CAPITAL TOWING & RECOVERY INC
Risk factors
Moderate 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 20267 inspections · 8 violations (2 OOS) · 18% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1392.16Unsafe Driving
Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV
14
2× · sev 7
- 2395.11GHours-of-Service Compliance1 OOS
Failing to provide supporting documents in the driver's possession upon request
7
1× · sev 7
- 3393.23-LEUVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g., unplugged or loose pigtail)
2
1× · sev 2
- 4392.2-SLLTL
State/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation
1
1×
- 5392.2-SLLSR
State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation
1
1×
- 6392.2-SLLSIV
State/Local Laws - State insurance violation
1
1×
- 7392.2-SLLEWA2
State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 2501-5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 6 states
- OH5
- KY2
- WV1
- MD1
- IN1
- IL1
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.
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
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 NHTSA16 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.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
1
Tow-away
1
Injury
0
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi13 drivers
- Intrastate · 100+ mi12 drivers
- Intrastate · <100 mi18 drivers
- Company officer
- BRANDON M. HARRIS
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 2009-07-10
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-12-11
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 39 trucks · 14 owned tractors · 21 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 VINs, addresses or emails with 62 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
10 events- 12/11/2025MCS-150 update filed
1.0M mi reported (2023)
- 02/01/2025Insurance cancelled — GRANGE INSURANCE COMPANY.
CARGO · policy CPP2042295
- 11/01/2024Insurance filed — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 6E67346
- 11/01/2024Insurance replaced — GRANGE INSURANCE COMPANY.
BIPD/Primary · policy CA3182931
- 06/07/2018Insurance replaced — UNITED OHIO INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy BP0008790
- 05/23/2018Insurance replaced — UNITED OHIO INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CPP0008432
- 09/18/2009Insurance replaced — UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 280311
- 08/24/2009MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 08/21/2009Insurance replaced — UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy 280311
- 07/10/2009Registered 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
- 2025-12-11
- Reported mileage
- 1,008,815 mi (2023)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyDecember, 2021
- Fleet grew to 41 power units
January, 2021
First on-record entry — CAPITAL TOWING & RECOVERY INC, COLUMBUS, OH
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