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Company CheckR&J TOWING AND RECOVERY INC · DOT 2928002

42302 8TH ST E, LANCASTER, CA, 93535

DOT# 2928002 MC# 988349 Lancaster, California

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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 22, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 8

Aug 25, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 8, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 3, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 3, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 10, 2025
DISMISSED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.
Feb 1, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Nov 23, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Nov 23, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address42302 8TH ST E, LANCASTER, CA, 93535

Mailing Address42302 8TH ST E, LANCASTER, CA, 93535

Other Companies at This Address

Address42302 8TH ST E, LANCASTER, CA 93535

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
ALL AMERICAN RECOVERY INC.	2697995	Sign in	Active
ANDY'S CLUB SERVICE INC.	2752774	Sign in	Active
R&J TOWING AND RECOVERY INC this company	2928002	Sign in	Active

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

DocketMC988349

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

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 1.38 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage12,574 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)4

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS10.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review11/04/2025

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/13/2026

CompanySTARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #APM4100214#1

Last checked09/22/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers12

Mileage12,574 mi

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal0

Injury2

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total28

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total30

Out of Service3

OOS Rate10.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total4

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 11/04/2025

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 · 0 OOS -

2024

11 · 0 OOS =

2025

14 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

17 · 2 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

3 crashes ▲

2025

1 crash ▼

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 Aug 2026, 31 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (12.9% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

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
02/01/2025	BURBANK	CA	1	1	3	Clear	Dry	Dusk
11/23/2024	PALMDALE	CA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
11/23/2024	PALMDALE	CA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
09/07/2024	UNINCORPORATED	CA	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

19 roadside violations across 31 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 11 violations · 5 OOS

Unsafe Driving 8 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	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/25/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	3	1	3	1	-	▲Detail
06/08/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	5	2	5	2	-	▲Detail
05/26/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/26/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/26/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/26/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/26/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/26/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/28/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRAPEVINE IF	2	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SR-14 PIT SCALES	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CAJON SCALES	3	1	3	1	-	▲Detail
07/24/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CACHE CREEK SCALE	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/23/2025	CA	Terminal (Level V)	LANCASTER	1	1	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/23/2025	CA	Terminal (Level V)	LANCASTER	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	SOUTHERN DIVISION	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	SOUTHERN DIVISION	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	SOUTHERN DIVISION	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	ANTELOPE VALLEY FAIRGROUNDS	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	AV FAIRGROUNDS	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	AV FAIRGROUNDS	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	AV FAIRGROUND	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CACHE CREEK	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CACHE CREEK	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/22/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CASTAIC IF	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	CACHE CREEK SCALE	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	ANTELOPE VALLEY FAIR GROUNDS	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	TOW INSPECTION AV FAIRGROUNDS	2	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	AV FAIRGROUNDS	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	TOW INSPECTION AV FAIRGROUNDS	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	TOW INSPECTION AV FAIRGROUNDS	2	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	TOW INSPECTION AV FAIRGROUNDS	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	ANTELOPE VALLEY FAIR GROUNDS	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	ANTELOPE VALLEY FAIR GROUNDS	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	ANTELOPE VALLEY FAIR GROUNDS	2	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	ANTELOPE VALLEY CHP OFFICE	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/26/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections30

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 3007249422	$1,000,000	12/01/2016	06/30/2017	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP CIM 3007249422	$0	12/01/2016	04/24/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP425477	$1,000,000	11/27/2023	07/31/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP320478	$1,000,000	10/28/2022	06/30/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	APM4100214#1	$750,000	06/30/2025	09/10/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP425477	$1,000,000	06/30/2023	11/27/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP902967	$1,000,000	06/30/2018	06/30/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK010217-00	$1,000,000	06/30/2017	06/30/2018	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC988349	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	10/20/2016	-	-
MC988349	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	07/10/2025	-	-

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80/100

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 80

−17

Starts at 100−20 totalFinal 80

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−17

Operating history unknown−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

-17

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 3 vehicles (~1.33 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−17 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 3 vehicles (~1.33 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (4)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (43)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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