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KEEN TOWING & RECOVERY INC

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Company CheckKEEN TOWING & RECOVERY INC · DOT 462861
2435 NORWOOD ST SW, LENOIR, NC, 28645
DOT# 462861 MC# 860364 Lenoir, North Carolina 12 years
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14
Power Units
7
Drivers
0
Crashes (24-Month)
$1,000,000
Insurance
Not Rated
Safety Rating
131
Inspections
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Company Information

Legal NameKEEN TOWING & RECOVERY INC
DOT Number462861
MC Number860364
Entity TypeCarrier
Operating StatusA - Active
LocationLenoir, North Carolina
Added11/06/1991
MCS-15001/19/2026

Contact Details

Physical Address2435 NORWOOD ST SW, LENOIR, NC, 28645
Mailing Address2435 NORWOOD ST SW, LENOIR, NC, 28645

Other Companies at This Address

Address2435 NORWOOD ST SW, LENOIR, NC 28645
This looks like a commercial registered-agent / virtual office address. Sharing such an address is legal and common, many legitimate carriers use a registered agent for mail, insurance and compliance. It is not by itself a sign of any problem.
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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
DocketMC860364
CommonNot Active
ContractActive
BrokerNot Active
Operating12 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 .01 · 1 insp with violations
Below cutoff
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 Mileage260,000 miles
Mileage Year2024
VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

7
Interstate
0
Intrastate
0
CDL
7
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)0
Fatal0
Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%
Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%
SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000
Type91X
Effective03/01/2025
CompanyNEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.
Policy #01-CA-060783620-0
Last checked08/31/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive
TypeCarrier
Fleet14 units
Drivers7
Mileage260,000 mi
Operating12 years
MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary
Total Crashes (24-mo)0
Fatal0
Injury0
Tow-Away0
Driver Inspections
Total79
Out of Service0
OOS Rate0.0%
National Avg5.5%
Below National Average
Vehicle Inspections
Total52
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
13 · 0 OOS -
2024
27 · 0 OOS =
2025
36 · 0 OOS =
2026
31 · 0 OOS =
Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 2026, 74 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.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

2 roadside violations across 74 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
Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 0 OOS
Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 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 (100)

