUBLE YARD)	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SUFFERN (DOUBLE YARD)	4	3	0	0	4	3	-	▲Detail
06/12/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WAWAYANDA (EB)	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/12/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SUFFERN (DOUBLE YARD)	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SUFFERN (DOUBLE YARD)	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SUFFERN (DOUBLE YARD)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SUFFERN (DOUBLE YARD)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WOODBURY S/B INSPECTION SITE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/10/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MILFORD PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SLATE HILL NY	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WAWAYANDA (EB)	4	2	1	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
04/24/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WAWAYANDA (EB)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2024	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	WOODBURY TOLL PLAZA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WOODBURY INSPECTION SITE	4	0	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
02/28/2024	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	WALLKILL (WB)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/14/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	HARRIMAN NY	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2024	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAWAYANDA (EB)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/10/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WALLKILL (WB)	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/22/2023	NJ	Driver-Only (Level III)	LODI	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WOODBURY INSPECTION SITE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/14/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SUFFERN (DOUBLE YARD)	3	1	1	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WAWAYANDA (EB)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/29/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	HARRIMAN NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SUFFERN (DOUBLE YARD)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WALLKILL (WB)	3	1	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
11/01/2023	NY	Full (Level I)	WOODBURY INSPECTION SITE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/18/2023	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEWBURGH	4	1	3	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/13/2023	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	MAHWAH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WOODBURY INSPECTION SITE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/20/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SUFFERN (DOUBLE YARD)	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
08/16/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SUFFERN (DOUBLE YARD)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WALLKILL (WB)	4	1	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections25

Driver Fitness 5 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 11 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	5E69918	$750,000	12/30/2019	05/04/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	5E69918	$750,000	12/30/2019	06/13/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMC PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY	5S6 99 18	$750,000	06/12/2024	06/12/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMC PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY	5S6 99 18	$750,000	06/12/2024	07/31/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMC PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY	5E69918	$750,000	06/12/2021	06/12/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMC PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY	5E69918	$750,000	06/12/2021	07/14/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	5E69918	$1,000,000	06/12/2021	06/12/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	5E69918	$750,000	06/12/2017	12/30/2019	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	XNDA-02111-00	$1,000,000	06/12/2016	06/12/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	344079	$1,000,000	06/12/2015	06/12/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	613-00-13-46-0000	$750,000	06/12/2014	06/12/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	5E69918	$1,000,000	05/04/2021	06/12/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	5E69918	$1,000,000	05/04/2021	07/11/2021	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC860158	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/25/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/26/2019
MC860158	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/05/2014	-	-
MC860158	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/18/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/12/2015
MC860158	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/16/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/12/2017

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87/100

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 87

Starts at 100−13 totalFinal 87

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

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−3

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

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 8.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 21.875% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 12 vehicles (~0.17 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 12 vehicles (~0.17 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 8.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 21.875% 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.

K & A TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC

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Operation Classification

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Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (58)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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