CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 2629561· MC916640· CARRIER· EIN 46-2722751
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JOHNSON'S TOWING

Legal: JOHNSON'S TOWING & RECOVERY LLC

3865 E 5TH AVE, COLUMBUS, OH, 43219(614) 231-8037transportationmgmt@gmail.comSHERRY STARCHER
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
UNITED OHIO INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
100
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
No red flags in the public FMCSA record

A 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.

Authority & insurance

MC916640

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
None
Contract
Active
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$1M on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 07/17/2015
UNITED OHIO INSURANCE COMPANY· policy CPP0009202
Authority history (1) ▾
07/23/2015MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle2 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver4 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

4 inspections · 3 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.

4
Inspections
3
Violations
0
OOS violations
3
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

3
total

Most inspected in · top 1 states

  • OH5

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.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Vehicle Maintenance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • 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.

▬ Holding steady
1
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
1
Clean
Focus here first
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

5
Inspections
3
Violations
0
Out-of-service
14
CSA points
6
Crashes
1
States
cleanviolOOS

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 NHTSA

3 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

3 incomplete vehicle
2019 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 3×
1FVACWFC7KHKR0097· PKP7547 OH
2020 FREIGHTLINER M2
1FVACWFC7LHKX3866· PKP7547 OH
2021 RAM 5500
3C7WRMDL6MG662844· PMR7069 OH

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 census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
7
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
8
0 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.5M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
5.66
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · <100 mi8 drivers
Company officer
SHERRY STARCHER
Operation
Interstate · Hazmat
Registered since
2015-04-27
Last MCS-150 update
2025-12-19
Census status
Active

Fleet: 7 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 graph

This carrier shares emails with 60 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

