RANDYS HIGH COUNTRY TOWING INC
USDOT 401797MC-Docket MC234147COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
Review before tendering21 power units
RANDYS HIGH COUNTRY TOWING INC (USDOT 401797) in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — 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: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 2 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 8 times, most recent 2013-09-06 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 1993-04-29 (S).
- 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.
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
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.93
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 6.93
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
2
Crashes
20
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
5
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 21
- Total drivers
- 13
- Years in business
- 36
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 18.2%
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
- 8 times last 2013-09-06
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-09-11
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 1993-04-29 · S
Inspection history (all-time)
31
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
43
Violations
5
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-21 → 2026-03-24.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-01-15
CO
Tow-away
2024-10-25
CO
1 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
No cited violations on record for this carrier.
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-12-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-12-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2025-12-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit | — |
| 2025-12-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Front less than 4/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Front less than 4/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame - Cracked/loose/broken frame member affecting support of functional components | OOS |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit C | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab-Over-Engine truck or tractor only - Defective cab access steps handholds or deck plates | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2024-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
| 2024-05-15 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2024-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake connections with leaks or constrictions | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
No inspections with violations on record for this carrier.
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