DENNIS' TRUCK & TRAILER REPAIR INC

DBA DENNIS' TOWING & RECOVERY
USDOT 2250609MC-Docket MC767703PROVIDENCE FORGE, VA
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized14 power units

DENNIS' TRUCK & TRAILER REPAIR INC (USDOT 2250609) in PROVIDENCE FORGE, VA — 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.
  • Current BIPD policy (DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 13 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-12-02) — 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.
  • 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 4.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 10 times, most recent 2025-12-02 — 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 0.21
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.33
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 4.5
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 0

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
1
Crashes
4
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
8
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
14
Total drivers
13
Years in business
15
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
4
Driver OOS rate
75%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
100%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
10 times last 2025-12-02
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-11-21
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

4
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
12
Violations
8
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-10-28 → 2025-10-30.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-05-23 VA 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-06-14 VA 6 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Driver qualifications 391
4 4 2025-06-23
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
3 3 2025-05-01
Hours of service 395
2 1 2024-10-28
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107
1 0 2025-05-01
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
1 0 2025-05-01
Unsafe driving 392
1 0 2024-10-28

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-06-23 Driver Fitness Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has OOS
2025-06-23 Driver Fitness Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi OOS
2025-05-01 Driver Fitness License - Operate a CMV without a valid operators license issued by one State or jurisdiction OOS
2025-05-01 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Placarding) - 50% or more of the required placards for a category of material (hazard class or division) are missing OOS
2025-05-01 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Transport Vehicle Markings) - 50% or more of the required ID numbers are missing for each material OOS
2025-05-01 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Shipping Papers) - Operate a motor vehicle without a required shipping paper. NOTE: An error in the shipping descrip OOS
2025-05-01 Driver Fitness Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi OOS
2025-05-01 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Emergency Response) - No emergency response information
2024-10-28 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed OOS
2024-10-28 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2024-10-28 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids suffi

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 3 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-06-23 VA · Level 3 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B4 OOS
Driver qualifications 391 41APC OOS
2025-05-01 VA · Level 1 7 viols· 5 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B5-LNCDLNVL OOS
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107 620B-HMAMC
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 602A-HMER
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 817A-HMSP OOS
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 823A-HMPMCNP50% OOS
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 823A-HMTVMMCNID OOS
Driver qualifications 391 41APC OOS
2024-10-28 MA · Level 3 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
Hours of service 395 8A1-HOSP OOS
Hours of service 395 22H4-ELDBRODS

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