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PERFECT CHOICE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC

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Company CheckPERFECT CHOICE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC · DOT 2953511

DBA: PERFECT CHOICE TOWING

1625 2ND AVE NW, CULLMAN, AL, 35055

DOT# 2953511 MC# 37913 Cullman, Alabama 9 years

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6

Power Units

6

Drivers

1

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

6

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Oct 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 3

Jun 18, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 27, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Nov 7, 2024
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

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

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

Company Information

Legal NamePERFECT CHOICE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC

DBA NamePERFECT CHOICE TOWING

DOT Number2953511

MC Number37913

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationCullman, Alabama

Added12/09/2016

MCS-15012/18/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address1625 2ND AVE NW, CULLMAN, AL, 35055

Mailing Address2618 COUNTY ROAD 1339, VINEMONT, AL, 35179-6799

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC037913

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating9 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 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage110,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

6

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

6

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)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/07/2026

CompanyAMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #K2GP634275

Last checked10/24/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers6

Mileage110,000 mi

Operating9 years

MCS-15012/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total4

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

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

3 · 0 OOS -

2024

3 · 0 OOS =

2025

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

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 Jun 2025, 2 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

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
12/27/2024	RURAL CULLMAN	AL	0	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight

Inspection Records (7)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/18/2025	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	CULLMAN AL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2024	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	GILES COUNTY SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2024	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	AL157 NEAR US278	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/03/2024	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	AL157	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2023	TN	Full (Level I)	I-65 MM5 GILES COUNTY SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/29/2023	TN	Full (Level I)	GILES COUNTY SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/09/2023	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GILES COUNTY SCALES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections2

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP801127	$750,000	12/30/2017	12/30/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP801127	$1,000,000	12/30/2017	03/20/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP801127	$1,000,000	12/30/2017	04/14/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP801127	$300,000	12/30/2017	12/30/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP801127	$300,000	12/30/2017	01/11/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA985603436	$750,000	08/28/2024	06/13/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA1643211	$1,000,000	08/28/2023	08/28/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP321221	$1,000,000	08/28/2022	08/28/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA1642342	$1,000,000	08/28/2021	08/28/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP111216	$1,000,000	08/28/2020	08/28/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP007155	$1,000,000	08/28/2019	08/28/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP903425	$1,000,000	08/28/2018	08/28/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK009122-00	$750,000	08/04/2017	12/30/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA985603436	$750,000	06/13/2025	08/28/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP801127	$1,000,000	03/20/2018	08/28/2018	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC037913	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/04/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/27/2017
MC037913	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/17/2018	-	-
MC037913	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/10/2017	REVOKED	09/04/2018
MC037913	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/03/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/28/2020
MC037913	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/02/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/31/2021
MC037913	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/01/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/21/2024
MC037913	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/01/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/28/2019
MC037913	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/19/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/21/2018

No revocation records.

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97/100

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 97

97

Starts at 100−3 totalFinal 97

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

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 6 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: 1 crash(es) across 6 vehicles (~0.17 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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