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SPECIALTY TOWING AND RECOVERY INC
DBA: SPECIALTY TOW
2045 OAKDALE AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94124
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Due-diligence certificate
34
Power Units
26
Drivers
3
Crashes (24-Month)
None on file
Insurance
Not Rated
Safety Rating
113
Inspections
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Public record
9 events tracked · latest Sep 14, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓Safety & compliance 8
- Mar 14, 2026Crash reported (no fatalities).
- Jul 25, 2025Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
- Jul 10, 2025Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
- Jul 2, 2025Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
- Jul 1, 2025Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
- Apr 23, 2025Crash reported (no fatalities).
- Jan 31, 2025Crash reported (no fatalities).
- Jan 28, 2025DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Insurance 1
- CurrentNo active insurance on file.
Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.
Company Information
Legal NameSPECIALTY TOWING AND RECOVERY INC
DBA NameSPECIALTY TOW
DOT Number2741142
MC Number1611669
Entity TypeCarrier
Operating StatusA - Active
LocationSan Francisco, California
Added06/30/2015
MCS-15009/23/2024
Contact Details
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Physical Address2045 OAKDALE AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94124
Mailing Address2045 OAKDALE AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94124
Operating Authorities
Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
DocketMC1611669
CommonActive
ContractNot Active
BrokerNot Active
Operating2 years
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 1.02 · 6 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Hours-of-Service Compliance
measure .3 · 1 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Driver Fitness
measure .66 · 2 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Controlled Substances / Alcohol
measure 0 · 0 insp with violations
Clean
Vehicle Maintenance
measure 4.51 · 19 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.
Mileage
Annual Mileage250,000 miles
Mileage Year2024
VMT SourceMCS-150 Form
Drivers
26
Interstate
0
Intrastate
0
CDL
26
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)3
Fatal0
Driver OOS8.9% avg 5.5%
Vehicle OOS24.6% avg 20.7%
SmartWay PartnerNo
Insurance
AmountNone on file
Type91X
VerifiedFMCSA · 08/20/2026
CompanyAMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy #K2GP632561
Last checked09/14/2026
Quick Facts
StatusActive
TypeCarrier
Fleet34 units
Drivers26
Mileage250,000 mi
Operating2 years
MCS-15009/2024
Safety & Inspection Data
Crash Summary
Total Crashes (24-mo)3
Fatal0
Injury1
Tow-Away2
Driver Inspections
Total56
Out of Service5
OOS Rate8.9%
National Avg5.5%
Above National Average
Vehicle Inspections
Total57
Out of Service14
OOS Rate24.6%
National Avg20.7%
Above National Average
HazMat Inspections
Total2
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
1 · 1 OOS -
2024
50 · 17 OOS ▲
2025
22 · 5 OOS ▼
2026
0 · 0 OOS ▼
Crashes
2023
0 crashes -
2024
0 crashes =
2025
2 crashes ▲
2026
1 crash ▼
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 2025, 39 inspections, 10 resulted in out-of-service (25.6% OOS rate).
Driver Out-of-Service
3 OOS
Vehicle Out-of-Service
11 OOS
Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.
Crash Records (3)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/14/2026 | ALAMEDA | CA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Clear | Dry | Daylight |
| 04/23/2025 | OAKLAND | CA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Clear | Dry | Daylight |
| 01/31/2025 | SAN FRANCISCO | CA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Clear | Dry | Dusk |
Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months
87 roadside violations across 39 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
41 violations · 11 OOS
Unsafe Driving
38 violations · 2 OOS
Driver Fitness
1 violation · 1 OOS
Other (General)
7 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 (73)
| Date | State | Level | Location | Violations | OOS | Driver Viol | Driver OOS | Vehicle Viol | Vehicle OOS | HazMat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25/2025 | CA | Walk-Around (Level II) | NB JSO HERPERIAN | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 07/10/2025 | CA | Walk-Around (Level II) | NIMITZ IF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 07/02/2025 | CA | Full (Level I) | 3950 E/B INTERSTATE 80 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 07/01/2025 | CA | Driver-Only (Level III) | EB I-580 JWO FALLON RD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/13/2025 | CA | Walk-Around (Level II) | NIMITZ IF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/05/2025 | NV | Driver-Only (Level III) | IR80 / WA 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/05/2025 | CA | Driver-Only (Level III) | E/B I-80 AT EXIT 190 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/21/2025 | CA | Walk-Around (Level II) | NIMITZ IF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 03/27/2025 | US | Full (Level I) | CITRUS HEIGHTS CA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 03/18/2025 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 03/11/2025 | CA | Terminal (Level V) | SAN FRANCISCO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 03/11/2025 | CA | Terminal (Level V) | SAN FRANCISCO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 03/10/2025 | CA | Terminal (Level V) | SAN FRANCISCO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 03/10/2025 | CA | Terminal (Level V) | SAN FRANCISCO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 03/10/2025 | CA | Terminal (Level V) | SAN FRANCISCO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 02/20/2025 | CA | Walk-Around (Level II) | I 80 W/B ANTELOPE SCALES | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 02/08/2025 | CA | Walk-Around (Level II) | NIMITZ IF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 02/06/2025 | CA | Driver-Only (Level III) | MACARTHUR BLVD E/OF PARK AVE | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 01/25/2025 | CA | Driver-Only (Level III) | N/B NIMITZ CVEF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 01/15/2025 | CA | Driver-Only (Level III) | I-80 AT W/B ANTELOPE SCALE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 01/10/2025 | CA | Walk-Around (Level II) | NB NIMITZ CVEF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 01/06/2025 | CA | Walk-Around (Level II) | EB JWO MEDALLION | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 12/31/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | CORDELIA IF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 12/20/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | CORDELIA IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 12/17/2024 | CA | Walk-Around (Level II) | I-80 E/B WEST OF TI | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 12/12/2024 | CA | Walk-Around (Level II) | WALNUT CREEK SCALES | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 12/10/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | CORDELIA IF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | ▲Detail |
| 11/05/2024 | CA | Terminal (Level V) | SAN FRANCISCO | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 11/05/2024 | CA | Terminal (Level V) | SAN FRANCISCO | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 11/01/2024 | CA | Terminal (Level V) | SAN FRANCISCO | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 11/01/2024 | CA | Terminal (Level V) | SAN FRANCISCO | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 11/01/2024 | CA | Terminal (Level V) | SAN FRANCISCO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 10/31/2024 | CA | Driver-Only (Level III) | I-80 E/B JEO CORDELIA SCALES | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 10/30/2024 | CA | Terminal (Level V) | HAYWARD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 10/30/2024 | CA | Terminal (Level V) | HAYWARD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 10/30/2024 | CA | Terminal (Level V) | HAYWARD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 10/28/2024 | CA | Walk-Around (Level II) | ST VINCENT SCALE | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - | ▲Detail |
| 10/22/2024 | CA | Walk-Around (Level II) | US-101 N/B S. OF CESAR CHAVEZ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 10/15/2024 | CA | Walk-Around (Level II) | EMBARCADERO AND HARRISON | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 09/11/2024 | CA | Driver-Only (Level III) | NB SCALES (WALNUT CREEK) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 09/11/2024 | CA | Walk-Around (Level II) | NB AT NAPOLIAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 09/04/2024 | CA | Driver-Only (Level III) | I-580 WB JWO FIRST | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 07/31/2024 | CA | Driver-Only (Level III) | N/B 680 WC SCALES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 07/25/2024 | CA | Driver-Only (Level III) | 8TH ST AND BRYANT ST | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 07/02/2024 | CA | Walk-Around (Level II) | I-80 W/B WEST OF TOLL PLAZA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/20/2024 | CA | Driver-Only (Level III) | WALNUT CREEK SCALES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/05/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/03/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/03/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/03/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/03/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/28/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/28/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/28/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/28/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/24/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/24/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/24/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/23/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/23/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/23/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/23/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/23/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/23/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/22/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/22/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/22/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/21/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/21/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 04/24/2024 | CA | Full (Level I) | NIMITZ IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 04/10/2024 | WA | Walk-Around (Level II) | WINLOCK WA | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | ▲Detail |
| 03/13/2024 | CA | Walk-Around (Level II) | US-101 S/B SIERRA POINT OFF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 09/19/2023 | CA | Driver-Only (Level III) | INTERSTATE 5 AT SMITH O/C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
Detailed Inspection Report
Safety Performance Percentiles
FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.
Total Inspections43
Unsafe Driving
6 viols
HOS Compliance
1 viols
Driver Fitness
2 viols
Vehicle Maintenance
19 viols
Out of Service Orders (1)
| OOS Date | Reason | Status | Rescind Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-07 | New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact | ACTIVE | 2024-09-11 |
Licensing & Insurance
| Form | Type | Insurance Company | Policy | Coverage | Effective | Cancel Date | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91X | BIPD/Primary | AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY | K2GP528420 | $1,000,000 | 01/25/2024 | 01/25/2025 | Cancelled |
No active insurance policies.
| Docket | Type | Action | Served | Disposition | Disp Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC1611669 | COMMON | INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION | 12/30/2024 | DISCONTINUED REVOCATION | 01/28/2025 |
| MC1611669 | MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER | GRANTED | 02/14/2024 | - | - |
No revocation records.
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