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Company CheckWINKLER BROTHERS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC · DOT 2797796

7508 TATE RD, CHEYENNE, WY, 82001

DOT# 2797796 MC# 934171 Cheyenne, Wyoming 10 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

7 events tracked · latest May 27, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

May 27, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 5, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 5, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 5, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 5, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Nov 6, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Sep 5, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY).

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

Contact Details

Phone(307) 920-0968

Email[email protected]

Physical Address7508 TATE RD, CHEYENNE, WY, 82001

Mailing Address7508 TATE RD, CHEYENNE, WY, 82001

Other Companies at This Address

Address7508 TATE RD, CHEYENNE, WY 82001

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
WINKLER BROTHERS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC this company	2797796	(307) 920-0968	Active
ROBERT J WINKLER	1471251	(307) 632-0309	Inactive
WB TOWING & RECOVERY LLC	3825999	(307) 421-1863	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

DocketMC934171

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating10 years

Company Overview

WINKLER BROTHERS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The company has been in operation for 10 years, registered with the FMCSA on 09/09/2015. The fleet consists of 13 power units and 4 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 101,901 miles (2022). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 28 inspections are on file. 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, WINKLER BROTHERS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC has a Trust Score of 94/100 (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 1.13 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .5 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 3 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage101,901 miles

Mileage Year2022

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.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS10.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS11.1% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective09/05/2025

CompanyAMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #K2GP634318

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet13 units

Drivers4

Mileage101,901 mi

Operating10 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total10

Out of Service1

OOS Rate10.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total18

Out of Service2

OOS Rate11.1%

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

2023

5 · 0 OOS -

2024

7 · 0 OOS =

2025

11 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

8 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

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 May 2026, 19 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (10.5% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 4 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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
11/06/2024	CHEYENNE	WY	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

25 roadside violations across 19 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 21 violations · 4 OOS

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 2 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 (31)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/27/2026	WY	Full (Level I)	WY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2026	WY	Full (Level I)	CHEYENNE US 85 POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2026	WY	Full (Level I)	CHEYENNE US 85 POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2026	WY	Full (Level I)	CHEYENNE US 85 POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2026	WY	Full (Level I)	CHEYENNE US 85 POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2026	WY	Full (Level I)	CHEYENNE US 85 POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2026	WY	Full (Level I)	CHEYENNE US 85 POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2026	WY	Full (Level I)	CHEYENNE US 85 POE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/13/2025	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORT COLLINS CO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2025	CO	Full (Level I)	FORT COLLINS CO	14	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/28/2025	WY	Full (Level I)	CHEYENNE US 85 POE	9	5	2	2	7	3	-	▲Detail
02/14/2025	WY	Terminal (Level V)	VWINKLER YARD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2025	WY	Terminal (Level V)	WINKLER BRO YARD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2025	WY	Terminal (Level V)	WINKLER BRO YARD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2025	WY	Terminal (Level V)	WINKLER BROS YARD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2025	WY	Terminal (Level V)	WINKLER BROS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2025	WY	Terminal (Level V)	WINKLER BRO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2025	WY	Terminal (Level V)	WINKLER BRO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2025	WY	Terminal (Level V)	WINKLER BRO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/09/2024	US	Full (Level I)	CHEYENNE WY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2024	WY	Terminal (Level V)	WINKLER BROTHERS TOWING YARD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2024	WY	Terminal (Level V)	WINKLER BROTHERS TOWING YARD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2024	WY	Terminal (Level V)	WINKLER BROTHERS TOWING YARD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2024	WY	Terminal (Level V)	WINKLER BROTHERS TOWING YARD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2024	WY	Terminal (Level V)	WINKLER BROTHERS TOWING YARD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2024	WY	Terminal (Level V)	WINKLER BROTHERS TOWING YARD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/15/2023	WY	Terminal (Level V)	ON SITE WINKLER BROTHERS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/15/2023	WY	Terminal (Level V)	ON SITE WINKLER BROTHERS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/15/2023	WY	Terminal (Level V)	ON SITE WINKLER BROTHERS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/15/2023	WY	Terminal (Level V)	ON SITE WINKLER BROTHERS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/15/2023	WY	Terminal (Level V)	ON SITE WINKLER BROTHERS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections18

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 2651994	$1,000,000	09/10/2015	09/05/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP531247	$1,000,000	09/05/2024	09/05/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP426309	$1,000,000	09/05/2023	09/05/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP321183	$1,000,000	09/05/2022	09/05/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP215553	$1,000,000	09/05/2021	09/05/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP111308	$1,000,000	09/05/2020	09/05/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP111308	$1,000,000	09/05/2020	09/06/2021	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC934171	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/30/2015	-	-
MC934171	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/11/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/05/2025
MC934171	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/10/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/07/2021
MC934171	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/10/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/08/2020
MC934171	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/09/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/06/2024
MC934171	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/09/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/22/2022

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94/100

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 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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 10% vs national avg 5.51%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 13 vehicles (~0.08 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 13 vehicles (~0.08 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 10% vs national avg 5.51%.

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.

WINKLER BROTHERS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC

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Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (31)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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