TOWING GUYS LLC

DBA BEARD'S TOWING

USDOT 2872269 MC 963304 Kennedale, TX Authorized For-Hire
12 power units 15 drivers 515k mi/yr
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10 yrs history · 3 roadside inspections in 24 months
Checked Nov 8, 2026
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  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
12 all owned
Drivers · CDL
15 · 15
Annual miles
515k ~43k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks120012
Tractors0000
Trailers0000

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Mar 30, 2016 (10 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Jan 25, 2026
Officers
JAMES BENNETT JR. · CHLOE BENNETT
Phone
(817) 478-2001
Email
jdbtowing@gmail.com
Address
1208 E Kennedale Pkwy, Kennedale TX 76060

Cargo

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Drive/Tow AwayOther: OTHER

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Jun 2025 – Aug 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 3 people hurt in all
Inspections
3
0% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 2 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 3 driver inspections
Violations
6
0 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
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Violations

6 on the FMCSA record, Jun 2025 – Aug 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    5 · 0 out-of-service
    Brakes 2 · Lights 2 · Other parts 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Jun 2025 – Aug 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Sep
    23
    2025
    Sep 23, 2025 · Texas
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    15
    2025
    Jul 15, 2025 · Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Nov 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2016
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
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Nov 1, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Inspections by state
  • Texas (HQ) 2
  • Oklahoma 1
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