GRAND VALLEY TOWING LLC
DBA ALTERNATIVE AUTO AND ROAD SERVICE
23 power units
16 drivers
mileage unreliable
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FRED Score 10.0 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
13 yrs history · 13 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 23 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 16 · 4
- Annual miles
- 500k unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Tractors | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Trailers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Jan 8, 2013 (13 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Oct 19, 2026
- Officers
- SETH VROMA · STEVE VROMA
- Phone
- (616) 666-9926
- gvtow@yahoo.com
- Address
- 2748 Courier Ct Nw Suite B, Walker MI 49534
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Motor VehiclesMachinery/Large Objects
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
6
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
13
23% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
42.9%
3 of 7 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
15.4%
2 of 13 driver inspections
Violations
18
5 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
18 on the FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert8 · 3 out-of-serviceTires 2 · Brakes 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 4
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Unsafe driving No alert5 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 2 · Seat belt 2 · Speeding 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 2
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Hours of service No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat3 · 0 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
6 crashes
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Jul142026Jul 14, 2026 · MichiganProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun42026Jun 4, 2026 · MichiganProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan242026Jan 24, 2026 · MichiganProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan172026Jan 17, 2026 · MichiganProperty damage onlySnow road, dark - lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan32026Jan 3, 2026 · MichiganProperty damage onlyIce road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec122024Dec 12, 2024 · MichiganProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway not divided.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- $1,000,000 · FREMONT INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Jun 6, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2022
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Michigan (HQ) 13
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle maintenance | 5 | 5.93 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 4 | 2.00 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 2 | 1.39 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Hazmat | — | — | — |
13 driver inspections · 7 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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