DateStateLevelLocationViolationsOOSDriver ViolDriver OOSVehicle ViolVehicle OOSHazMat
07/10/2026 NC Driver-Only (Level III) LENOIR NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/10/2026 NC Driver-Only (Level III) LENOIR NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/10/2026 NC Driver-Only (Level III) LENOIR NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/10/2026 NC Driver-Only (Level III) HUDSON NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/10/2026 NC Driver-Only (Level III) HUDSON NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/15/2026 NC Driver-Only (Level III) LENOIR NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/15/2026 NC Driver-Only (Level III) HUDSON NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/15/2026 NC Driver-Only (Level III) HUDSON NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/15/2026 NC Driver-Only (Level III) LENOIR NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/15/2026 NC Driver-Only (Level III) LENOIR NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/05/2026 NC Driver-Only (Level III) HUDSON NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/05/2026 NC Driver-Only (Level III) HUDSON NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/05/2026 NC Driver-Only (Level III) HUDSON NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/05/2026 NC Driver-Only (Level III) HUDSON NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/05/2026 NC Driver-Only (Level III) HUDSON NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/06/2026 NC Full (Level I) US 321 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/06/2026 NC Full (Level I) US 321 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/06/2026 NC Full (Level I) US 321 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/06/2026 NC Full (Level I) US 321 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/06/2026 NC Full (Level I) US 321 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/06/2026 NC Full (Level I) US 321 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/01/2026 WV Walk-Around (Level II) MIAMI WV 2 0 1 0 1 0 - Detail
02/19/2026 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/19/2026 NC Full (Level I) US321A NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/19/2026 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/19/2026 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/19/2026 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/19/2026 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/19/2026 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/06/2026 NC Driver-Only (Level III) US321A NEAR SR1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/06/2026 NC Driver-Only (Level III) US 321A NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/24/2025 NC Full (Level I) I-40 MM 114 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/28/2025 NC Driver-Only (Level III) US 321 NEAR SR1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/28/2025 NC Driver-Only (Level III) US 321A NEAR SR1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/28/2025 NC Driver-Only (Level III) US 321 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/21/2025 NC Full (Level I) I-40 WB AT EXIT 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/21/2025 NC Full (Level I) I-40 WB AT EXIT 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/21/2025 NC Full (Level I) I-40 WB AT EXIT 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/21/2025 NC Full (Level I) I-40 WB AT EXIT 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/21/2025 NC Full (Level I) I-40 WB AT EXIT 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/12/2025 NC Full (Level I) I-40 EB AT EXIT 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/12/2025 NC Full (Level I) I-40 EB NEAR EXIT 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/12/2025 NC Full (Level I) I-40 EB AT EXIT 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/12/2025 NC Full (Level I) I-40 AT EXIT 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/12/2025 NC Full (Level I) I-40 EB NEAR EXIT 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/12/2025 NC Full (Level I) I-40 EB AT EXIT 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/18/2025 NC Full (Level I) US 321 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/18/2025 NC Walk-Around (Level II) US 321 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/27/2025 NC Full (Level I) I-40 WB AT EXIT 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/27/2025 NC Full (Level I) I-40 WB AT EXIT 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/27/2025 NC Full (Level I) I-40 WB AT EXIT 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/27/2025 NC Full (Level I) I-40 WB AT EXIT 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/27/2025 NC Full (Level I) I-40 WB AT EXIT 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/06/2025 NC Driver-Only (Level III) US 321A 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/06/2025 NC Driver-Only (Level III) US 321A 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/08/2025 NC Driver-Only (Level III) US 321A NEAR SR1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/20/2025 NC Driver-Only (Level III) US 321A NEAR SR 1159 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/25/2025 NC Driver-Only (Level III) US321A 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/25/2025 NC Driver-Only (Level III) US321A 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/25/2025 NC Driver-Only (Level III) US321A 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/25/2025 NC Driver-Only (Level III) US 321A 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/21/2025 NC Driver-Only (Level III) SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/20/2025 NC Driver-Only (Level III) KEEN TOWING 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/20/2025 NC Driver-Only (Level III) LENOIR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/20/2025 NC Driver-Only (Level III) LENOIR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/06/2025 NC Full (Level I) U.S. 321 BUS. 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/10/2025 NC Full (Level I) US 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
12/29/2024 NC Driver-Only (Level III) US 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
12/29/2024 NC Driver-Only (Level III) NOBBY LAIL RD 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/18/2024 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/18/2024 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/18/2024 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/18/2024 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/18/2024 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/08/2024 NC Driver-Only (Level III) CALDWELL COUNTY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/08/2024 NC Driver-Only (Level III) CALDWELL COUNTY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/08/2024 NC Driver-Only (Level III) CALDWELL COUNTY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/01/2024 NC Driver-Only (Level III) CALDWELL COUNTY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/01/2024 NC Driver-Only (Level III) CATAWBA COUNTY, I-40, W 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/01/2024 NC Driver-Only (Level III) CATAWBA COUNTY, I-40, W 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/01/2024 NC Driver-Only (Level III) CATAWBA COUNTY, I-40, W 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/01/2024 NC Driver-Only (Level III) CATAWBA COUNTY, I-40, W 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/31/2024 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/31/2024 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/31/2024 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/31/2024 NC Full (Level I) US 321 NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/31/2024 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/31/2024 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/10/2024 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/10/2024 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/03/2024 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/27/2024 NC Full (Level I) US 321 NB NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/27/2024 NC Full (Level I) US 321 NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/27/2024 NC Full (Level I) US 321 NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/06/2023 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR RP 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/06/2023 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR RP 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/06/2023 NC Full (Level I) US 321 NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/06/2023 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR SR 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/06/2023 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR SR1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/06/2023 NC Full (Level I) US 321A NEAR RP 1933 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
Detailed Inspection Report

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections88
HOS Compliance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

FormTypeInsurance CompanyPolicyCoverageEffectiveCancel DateMethod
91XBIPD/PrimaryPLAZA INSURANCE COMPANYPTOWK002417-03$1,000,00005/21/201403/01/2015Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryCENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY8993580$1,000,00003/01/202403/07/2025Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryAMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYK2GP423680$1,000,00003/01/202303/01/2024Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryAMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYK2GP317640$1,000,00003/01/202203/01/2023Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryAMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYK2GP213213$1,000,00003/01/202103/01/2022Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryAMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYK2GP109111$1,000,00003/01/202003/01/2021Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryTHE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANYCAM8910209$1,000,00003/01/201603/01/2020Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryPLAZA INSURANCE COMPANYPTOWK002417-04$1,000,00003/01/201503/01/2016Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryPLAZA INSURANCE COMPANYPTOWK002417-03$1,000,00003/01/201405/21/2014Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryPLAZA INSURANCE COMPANYPTOWK002417-03$1,000,00003/01/201405/31/2014Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

DocketTypeActionServedDispositionDisp Date
MC860364CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION05/05/2014DISCONTINUED REVOCATION05/22/2014
MC860364MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED04/04/2014REVOKED03/17/2025
MC860364MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERREINSTATED03/26/2025--
MC860364CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION02/05/2024DISCONTINUED REVOCATION02/23/2024
MC860364CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION02/03/2020DISCONTINUED REVOCATION03/02/2020
MC860364CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION02/03/2016DISCONTINUED REVOCATION02/26/2016
MC860364CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION02/02/2022DISCONTINUED REVOCATION03/03/2022
MC860364CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION02/02/2021DISCONTINUED REVOCATION02/26/2021
MC860364CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION02/02/2015DISCONTINUED REVOCATION03/02/2015

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