GOTCHA TOWING RECOVERY AND TRANSPORT INC
Risk factors
High riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 20260 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · —% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · <100 mi3 drivers
- Company officer
- THOMAS BRENNAN IV
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat) · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 2003-01-28
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2022-02-25
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 4 trucks · 4 owned tractors · 2 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares addresses or emails with 116 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
30 events- 02/25/2022MCS-150 update filed
0.0M mi reported (2021)
- 08/07/2018Insurance cancelled — DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 6241334
- 06/23/2017Insurance replaced — ARI INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ARI1002049
- 06/19/2017Insurance cancelled — ARI INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CP29003554
- 05/23/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/24/2017)
- 12/21/2015Insurance cancelled — ARI INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CP29003554
- 11/20/2015Insurance replaced — ARI INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CP29003554
- 07/24/2015Insurance cancelled — DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 1301626
- 06/19/2015Insurance replaced — DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 1301626
- 03/19/2015Insurance replaced — DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 1301626
- 01/21/2014MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (08/13/2018)
- 12/20/2013Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN FAMILY HOME INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy H9A5TP0000010-00
- 12/20/2012Insurance cancelled — SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 054CP 00015
- 11/23/2012COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/21/2012)
- 10/10/2012MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (12/30/2013)
- 09/04/2012Insurance cancelled — SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 054CP 00015
- 12/20/2011Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INS CO. OF HAWAII, INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy PCH 4450068-00
- 11/23/2011COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/22/2011)
- 01/07/2011MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (09/10/2012)
- 12/20/2010Insurance cancelled — PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy P0032 760 003
- 09/14/2010MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (12/27/2010)
- 02/20/2010Insurance cancelled — NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CH07PKG010369
- 05/13/2008Insurance replaced — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
CARGO · policy MAP061045
- 01/26/2008Insurance cancelled — ARI INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA29010837
- 12/20/2006Insurance cancelled — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
CARGO · policy MAP041045
- 11/24/2006COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/22/2006)
- 02/24/2006MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (02/04/2008)
- 12/19/2005Insurance cancelled — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
CARGO · policy ARSMC042155
- 08/24/2005MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (12/27/2005)
- 01/28/2003Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2022-02-25
- Reported mileage
- 49,801 mi (2021)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — GOTCHA TOWING RECOVERY AND TRANSPORT INC, NEWFOUNDLAND, NJ
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