HUTCH'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC
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 · 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+ mi5 drivers
- Interstate · <100 mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- KENNETH LIPPS
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 1989-03-30
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-05-02
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 8 trucks · 2 owned tractors · 1 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.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares addresses, officers or emails with 93 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
21 events- 05/05/2025MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 05/02/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2024)
- 02/22/2025Insurance cancelled — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CPO1642551
- 01/28/2025Insurance filed — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 37 UEN OP0365
- 01/28/2025Insurance replaced — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 37 UEN OP0365
- 03/28/2022Insurance cancelled — MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 5000118633
- 03/01/2022CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/21/2022)
- 01/28/2022Insurance replaced — MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 5000118633
- 05/01/2020Insurance replaced — MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 33.265908-01
- 08/10/2010MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (03/03/2025)
- 07/17/2010Insurance cancelled — MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 33.265908
- 11/23/2009CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/21/2010)
- 01/19/2007MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (07/26/2010)
- 12/31/2006Insurance cancelled — WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CWP 3 989 554
- 10/20/2005Insurance cancelled — ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
BIPD/Primary · policy PSP258679
- 09/23/2005CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/03/2005)
- 11/04/1997MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (01/08/2007)
- 09/24/1997Insurance replaced — ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
BIPD/Primary · policy PSP 25 86 79
- 07/16/1997Insurance cancelled — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy KK829324 T7001282
- 12/29/1994MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (10/02/1997)
- 03/30/1989Registered 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
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Safety audit
- Rated
- 1992-02-20
- Last review
- 1991-08-07
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-05-02
- Reported mileage
- 60,000 mi (2024)
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