60
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
60
Strong links
Strong· 60
1
A & M TOWING & ROAD SERVICE INC
USDOT 496709Active· GIRARD, OH
Strong
Email
2
ALL-PRO TOWING INC
USDOT 2533075Active· CENTERVILLE, OH
Strong
Email
3
ALLEN WAY FARM LLC
USDOT 3132584Active· LEAVITTSBURG, OH
Strong
Email
4
B & B BODY SHOP & TOWING INC
USDOT 475056Active· CAMBRIDGE, OH
Strong
Email
5
BARBER'S WATER HAULING LLC
USDOT 3996152Active· THURSTON, OH
Strong
Email
6
BOWER'S TOWING COMPANY
USDOT 394204Active· AKRON, OH
Strong
Email
7
BRILEX INDUSTRIES INC
USDOT 970635Active· YOUNGSTOWN, OH
Strong
Email
8
C & C TOWING INC
USDOT 858936Active· HUBBARD, OH
Strong
Email
9
CATALPA GROVE FARM INC
USDOT 2780317Active· COLUMBIANA, OH
Strong
Email
10
COASTAL PET MOTOR SPORTS LLC
USDOT 1737064Active· ALLIANCE, OH
Strong
Email
11
COCKERILLS CONCRETE LLC
USDOT 2527374Active· GREENFIELD, OH
Strong
Email
12
COMPLETE SERVICE CENTER & TOWING LLC
USDOT 1423119Active· EDINBURG, OH
Strong
Email
13
COPPOCK INC
USDOT 1115029Active· ROGERS, OH
Strong
Email
14
DACOTA SERVICE LLC
USDOT 1829763Active· LOVELAND, OH
Strong
Email
15
DALE A BLOOMFIELD
USDOT 1083041Active· BUCYRUS, OH
Strong
Email
16
DANIEL J MCKARNS
USDOT 1353959Inactive· KENSINGTON, OH
Strong
Email
17
DAVID E LEE
USDOT 1372263Inactive· LISBON, OH
Strong
Email
18
DENNIS NEUENSCHWANDER
USDOT 1032590Active· LEETONIA, OH
Strong
Email
19
ERB CONSTRUCTION INC
USDOT 4508059Active· NILES, OH
Strong
Email
20
FALLSWAY EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC
USDOT 72494Active· AKRON, OH
Strong
Email
21
FISHER'S SERVICE INC
USDOT 862660Active· BUTLER, PA
Strong
Email
22
GOBEL'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC
USDOT 466103Active· NORTH LIMA, OH
Strong
Email
23
GREGS TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC
USDOT 4143955Active· AKRON, OH
Strong
Email
24
HD SONIC DRILLING INC
USDOT 85027Active· E PALESTINE, OH
Strong
Email
25
IDENTITEK SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
USDOT 578463Active· MASSILLON, OH
Strong
Email
26
IRON EAGLE OILFIELD SERVICES LLC
USDOT 2417780Inactive· YOUNGSTOWN, OH
Strong
Email
27
J B FOAMING LLC
USDOT 3115606Inactive· MINERVA, OH
Strong
Email
28
JACK'S INDEPENDENT SERVICE INCORPORATED
USDOT 1824670Inactive· DARLINGTON, PA
Strong
Email
29
JACOB WITMER
USDOT 1663039Active· LEETONIA, OH
Strong
Email
30
JD SET INC
USDOT 2259772Active· CANFIELD, OH
Strong
Email
31
JEFFREY A HORVAT
USDOT 1251611Active· CORTLAND, OH
Strong
Email
32
JLC TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 1403718Active· DEFIANCE, OH
Strong
Email
33
JOHN STEINBINDER
USDOT 1139446Active· NEGLEY, OH
Strong
Email
34
JULIA E PENWELL
USDOT 486134Active· CHILLICOTHE, OH
Strong
Email
35
KNM LOGISTICS LLC
USDOT 3440248Active· SALINEVILLE, OH
Strong
Email
36
LEAKE OIL COMPANY INC
USDOT 22402Active· EAST PALESTINE, OH
Strong
Email
37
LT MACHINE INC
USDOT 1731851Active· COLUMBIANA, OH
Strong
Email
38
MARLIN FISHER
USDOT 3396946Active· LEETONIA, OH
Strong
Email
39
MCINTOSH OIL CO
USDOT 554102Active· CANTON, OH
Strong
Email
40
MCKENZIE CONSULTING LLC
USDOT 3379368Active· YOUNGSTOWN, OH
Strong
Email
41
MESAROS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC
USDOT 2821678Active· YOUNGSTOWN, OH
Strong
Email
42
MIAMI VALLEY TOWING & RECOVERY INC
USDOT 3097866Active· DAYTON, OH
Strong
Email
43
MINICH MOBILE HOMES INC
USDOT 545801Active· OIL CITY, PA
Strong
Email
44
NATIONAL TRAILER SERVICE LLC
USDOT 2515490Active· YOUNGSTOWN, OH
Strong
Email
45
NORTH STAR STORAGE & WAREHOUSE LLC
USDOT 2295412Active· POLAND, OH
Strong
Email
46
P & D SUPPLY & TRANSIT LLC
USDOT 2456914Active· YOUNGSTOWN, OH
Strong
Email
47
PARISI EXCAVATING CORP
USDOT 398543Active· BOARDMAN, OH
Strong
Email
48
PATTON'S TOWING INC
USDOT 1765811Active· NORTH OLMSTED, OH
Strong
Email
49
PENNSYLVANIA TOOL SALES & SERVICE INC
USDOT 449983Active· YOUNGSTOWN, OH
Strong
Email
50
PROUT BOILER HEATING AND WELDING INC
USDOT 2552210Active· YOUNGSTOWN, OH
Strong
Email
51
RAILVIEW TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 3393633Inactive· SALEM, OH
Strong
Email
52
SHAMROCK TOWING INC
USDOT 278467Active· WESTERVILLE, OH
Strong
Email
53
STANDARD FREIGHTLINES INC
USDOT 2406937Inactive· WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OH
Strong
Email
54
STARGATE METALS LLC
USDOT 1277856Active· COLUMBUS, OH
Strong
Email
55
STEVEN L YODER
USDOT 2475259Active· HOMEWORTH, OH
Strong
Email
56
TRIPLE M TOWING & TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 3951402Active· BURGHILL, OH
Strong
Email
57
TRUMBULL CONTRACTING CORP
USDOT 1362012Active· CORTLAND, OH
Strong
Email
58
UTSINGER'S TOWING & REPAIR SERVICE LLC
USDOT 877381Inactive· YOUNGSTOWN, OH
Strong
Email
59
VEST TOWING & AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE LLC
USDOT 2492241Active· CHILICOTHE, OH
Strong
Email
60
Y-CITY TOWING LLC
USDOT 3357932Active· ZANESVILLE, OH
Strong
Email

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

4 events
  1. 12/19/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.5M mi reported (2025)

  2. 07/23/2015MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
  3. 07/17/2015Insurance filed — UNITED OHIO INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CPP0009202

  4. 04/27/2015Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-12-19
Reported mileage
455,000 mi (2025)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 26, 2026, 1:48 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.