CENTRAL IOWA TOWING AND RECOVERY INC

DBA: CENTRAL IOWA TOWING AND RECOVERY

DOT# 2359315 MC# 1349765CARRIER

ACTIVE

Trust Score

84 / 100

B Good

Components

Compliance · 40% 100

Safety · 35% 65

Insurance · 25% 85

Vehicle OOS rate is 1.9× the national average Driver OOS rate is 2.1× the national average No active cargo insurance on file

Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Address

2019 E LINCOLN WAY

AMES, IA 50010

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Contact

Phone: (515) 290-4188

Fax: (515) 233-1063

Cell: (515) 290-4188

Email: centraliatowoffice@gmail.com

Company Officers

DUSTIN TAPP

Business Info

Fleet

Power Units

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Tractors88

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Nov 26, 2012

Common authority: Dec 27, 2021

Authority History (3)

Authority Type	Action	Date
COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Aug 15, 2022 → Aug 22, 2022
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	Dec 27, 2021
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	Nov 29, 2018

Cargo Types

General FreightMetal/Sheets/CoilsMotor VehiclesDrive-Away/Tow-AwayLogs/Poles/LumberBuilding MaterialsMachinery/Large ObjectsAgricultural/Farm Supplies

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Jul 7, 2025

Mileage: 740,000 (2024)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Related Companies

Company	DOT#	MC#	Location	Status	Linked By
CENTRAL IOWA TOWING - DES MOINES DBA: ROY'S TOWING AND RECOVERY	3509205	1160979	WDM, IA	ACTIVE	Officer
EAST IOWA INVESTORS II LLC DBA: RIVERSIDE TOWING & RECOVERY	4426152	1743646	AMES, IA	ACTIVE	Address

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver32 inspections

12.5%

6.1%

Carrier National avg

Vehicle14 inspections

42.9%

22.7%

Carrier National avg

Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall32 inspections

31.3%

Carrier

Crash Summary

Fatal

Injury

12.0

per 1M miles

Towaway

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving42

Driver Fitness4

Hours of Service2

Drug / Alcohol0

Vehicle Maintenance22

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 31 inspections below. A measure of 0 means no recorded violations in that BASIC — not necessarily a strong safety record on a small sample. FMCSA does not publish peer-group percentiles for property carriers, so the underlying measures — not percentile rankings — are shown; Hazmat Compliance and Crash Indicator are not published.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

Total

Driver OOS

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving1.4713 insp w/ viol

Hours of Service0.382 insp w/ viol

Driver Fitness1.013 insp w/ viol

Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol

Vehicle Maintenance5.7513 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$1,000,000

BIPD Coverage

—

Cargo Coverage

1 policy on file1 active

Type	Status	Insurer	Policy #	Coverage	Effective	Expires	Form
BIPD	Active	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	2429456	$1,000,000	Sep 1, 2025	—	91X

Insurance History (4)

Type	Insurer	Status	Coverage	Effective	Cancelled
BIPD · F91X	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Jun 1, 2025	Sep 1, 2025
BIPD · F91X	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	CancelledTERM/CANCL	$1,000,000	Jun 1, 2025	Oct 5, 2025
BIPD · F91X	PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Sep 2, 2022	Jun 1, 2025
BIPD · F91X	PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Sep 2, 2021	Sep 2, 2022

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