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Company CheckERIC LAUTENBACH · DOT 3162984

DBA: ERIC'S TOWING & RECOVERY

21845 FRANKLIN TPKE, CALLANDS, VA, 24530

DOT# 3162984 MC# 112512 Callands, Virginia 7 years

CARRIER Authority reinstated after revocation · Jul 4, 2026

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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 Jul 4, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Jul 4, 2026
Authority reinstated detected in FMCSA records.

Safety & compliance 5

Mar 13, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 12, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Jul 15, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Mar 21, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 19, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Sep 12, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY).

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

Contact Details

Phone(434) 770-0816

Email[email protected]

Physical Address21845 FRANKLIN TPKE, CALLANDS, VA, 24530

Mailing Address21845 FRANKLIN TPKE, CALLANDS, VA, 24530

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC112512

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating7 years

Company Overview

ERIC LAUTENBACH is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Callands, Virginia. The company has been in operation for 7 years, registered with the FMCSA on 07/20/2018. The fleet consists of 3 power units and 2 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 91,208 miles (2023). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. 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, ERIC LAUTENBACH has a Trust Score of 90/100 (Excellent).

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 .6 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

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 Mileage91,208 miles

Mileage Year2023

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

SmartWay PartnerNo

No safety rating or inspection data on file with FMCSA.

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective09/12/2025

CompanyAMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #K2GP634373

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers2

Mileage91,208 mi

Operating7 years

MCS-15005/2024

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

2024

2 · 0 OOS -

2025

5 · 1 OOS ▲

2026

1 · 0 OOS ▼

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 Mar 2026, 7 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (14.3% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 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
02/26/2024	ROUTE 457 OLD CHATHAM ROAD	VA	0	0	1	1	Rain	Wet	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

1 roadside violations across 7 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

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 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 (8)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver OOS	HazMat
03/13/2026	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CALLANDS VA	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	FROSTBURG MD	1	1	1	-	▲Detail
03/21/2025	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MADISON HEIGHTS VA	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2025	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CALLANDS VA	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2025	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CALLANDS VA	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2025	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CALLANDS VA	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2024	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CALLANDS VA	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/30/2024	VA	Full (Level I)	SOUTH BOSTON VA	2	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections7

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP531127	$1,000,000	09/12/2024	09/12/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA973503697	$1,000,000	09/12/2023	09/12/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA7832107	$1,000,000	08/28/2018	09/12/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA7832107	$1,000,000	08/28/2018	10/18/2023	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC112512	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/04/2018	-	-
MC112512	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/18/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/12/2025

No revocation records.

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90/100

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 90

−10

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

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.

ERIC LAUTENBACH

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Company Overview

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (8)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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