CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 462861· MC860364· CARRIER· EIN 56-2125961
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KEEN TOWING & RECOVERY INC

2435 NORWOOD ST SW, LENOIR, NC, 28645(828) 728-6991keentowing1@gmail.comANDY RYAN JOHNSON
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
98
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
1 crash in the last 24 months

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

MC860364

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 03/01/2025
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.· policy 01-CA-060783620-0
Authority history (9) ▾
03/26/2025MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERREINSTATED
02/05/2024CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/23/2024)
02/02/2022CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/03/2022)
02/02/2021CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/26/2021)
02/03/2020CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/02/2020)
02/03/2016CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/26/2016)
02/02/2015CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/02/2015)
05/05/2014CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/22/2014)
04/04/2014MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTEDREVOKED (03/17/2025)
Insurance history5 insurers on record
Filing timeline (10)
  1. CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/202403/07/2025
  2. AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/202303/01/2024
  3. AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/202203/01/2023
  4. AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/202103/01/2022
  5. AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/202003/01/2021
  6. THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/201603/01/2020
  7. PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/201503/01/2016
  8. PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/21/201403/01/2015
  9. PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/201405/31/2014
  10. PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/201405/21/2014

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.

Vehicle40 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver74 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

74 inspections · 2 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.

74
Inspections
2
Violations
0
OOS violations
2
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

2
total

Most inspected in · top 2 states

  • NC29
  • WV1

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.

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving 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.

Improving
5
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
5
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).

101
Inspections
2
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
3
Crashes
2
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

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

6 incomplete vehicle 4 truck 1 trailer
2004 KENWORTH T800seen 10×
1XKDDB9X74J066809· CN8179 NC
2024 KENWORTH T880seen 10×
1NKZX4TX4RJ368061· VD1856 NC
2020 PETERBILT 389seen 8×
1XPXD49X2LD635498· RD2881 NC
2013 FREIGHTLINER Columbiaseen 8×
3ALXA7006DDFG6460· ZB57155 NC
2016 KENWORTH T880seen 8×
1NKZX4TX6GJ488232· AL1396 NC
2004 PETERBILT 379seen 7×
1XP5DB9X64D824880· RH3674 NC
2022 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 3×
1FVAC4FE0NHNB7121· KZ2590 NC
2007 KENWORTH T8 Seriesseen 2×
1NKDXBTX87J193132· KW6041 NC
2023 INTERNATIONAL MV607
3HAEUMML9PL311232· ZP2115 NC
2007 FREIGHTLINER M2
1FUBC5DEX7HX99339· YA192294 NC
2006 HACKNEY AND SONS, INC. EST
1HHEST4286E009180· DE24276 NC

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

0

Injury

1

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
14
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
7
6 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.2M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi7 drivers
Company officer
ANDY RYAN JOHNSON
Operation
Interstate · Hazmat
D-U-N-S
71056477
Registered since
1991-11-06
Last MCS-150 update
2026-01-19
Census status
Active

Fleet: 14 trucks · 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.

Activity history

22 events
  1. 01/19/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.2M mi reported (2025)

  2. 03/26/2025MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
  3. 03/07/2025Insurance cancelled — CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 8993580

  4. 03/01/2025Insurance filed — NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 01-CA-060783620-0

  5. 03/01/2024Insurance cancelled — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy K2GP423680

  6. 02/05/2024CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/23/2024)

  7. 03/01/2023Insurance replaced — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy K2GP317640

  8. 03/01/2022Insurance cancelled — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy K2GP213213

  9. 02/02/2022CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/03/2022)

  10. 03/01/2021Insurance cancelled — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy K2GP109111

  11. 02/02/2021CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/26/2021)

  12. 03/01/2020Insurance cancelled — THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CAM8910209

  13. 02/03/2020CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/02/2020)

  14. 03/01/2016Insurance cancelled — PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy PTOWK002417-04

  15. 02/03/2016CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/26/2016)

  16. 03/01/2015Insurance cancelled — PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy PTOWK002417-03

  17. 02/02/2015CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/02/2015)

  18. 05/31/2014Insurance cancelled — PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy PTOWK002417-03

  19. 05/21/2014Insurance replaced — PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy PTOWK002417-03

  20. 05/05/2014CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/22/2014)

  21. 04/04/2014MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (03/17/2025)

  22. 11/06/1991Registered 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

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-01-19
Reported mileage
247,000 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 21, 2026, 9:44 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.