K3 TOWING RECOVERY AND TRANSPORT INC

USDOT 1688968MC-Docket MC620356AMARILLO, TX
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized38 power units

K3 TOWING RECOVERY AND TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1688968) in AMARILLO, TX — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2010-09-18 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (NAVIGATORS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-06-04) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 3 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 22 times, most recent 2025-06-04 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.42
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.37
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 5.92

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
1
Injuries
3
Crashes
13
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
3
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
38
Total drivers
38
Years in business
19
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
3 of 3 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
7.7%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
27.3%Above national

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
22 times last 2025-06-04
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-12-09
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2010-09-18
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

17
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
27
Violations
4
OOS violations
1
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-08-01 → 2026-06-01.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-04-01 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-12-23 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Fog, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2025-05-14 CO 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2024-06-20 TX 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Unsafe driving 392
13 0 2026-06-01
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
9 3 2026-04-13
Hours of service 395
4 1 2025-05-14
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
1 0 2026-06-01

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance Brake tubing and hose adequacy OOS
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2025-07-11 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit OOS
2025-05-14 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-ply or belt material exposed
2025-05-14 Hours-of-Service Compliance Drivers record of duty status not current
2025-05-14 Unsafe Driving Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving
2024-10-15 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2024-08-12 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2024-07-07 Hours-of-Service Compliance ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) OOS
2024-06-04 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal OOS
2024-06-04 Hours-of-Service Compliance Failing to note malfunction that requires use of paper log
2024-06-04 Hours-of-Service Compliance Drivers record of duty status not current
2024-06-04 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 11 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-06-01 NM · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS4
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387 303B4
2026-04-13 TX · Level 1 7 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2025-07-11 TX · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2PC OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2025-05-14 TX · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1
Hours of service 395 8F01
2025-05-14 CO · Level 3 1 violPost-accident
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-INAT
2025-01-31 TX · Level 4 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2C
2024-10-15 OK · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(c)
2024-08-12 OK · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-07-07 KS · Level 3 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8(a)(1) OOS
2024-06-04 NM · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
Hours of service 395 34(a)(1)
Hours of service 395 8(f)(1)
2024-01-03 OK · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78

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