PIFER'S TOWING AND RECOVERY
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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 202627 inspections · 3 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
Most inspected in · top 3 states
- WV28
- KY1
- MD1
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 60% 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 75% 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 75% 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 75% 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.
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
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.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi5 drivers
- Interstate · <100 mi8 drivers
- Company officer
- JOSEPH PIFER
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 1995-04-24
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-04-15
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 13 trucks · 1 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.
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 3 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
24 events- 04/15/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2024)
- 10/14/2020Insurance filed — MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 1262518M 152001 SMD
- 10/14/2020Insurance replaced — MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD · policy 33.308282
- 10/14/2020Insurance replaced — MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 1262518M 152001 SMD
- 10/14/2017Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 73TRB001665
- 09/18/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/16/2017)
- 10/14/2016Insurance cancelled — PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy PTOWK006050-01
- 09/19/2016COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/14/2016)
- 10/14/2015Insurance cancelled — PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy PTOWK006050-00
- 09/17/2015COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/09/2015)
- 11/13/2014Insurance cancelled — MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy 8502RB010873-1
- 10/14/2014Insurance replaced — MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 8502RB010873-1
- 01/03/2013Insurance cancelled — MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 02ARPKG010873
- 10/14/2012Insurance replaced — MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 02ARPKG010873
- 02/27/2012Insurance name changed — MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 02ARPKG010873
- 01/24/2012COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/01/2012)
- 01/10/2012Insurance replaced — MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 02ARPKG010873
- 12/19/2011COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/29/2011)
- 12/13/2011Insurance replaced — MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 02ARPKG010873
- 10/14/2011Insurance cancelled — STATE AUTO PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy BAP2135623
- 10/14/2011Insurance replaced — MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 02ARPKG010873
- 09/19/2011COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/14/2011)
- 07/13/2010MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 04/24/1995Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-04-15
- Reported mileage
- 85,528 mi (2024)
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