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Company CheckTOWING & RECOVERY SPECIALISTS INC · DOT 939653

DBA: ACE 24 HOUR TOWING - BERG'S 24 HOUR TOWING

910 INDUSTRIAL DR, BISMARCK, ND, 58501

DOT# 939653 MC# 517688 Bismarck, North Dakota 21 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Jan 1, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Jan 1, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 30, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 24, 2024
Roadside inspection, 3 out-of-service violations.
Aug 23, 2024
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

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

Contact Details

Phone(701) 258-0451

Fax(701) 355-0812

Email[email protected]

Physical Address910 INDUSTRIAL DR, BISMARCK, ND, 58501

Mailing Address910 INDUSTRIAL DR, BISMARCK, ND, 58501

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC517688

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating21 years

Company Overview

TOWING & RECOVERY SPECIALISTS INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Bismarck, North Dakota. The company has been in operation for 21 years, registered with the FMCSA on 03/12/2001. The fleet consists of 10 power units and 11 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 152,414 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 7 inspections, TOWING & RECOVERY SPECIALISTS INC maintains an excellent safety record. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, TOWING & RECOVERY SPECIALISTS INC has a Trust Score of 95/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage152,414 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 RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review04/20/2010

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective08/25/2021

CompanyPIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CID 1121664

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet10 units

Drivers11

Mileage152,414 mi

Operating21 years

MCS-15005/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total5

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service1

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 04/20/2010 | Rated: 04/28/2010

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

3 · 1 OOS —

2025

1 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

1 · 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 Jan 2026 — 5 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (20% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

16 roadside violations across 5 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 13 violations · 3 OOS

Unsafe Driving 3 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 (5)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
01/01/2026 ▼	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	JAMESTOWN ND	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLS2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
03/30/2025	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	JAMESTOWN ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/24/2024 ▼	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	WEST FARGO ND	13	3	0	0	0	3	-
Violations (13) 392.16(a) — CFR 392.16(a) Non-OOS 393.45(d) — CFR 393.45(d) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.9(b) — CFR 393.9(b) OOS
08/23/2024	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	STERLING ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
07/22/2024 ▼	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	WIBAUX MT	2	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK000433-02	$1,000,000	11/28/2011	07/30/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	TWT 4280001-00	$1,000,000	07/30/2013	05/01/2017	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	TWT 4280001-00	$1,000,000	07/30/2013	04/03/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK000433-03	$1,000,000	07/30/2012	07/30/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK000433-02	$1,000,000	07/30/2011	12/02/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK000433-02	$1,000,000	07/30/2011	11/28/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK000433-01	$1,000,000	07/30/2010	07/30/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK000433-01	$0	07/30/2010	07/30/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK000433-00	$0	07/30/2009	07/30/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK000433-00	$1,000,000	07/30/2009	07/30/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW001341-03	$1,000,000	07/30/2008	03/03/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW001341-03	$0	07/30/2008	03/03/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW001341-02	$0	07/30/2007	07/30/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW001341-02	$1,000,000	07/30/2007	07/30/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW001341-01	$1,000,000	07/30/2006	07/30/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW001341-01	$0	07/30/2006	07/30/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW001341-00	$0	07/30/2005	07/30/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW001341-00	$1,000,000	07/30/2005	07/30/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CID1121664	$750,000	04/30/2018	08/25/2021	Name Changed
34	CARGO	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRN274631	$0	04/25/2005	07/30/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRN274631	$1,000,000	04/25/2005	07/30/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	TWT 4280001-01	$1,000,000	04/03/2017	04/30/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	TWT 4280001-01	$1,000,000	04/03/2017	05/18/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW001341-03	$1,000,000	03/03/2009	07/30/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW001341-03	$0	03/03/2009	07/30/2009	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC517688	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/07/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/29/2011
MC517688	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/01/2021	-	-
MC517688	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/06/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/30/2010
MC517688	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/06/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/30/2009
MC517688	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/05/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/28/2011
MC517688	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/05/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/28/2005
MC517688	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/03/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/01/2013
MC517688	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/03/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/27/2012
MC517688	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/03/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/31/2008
MC517688	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/03/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/30/2007
MC517688	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/03/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/28/2006
MC517688	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/04/2005	REVOKED	08/25/2021
MC517688	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/23/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/30/2018
MC517688	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/28/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/04/2017
MC517688	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/04/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/04/2009

No revocation records.

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95/100

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 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

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

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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

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) knockout	−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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Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (5)

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