BAKER'S TOWING & RECOVERY
Legal: JOHNNY BAKER
Risk factors
Low 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 · Sep 202621 inspections · 4 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1396.17C-PIVehicle Maintenance
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
4
1× · sev 4
- 2391.41A
Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either fail
1
1×
- 3392.2-SLLSOA
State/Local Laws - State operating authority violation
1
1×
- 4392.2-SLLIRP
State/Local Laws - IRP apportioned tag or registration violation
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 2 states
- WV21
- KY9
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.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Unsafe Driving needs attention
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Vehicle Maintenance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
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.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA8 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi2 drivers
- Company officer
- JOHNNY BAKER
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 2004-01-27
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2024-11-01
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 5 trucks.
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 VINs or officers with 7 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
27 events- 02/15/2026Insurance filed — ACCELERANT NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy N0170CA000720
- 02/15/2026Insurance cancelled — ACCELERANT NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy N0170CA000720
- 01/20/2026COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/17/2026)
- 03/12/2025Insurance cancelled — ACCELERANT NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy N0170CA000720
- 03/09/2025Insurance cancelled — ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS
BIPD/Primary · policy CPO1643486
- 02/15/2025Insurance replaced — ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS
BIPD/Primary · policy CPO1643486
- 11/01/2024MCS-150 update filed
0.0M mi reported (2023)
- 02/15/2024Insurance replaced — CLASSIC INSURANCE CO
BIPD/Primary · policy CA977076174
- 02/02/2024Insurance replaced — CLASSIC INSURANCE CO
BIPD/Primary · policy CA977076174
- 02/02/2024Insurance replaced — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy K2GP423301
- 02/02/2023Insurance replaced — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy K2GP317347
- 04/04/2022Insurance cancelled — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy K2GP317347
- 03/07/2022Insurance replaced — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy K2GP317347
- 02/02/2022Insurance cancelled — WHITE PINE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WPCS005333
- 01/06/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/02/2022)
- 02/02/2021Insurance cancelled — WHITE PINE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WPCS004599
- 01/06/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/02/2021)
- 02/02/2020Insurance cancelled — WHITE PINE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WPCS003838
- 01/06/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/03/2020)
- 02/02/2019Insurance cancelled — WHITE PINE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WPCS003104
- 01/07/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/30/2019)
- 02/02/2018Insurance cancelled — PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy PTOWK007653-01
- 01/08/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/02/2018)
- 02/02/2017Insurance cancelled — PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy PTOWK007653-00
- 01/06/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/31/2017)
- 06/02/2016MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 01/27/2004Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2024-11-01
- Reported mileage
- 40,000 mi (2023)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — JOHNNY BAKER, HUNTINGTON, WV
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