CHANCEY'S TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC
USDOT 514650MC-Docket MC654579AUGUSTA, GA
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized30 power units
CHANCEY'S TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC (USDOT 514650) in AUGUSTA, GA — 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.
- 3 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 5 times, most recent 2015-02-09 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2009-08-27 (C).
- 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
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 3.23
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.11
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.7
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
2
Injuries
3
Crashes
45
Inspections
10
OOS inspections
11
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 30
- Total drivers
- 19
- Years in business
- 33
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 3 of 3 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 3%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 14.8%
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
- 5 times last 2015-02-09
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-10-01
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2009-08-27 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
75
Inspections
11
OOS inspections
67
Violations
13
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-10 → 2026-06-01.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-10-09
GA
2 injuredTow-away
2025-10-08
GA
Tow-away
2025-07-07
GA
Tow-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-03-09 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Following too closely | — |
| 2026-03-09 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2026-01-22 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-01-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles light trucks and vans | OOS |
| 2026-01-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Tiedown not adjustable | — |
| 2025-11-07 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-09-08 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-08-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles light trucks and vans | OOS |
| 2025-08-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Tiedown not adjustable | — |
| 2025-08-12 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-05-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles light trucks and vans | OOS |
| 2025-05-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles light trucks and vans | OOS |
| 2025-05-27 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-05-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2025-05-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit | — |
| 2025-05-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g. unplugged or loo | OOS |
| 2025-05-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-05-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Tiedown not adjustable | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps improper color height location. | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Reflex reflector(s) missing or improper | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Looseness of the yoke-coupling to the input shaft | OOS |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Steering wheel lash (free play) exceeds regulatory limit | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps improper color height location. | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Battery - Not protected | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Obstructed | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps improper color height location. | — |
| 2025-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Insufficient Braking Force as a Percentage of Gross Vehicle Weight or Gross Combination Weight | OOS |
| 2025-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-02-24 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driv | OOS |
| 2025-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve | — |
| 2025-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-01-28 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2024-07-03 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2024-05-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps improper color height or location | — |
| 2024-05-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2024-05-13 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
No inspections with violations on record for this carrier.
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